The memory of captivity is burned deep into the psyche of America, so it is no surprise that novelists continue to revisit the impact of slavery.
Date/Time: Oct 20 2016, 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm
Vancouver, Performance WorksCost: $20.00
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Born in Ghana and raised in Alabama, Yaa Gyasi imagines how the force of slavery ricocheted through generations, beginning with two half-sisters in 18th century Ghana. The 26-year-old has earned a remarkable seven-figure advance for her debut novel Homegoing. Lives shaped and misshaped by the historical force of slavery has been a 15-year fascination for Colson Whitehead, US author of five novels. He turns the metaphorical underground railroad into an actual network of hidden tracks in The Underground Railroad, a shattering tale about a young slave’s desperate bid for freedom. “It’s all timeless American misery,” he says.
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