"Gyasi gives voice, and an empathetic ear, to the ensuing seven generations of flawed and deeply human descendants, creating a patchwork mastery of historical fiction." - Elle No novel has better illustrated the way in which racism became institutionalized in this country." -Vogue " influence is palpable in Gyasi's historicity and lyricism she shares Morrison's uncanny ability to crystalize, in a single event, slavery's moral and emotional fallout. By its conclusion, the characters' tales of loss and resilience have acquired an inexorable and cumulative emotional weight." - The New York Times Gyasi's instinctive storytelling gifts, the book leaves the reader with a visceral understanding of both the savage realities of slavery and the emotional damage that is handed down, over the centuries. She has a poet's ability to pain a scene with a handful of phrases." - The Christian Science Monitor Gyasi has delivered something unbelievably tough to pull off: a centuries-spanning epic of interlinked short stories. Yaa Gyasi a stirringly gifted writer." - The New York Times Book Review Essential reading." - San Francisco Chronicle Yaa Gyasi has given rare and heroic voice to the missing and suppressed." -NPR Truly captivating." - The Washington Post "Spellbinding." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A beautiful story." -Trevor Noah, The Daily Show "I could not put this book down." -Roxane Gay "Homegoing is an inspiration." -Ta-Nehisi Coates
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