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   Yaa Gyasi wrote Homegoing while completing her MFA at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, drawing on research from a trip to Ghana.

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   Homegoing spans 12 connected chapters, each narrated by a different family member across seven generations from 1776 to the present day.

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   Gyasi's 2016 novel earned the National Book Critics Circle Award in the autobiography category despite being a work of fiction.

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   The novel alternates between two female protagonists named Effia and Esi who are half-sisters separated by slavery in 18th century Ghana, unaware of their familial connection.

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   Yaa Gyasi's debut novel Homegoing was published in 2016 and follows 300 years of history across two parallel family lines beginning in 18th century Ghana.

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