Yaa Gyasi with Nihal Arthanayake
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About this episode
<p>Ghanaian-American novelist Yaa Gyasi talks to Nihal Arthanayake about her second novel, ’Transcendent Kingdom’. </p><br><p>Using objects like a photo of a mouse and a SZA song, the author of the award-winning ‘Homegoing’ chats to Nihal about her Ghanaian heritage, liking your own characters, and discussing mental illness in African cultures. #PenguinPodcast</p><br><p>’Transcendent Kingdom’ is available to buy as an audiobook now - <a href="https://apple.co/3e0h7Oa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3e0h7Oa</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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