![]() ![]() Her research involves modifying the behavior of mice by altering their brain activity. Our female narrator here, Gifty, is a Stanford neuroscientist. She brings an intensity to her character portrayals that makes you care about what happens to them. The writing of Yaa Gyasi is cerebral and thoughtful yet vivid and passionate. So why all this excitement over Yaa Gyasi? When the New York Times has an artist draw a picture of you, you know you have arrived. ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ is her second novel. ![]() That novel, ‘Homecoming’, won several major awards including the PEN/Hemingway Award for best first novel. She accepted a million dollar advance for the novel from Knopf. After initial readings from publishers, she received several offers for the novel. She received her Bachelors’ degree from Stanford University and her Masters degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. From the age of ten, she was raised in Huntsville, Alabama. She and her family moved to the United States in 1991. ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ by Yaa Gyasi (2020) – 364 pagesįirst, a few facts. ![]()
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