![]() ![]() ![]() If readers were dazzled by Homegoing’s scope, what may be surprising about Transcendent Kingdom is what an infinitely quieter story it is. It was also, she says, nerve-wracking to bring out. A novel that demonstrated the generational trauma of slavery through a sprawling family tree that spanned centuries and continents, Homegoing was wildly ambitious and deeply, poignantly gripping. In 2016, Gyasi’s debut Homegoingwas released to the kind of fanfare many authors can only dream about: it was acclaimed by Orpah Winfrey and became Editor’s Choice in The New York Times Book Review. Still, she says, “it feels really good, a lot of my anxieties have gone away this time around.” The Ghanian-American novelist released Transcendent Kingdom in the US in September, and we’re speaking some six months later. Yaa Gyasi has become used to talking about her book on Zoom. ![]()
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