15 Feb
2024

Red, White, and Book Club: Homegoing

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17:00–18:30 CET
Location
Fulbright Austria office, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria
Category
Events, Alums, Program Participants, Public
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You are invited to attend the next meeting of the Red, White, and Book Club!

Fulbright Austria and EducationUSA are proud to present the Red, White, and Book Club, a meeting of bright minds that are interested in exploring US literature, culture, and higher education! In recognition of Black History Month, we will be discussing Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi at our next meeting. This book examines themes of racism, systemic oppression, and first-generation student experiences at US institutions of higher education, topics that we will discuss while also learning about opportunities to study in the US with Fulbright Austria and EducationUSA.  We will serve light refreshments and hot takes. Registration required.

Homegoing is available in English on Apple Books, Amazon, Thalia, and Büchereien Wien.

Book summary

Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi, from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel—the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself.

Book cover of Homegoing

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