Sankofa
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New York, NY : Catapult, ©2021.
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Book
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296 pages ; 24 cm
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Description
A funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo. Anna grew up in England with her white mother and knowing very little about her African father. In middle age, after separating from her husband and with her daughter all grown up, she finds herself alone and wondering who she really is. Her mother's death leads her to find her father's student diaries, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. She discovers that he eventually became the president - some would say the dictator - of Bamana in West Africa. She also discovers that he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey, and an exploration of race, identity and what we pass on to our children.
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC ONUZO
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Onuzo, Chibundu (Sankofa)
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Essex Adult Fiction
ONUZO
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/ONUZO
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Ivoryton Adult Fiction
F ONUZO
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Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F ONUZO
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Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC ONUZO
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Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F ONUZO
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F ONUZO
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Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Onuzo
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
ONUZO
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC ONUZO
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781646220830, 1646220838
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Description
A funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo. Anna grew up in England with her white mother and knowing very little about her African father. In middle age, after separating from her husband and with her daughter all grown up, she finds herself alone and wondering who she really is. Her mother's death leads her to find her father's student diaries, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. She discovers that he eventually became the president - some would say the dictator - of Bamana in West Africa. She also discovers that he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey, and an exploration of race, identity and what we pass on to our children.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Onuzo, C. (2021). Sankofa. Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Onuzo, Chibundu. 2021. Sankofa. Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Onuzo, Chibundu, Sankofa. Catapult, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Onuzo, Chibundu. Sankofa. Catapult, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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