![]() ![]() To establish pact, Effia’s chieftain-father married her off to James Collins, the governor in charge of Cape Coast castle. With the arrival of British slave traders, the course of Ghanaian history was forever and inevitably altered it was the dawn of a new era. They grew apart, unaware of each other’s existence. The narrative begun with half-sisters Effia and Esi, daughters of an Asante woman named Maame. The result is a sprawling and epic literary masterpiece which transports readers to 18 th century Ghana. Her first trip to Ghana in 2009 since leaving it with her family in 1991 greatly motivated Gyasi into starting to work on her first novel. ![]() ![]() It also earned several accolades and encomiums from various literary organizations, including the PEN/Hemingway award for best first work. It was met with sensational response from literary pundits. This pre-publication hype translated well in the published text. Even before its publication in 2016, it already generated massive interest from top-notch publishers. Ghanaian American writer Yaa Gyasi broke into the writing scene with her masterful debut work, Homegoing. ![]()
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