Black Gold of the Sun : Searching for Home in England and Africa
by
Ekow Eshun
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0141010967
ISBN-13
9780141010960
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint
Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 29th, 2006
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
182 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 13.00 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Black & Asian studiesTravel writing
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Traveling through Ghana in search of his roots, the author is on an exploration of history and belonging, from slavery in Africa and the West, and what it means to be black. In such an examination, this book poses questions, some shocking contradictions and some long-forgotten truths about his family past.
''Where are you from?'' ''No, where are you really from?'' These questions, which he has been asked since boyhood, drive Ekow Eshun to travel through Ghana in search of his roots, and lead him on an exploration of history and belonging, from slavery in Africa and the West to the present day and what it means to be black. In search of answers, Ekow unearths yet more questions, some shocking contradictions and some long-forgotten truths about his family past...
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