Background
Taiye Selasi was born in London, England, and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, the elder of twin daughters in a family of physicians. Her given name means first twin in her mother"s native Yoruba.
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Introducing a powerful new novelist whose evocation of an unforgettable African family is testament to the transformative power of unconditional love Ghana Must Go is at once a portrait of a family and an exploration of the importance of where we come from and our obligations to one another. In a sweeping narrative that takes us from West Africa to New England to London,Ghana Must Go teaches us that the stories we share with one another can build a new future. But the horrible fragility of the world they have built soon becomes clear, and Kwaku’s leaving begets a series of betrayals that none of them could have imagined. Splintered, alone, each navigates his pain, believing that what has been lost can never be recovered—until, in Ghana, a new way forward, a new family, begins to emerge. Electric, exhilarating, beautifully crafted, Ghana Must Gofollows the Sais’ journey, moving with great elegance through time and place to share the truths hidden and lies told, the crimes committed in the name of love. In the wake of Kwaku’s death, the family gathers in Ghana at the home of their mother, Fola. The eldest son and his new wife; the mysterious, beautiful twins; their baby sister, now a young woman—all come together for the first time in years, each carrying secrets of his own. What is revealed in their reunion is the story of how they came apart. Kwaku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside the home he shares in Ghana with his second wife. The news of Kwaku’s death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before. Ghana Must Go is their story.
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Taiye Selasi was born in London, England, and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, the elder of twin daughters in a family of physicians. Her given name means first twin in her mother"s native Yoruba.
Selasi graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor in American Studies from Yale, and earned her Master of Philosophy in International Relations from Nuffield College, Oxford.
Of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin, she describes herself as a "local" of Accra, Berlin, New York and Rome. Selasi"s twin sister, Doctor Yetsa Kehinde Tuakli, is a physiatrist in the United States. Selasi"s mother, Doctor Juliette Tuakli, is a paediatrician in Ghana. Renowned for her advocacy of children"s rights, she sits on the board of United Way.
Selasi"s father, Doctor Lade Wosornu, is a surgeon in Saudi Arabia.
Considered one of Ghana"s foremost public intellectuals, he has published numerous volumes of poetry. Selasi"s parents broke up when she was an infant.
In 2005 The LIP Magazine published "Bye-Bye, Babar (Or: What is an Afropolitan?)", Selasi"s seminal text on Afropolitans. The same year she penned a play, which was produced at a small theatre by Doctor Avery Willis, Toni Morrison"s niece.
In 2006 Morrison gave Selasi a one-year deadline.
She wrote "The Sex Lives of African Girls" to meet lieutenant The story, published by United Kingdom literary magazine Granta in 2011, appears in Best American Short Stories 2012. In 2010 Ann Godoff at Penguin Press bought Selasi"s unfinished novel.
Ghana Must Go was published in 2013 to much critical acclaim.
Selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2013 by the Wall Street Journal and The Economist, it has been sold in 22 countries as of 2014. In 2013 Selasi was selected as one of Granta′s 20 Best Young British Writers and in 2014 named to the Hay Festival"s Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers under the age of 40 "with the potential and talent to define trends in African literature."
Selasi collaborates frequently with fellow artists.
In 2012 she partnered with architect David Adjaye to create the Gwangju River Reading Room, an open-air library erected in 2013 as part of the Gwangju Biennale"s Folly World War II With producers Fernando Meirelles and Hank Levine (City of God), Selasi is developing Exodus, a feature documentary about global migration. In 2015, Selasi appeared as a Featured Author, leading a writing seminar, at the annual Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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The first African member of the International Paralymic Committee, she competes in the long jump for Ghana"s national team