Yaa Gyasi
Goodreads Author
Born
Mampong, Ghana
Website
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Member Since
June 2021
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Homegoing
4 editions
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2016
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Transcendent Kingdom
68 editions
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2020
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
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25 editions
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2019
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Yaa Gyasi Bestselling 2 Books Set - Homegoing; Transcendent Kingdom
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Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
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7 editions
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2020
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Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3
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3 editions
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2017
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Ein erhabenes Königreich
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Más allá de mi reino [Trascendent Kingdom]
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Más allá de mi reino
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Heimkehren & Ein erhabenes Königreich: Zwei Romane in einem Band
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“We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“You want to know what weakness is? Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“The family is like the forest: if you are outside it is dense; if you are inside you see that each tree has its own position.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
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Welk boek gaan we in maart 2021 lezen? (Een boek dat zich afspeelt in een niet-Westers land)
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