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Transcendent Kingdom

by Yaa Gyasi
$8.90
Transcendent Kingdom
Transcendent Kingdom

Immigrant family's poignant exploration of loss and science.

"Transcendent Kingdom" could resonate with you deeply if you're interested in the immigrant experience, particularly the struggles and complexities of adapting to a new culture while grappling with personal tragedies. Yaa Gyasi weaves a tale of how science and faith intersect in the search for understanding in the face of loss. It's a touching study of family, addressing the opioid crisis, and the quest for healing—a powerful narrative that might just echo your own search for redemption amidst life’s hardships.

  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2021)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Chautauqua Prize Nominee (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • Alabama Author Award for Fiction (2021)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Transcendent Kingdom

by Yaa Gyasi
$8.90
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ISBN: 9780241988657
Authors: Yaa Gyasi
Publisher: PENGUIN
Date of Publication: 2021-05-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Race, Literature, Feminism
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 160976 readers)

Description

As a child, Gifty would ask her parents to tell the story of their journey from Ghana to Alabama, seeking escape in myths of heroism and romance. When her father and brother succumb to the hard reality of immigrant life in the American South, their family of four becomes two, and the life Gifty dreamed of slips away. Years later, desperate to understand the opioid addiction that destroyed her brother's life, she turns to science for answers. But when her mother comes to stay, Gifty learns that the roots of their tangled traumas reach farther than she ever thought. Tracing her family's story through continents and generations takes her deep into the dark heart of modern America. Transcendent Kingdom is a searing story of love, loss, and redemption, and the myriad ways we try to rebuild our lives from the rubble of our collective pasts.
 

Immigrant family's poignant exploration of loss and science.

"Transcendent Kingdom" could resonate with you deeply if you're interested in the immigrant experience, particularly the struggles and complexities of adapting to a new culture while grappling with personal tragedies. Yaa Gyasi weaves a tale of how science and faith intersect in the search for understanding in the face of loss. It's a touching study of family, addressing the opioid crisis, and the quest for healing—a powerful narrative that might just echo your own search for redemption amidst life’s hardships.

  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2021)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Chautauqua Prize Nominee (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • Alabama Author Award for Fiction (2021)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.