Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
A buoyant and rapturous debut novel (The Wall Street Journal) about the transformative power of unconditional love Electric, exhilarating, and beautifully crafted, Ghana Must Go introduces the world to Taiye Selasi, a novelist of extraordinary talent. In a sweeping narrative that takes readers from Accra to Lagos to London to New York, it is at once a portrait of a modern family and an exploration of the importance of where we come from to who we are. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, Kweku Sai dies suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. The news of his death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before. Moving with great elegance through time and place, Ghana Must Go charts their circuitous journey to one another and, along the way, teaches us that the truths we speak can heal the wounds we hide.
Taiye Selasi is a British-American writer and photographer. Born in London, UK, raised in Massachusetts, of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent, and having lived in several parts of Europe, she describes herself during her TED Talk as being local to many parts of the world. Taiye is the author of NAACP Image Award nominated Ghana Must Go (Penguin 2013), where her writing was described as having a glittering poetic command, a sense of daring, and a deep emotional investment in the lives and transformations of her characters. She holds a BA in American Studies from Yale University and a masters in International Relations from Oxford University. This is her first children's book.
https: //www.ted.com/speakers/taiye_selasi Tinuke Fagborun Is a British Nigerian illustrator living in London. She celebrates diverse storytelling, her art is a colorful and optimistic response to the dominant narrative surrounding women of color in media and the art world.
https: //www.ted.com/speakers/taiye_selasi Tinuke Fagborun Is a British Nigerian illustrator living in London. She celebrates diverse storytelling, her art is a colorful and optimistic response to the dominant narrative surrounding women of color in media and the art world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594204494 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594204497 |
| Title | Ghana Must Go |
| Author | Taiye Selasi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
| Year published | 2013-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 318 |
| Prizes | Commended for Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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