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Goree: Point of Departure

Angela Barry

A contemporary portrait of estrangement, this novel explores the African diaspora and the encounters made by people of African descent as they journey from New York to London, St. Lucia, and Senegal. Traveling to Africa to meet her ex-husband's new family, Magdalene and her daughter Khadi are brought face-to-face with the perils of forgotten pasts--both social and cultural. And when Khadi's trip to the slave port of Goree takes an unfavorable turn, certain divisions in global culture become evident, making this a powerful investigation into the continuing repercussions of the slave trade.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
  • Publish Date: Mar 1st, 2010
  • Pages: 210
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.10in - 5.30in - 0.70in - 0.60lb
  • EAN: 9781845231255
  • Categories: African American & Black - GeneralLiterary

About the Author

Angela Barry is the former Jamie Michener Writing Fellow, a member of the Bermuda Writers' Collective, and the author of Endangered Species. Her stories have been published in journals, magazines, and anthologies, including Massachusetts's Review and Caribbean Writer.