Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in England and Africa

by Ekow Eshun

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Black Gold of the Sun

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

'Where are you from?' 'No, where are you really from?' These questions, which he has been asked since boyhood, drive Ekow Eshun to travel through Ghana in search of his roots, and lead him on an exploration of history and belonging, from slavery in Africa and the West to the present day and what it means to be black. In search of answers, Ekow unearths yet more questions, some shocking contradictions and some long-forgotten truths about his family past...
  • ISBN10 0141010967
  • ISBN13 9780141010960
  • Publish Date 29 June 2006 (first published 2 June 2005)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 240
  • Language English