Yaa Gyasi on writing as rebellion

Growing up with gal-dem

English - March 18, 2021 10:01 - 33 minutes - 76.3 MB
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This week we're joined by bestselling and award-winning author Yaa Gyasi, who's debut book Homegoing made waves in 2017. Back this year with a new book Transcendent Kingdom, which has been longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction, Yaa speaks to Charlie and Natty about fulfilling childhood dreams, pandemic puppies, and the power of words and writing in rebellion.

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