Homegoing
Ranked #6 in African, Ranked #7 in Africa — see more rankings.
A novel of breathtaking sweep and emotional power that traces three hundred years in Ghana and along the way also becomes a truly great American novel. Extraordinary for its exquisite language, its implacable sorrow, its soaring beauty, and for its monumental portrait of the forces that shape families and nations, Homegoing heralds the arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.
Two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast... more
Two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast... more
Rankings by Category
Homegoing is ranked in the following categories:
- #12 in 2016
- #94 in 21st Century
- #20 in African American
- #18 in African American History
- #36 in African History
- #10 in Black Author
- #82 in Book Club
- #89 in Culture
- #51 in Diverse
- #46 in Diversity
- #92 in Family
- #79 in Gold
- #52 in Historical Fiction
- #34 in Human Rights
- #30 in Identity
- #42 in Immigration
- #67 in Justice
- #80 in Literary
- #80 in Memory Improvement
- #69 in NPR
- #45 in New York Times Bestseller
- #31 in Options
- #29 in Racism
- #43 in Raw
- #90 in Resilience
- #9 in Slavery
- #84 in Wanderlust
- #54 in World
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