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Ms selasi has an eye for the perfect detail as a writer she has a keen sense of the. In the wake of kwakus death, the family gathers in ghana, at their mother, folas, new home. Ghana must go, was a popular name given to the migration of illegal migrants mostly ghanaians from nigeria following a presidential executive order in 1983, the president of nigeria, shehu shagari. Electric, exhilarating, beautifully crafted, ghana must go follows the sais journey, moving with great elegance through time and place to share the truths hidden and lies told. Ghana must go by taiye selasi, 9780670919888, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ghana must go. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Novelist taiye selasi coined the word afropolitanism eight years ago to refer to educated, multilingual, multiethnic africans living around the globe.
This arresting first novel comes garlanded with mighty expectations. Family sagas generally start with a joyous birthor, as in the case of taiye selasis debut novel, an unexpected death. Ghana must go is a big novel, elemental, meditative, and mesmerizing sapphire, author of the kid and push in ghana must go, selasi drives the six characters skillfully through past and. Its a story about the many intricacies of a family torn apart by misfortune and mistakes and of the struggle to find each other again. In this extract from the authors novel about a family torn apart by events, a student encounters us misconceptions of africa. Though the novel does not concern itself overtly with politics, both kwaku and fola came to america because of the violence and lack of professional opportunity. Ghana must go was a tough read because 1 the authors style is poetic and not always forwardmoving, 2 the character focus shifts without warning and it takes time to determine who youre reading about. It is a classic narrative about africas cataclysmic encounter with europe as it establishes a. Ghana must go by taiye selasi reading guidebook club. Many times excuses are made for the humanity of characters, banal characteristics used to code and justify their existence. Taiye selasi is of ghanian descent and the books title draws from the name of a bag that is used to carry large quantities.
Ghana must go interweaves the stories of the sais in a rich and moving drama of separation and reunion, spanning generations and cultures from west africa to new england, london, new york and back again. Mar 29, 20 download the new independent premium app. Ghana must go was a tough read because 1 the authors style is poetic and not always forwardmoving, 2 the character focus shifts without warning and it takes time to determine who youre reading about, and 3 it is extremely painful. The novel follows the sai family as they come to terms with their father kweku sais death, and as they work through family troubles.
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