Ghana must go is a brilliant and eloquently written novel that explores the meaning of a family unit and the crisis of unknown identity. Taiye selasi has 14 books on goodreads with 39870 ratings. With her perfectlypitched prose and flawless technique, selasi does more than merely renew our sense of the african novel. Read online ghana must go pdf by taiye selasi for free. When 53yearold kweku sai keels over from a heart attack in his elegant backyard garden, the news quickly travels all the way from ghana to america, wreaking havoc on his estranged adult children. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside the home he shares in ghana with his second wife.
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