Narrator Bahni Turpin is magnificent in her differing voices, my favorite being the voice of protagonists Gifty’s mother. It is a novel for all times. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + $15.13 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Poland. Transcendent Kingdom is a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief--a novel about faith, science, religion, love. Though the book didn’t quite hit me as hard personally, I still think there’s a lot of emotional depth within the writing and felt a lot of sympathy for the protagonist and her family. There was a problem loading your book clubs. She holds a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she held a Dean's Graduate Research Fellowship. While Gifty didn't care for Hopkins' poetry, she felt a "strange sense of kinship" with the man himself when she reflected on the struggles he had in squaring his religious devotion with his sexual desires. If, in ten years, this doesn't end up on every 'Best of the Decade' list, I don't know what to believe. Five transcendent stars. Not a word or idea out of place. I was so excited when I started reading this and expectations were high. Spam Free: Your email is never shared with anyone; opt out any time. Her dad returned to Ghana, her beloved brother Nana overdosed on OxyContin, her mother disappeared in a morass of despair, and God stopped listening. Hardcover – Deckle Edge, September 1, 2020. Can anyone tell me what role religion plays in this novel? Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom⁠⠀. When I was a child I thought I would be a dancer or a worship leader at a Pentecostal church, a preacher's wife or a glamorous actress. This one really fell short of the high hopes I had for it. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. September 2020 Yaa Gyasi’s second novel, Transcendent Kingdom, takes us deep into the heart of one woman’s struggle to make sense of her life and family. But what she does with the hard stuff is turn her pain into something concrete. In Yaa Gyasi's Transcendent Kingdom, Gifty, a PhD student of neuroscience, recalls a college course she took to fulfill a humanities requirement that focused on the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. No, but you should! YAA GYASI was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. I haven't read the first book by the author but once I started reading this latest release, I got completely hooked! Narrower in scope but oh so so so good. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. There’s a sweet spot in a book that is again to riding an airplane- the story takes a moment to ascend and then when it reaches a certain altitude, it’s cruising all the way until you arrive at your destination. Do I need to read Homegoing first? Yaa reaches this point and, for chapter after chapter, keeps the reader on an engaging ride. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Mentored by a biology teacher, Gifty finds solace in her studies, escaping Alabama for a science lab and a PhD program at Stanford, a place where if you asked questions you'd get answers. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Buy This Book. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2020. so many quotable lines that it was hard to just choose one, but here it is: Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2020. But not in any way that was intriguing or interesting. Excerpt | Reading Guide | Gyasi sometimes reminds me of other writers who've addressed the immigrant experience in America—Jhumpa Lahiri and Yiyun Li in particular…As in the work of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or the Ghanaian-American short-story writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the African immigrants in this novel exist at a certain remove from American racism, victims but also outsiders, marveling at the peculiar blindnesses of the locals…Brilliant…Transcendent Kingdom trades the blazing brilliance of Homegoing for another type of glory, more granular and difficult to name. | 510 Minutes But not in any way that was intriguing or interesting. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. There was a "read with Jenna" stamp on it that I didn't appreciate on my first edition. Exquisitely written, … A really sad and thoughtful piece that questions religion and science in the face of familial loss and addiction. Syst., Fort Myers, FL, ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011, Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates. Gifty is the star of Yaa Gyasi's new novel Transcendent Kingdom. "Gyasi sometimes reminds me of other writers who’ve addressed the immigrant experience in America—Jhumpa Lahiri and Yiyun Li in particular.... As in the work of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or the Ghanaian-American short-story writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the African immigrants in this novel exist at a certain remove from American racism, victims but also outsiders, marveling at the peculiar blindnesses of the locals...brilliant... YAA GYASI was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. Transcendent Kingdom is a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief–a novel about faith, science, religion, love. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The book stands well as its own story, so please don't compare it to the first novel. Through deliberate and precise prose, the book becomes an expansive meditation on grief, religion, and family.”—The Boston Globe“Laser-like… A powerful, wholly unsentimental novel about family love, loss, belonging and belief that is more focused but just as daring as its predecessor, and to my mind even more successful… [Transcendent Kingdom] is burningly dedicated to the question of meaning… The pressure created gives her novel a hard, beautiful, diamantine luster.”—Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal“A book of blazing brilliance … of profound scientific and spiritual reflection that recalls the works of Richard Powers and Marilynne Robinson… A double helix of wisdom and rage twists through the quiet lines…Thank God, we have this remarkable novel.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post“A luminous, heartbreaking and redemptive American story, Transcendent Kingdom is the mark of a brilliant writer who is just getting started.”—Seattle Times“If You Read One Book This Year, Make It Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom.“—Pop Sugar“A stealthily devastating novel of family, faith and identity that’s as philosophical as it is personal… It’s bravura storytelling by Gyasi, so different in scope, tone and style from her 2016 debut Homegoing. Tatiana: I’m writing my review due this book and couldn’t find the right words, but your review perfectly captured what I couldn’t. Full access is for members only. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed.

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