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Sankofa : a novel / Chibundu Onuzo.

Onuzo, Chibundu, (author.).

Summary:
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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781646220830
  • ISBN: 1646220838
  • Physical Description: 296 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Catapult, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Reese's book club" -- Cover.
Subject: Women > Race identity > Fiction.
Self-realization in women > Fiction.
Racially mixed people > Fiction.
Bambara (African people) > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Africa, West > Fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 33 of 33 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 33 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library FICTION ONUZO (Text) 50687011749622 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION ONUZO (Text) 50686016104981 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library F ONU (Text) 37268003123577 AHMFL Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F ONU (Text) 33240004936772 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F ONU (Text) 75011000363595 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library ONU (Text) 33249024479564 Fiction Available -
Boone Area Library ONU (Text) 33249024508875 Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library FICTION Onu (Text) 85131001799098 CACM Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults ONU Fiction (Text) 34001001403789 Adult Area Available -
Ellwood City Area Public Library FIC Onuzo (Text) 32102000888038 ECAM Fiction Available -

Summary: 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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