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Summary & Analyses Of Transcendent Kingdom: By Yaa Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom Summary and Study Guide
• Summary
• Story Analysis
• Character Analysis
• Themes
• Symbols & Motifs
• Literary Devices
• Important Quotes
• Essay Topics
Transcendent Kingdom is a 2020 novel by Ghanaian American writer Yaa Gyasi. Narrated by the main character, Transcendent Kingdom tells the story of Gifty, a 28-year-old neuroscience PhD student, and her severely depressed, Ghanaian-born mother. When the latter comes to visit after another depressive episode, Gifty is sparked into a series of reflections on what led her there and the narrative of her family’s collapse. Specifically, she reflects on her brother’s addiction to opioid drugs, which led to his death. Set in the context of her research into reward-seeking behavior, Gifty aims to understand what happened to him. This guide uses the 2020 Penguin Random House edition.
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• Summary
• Story Analysis
• Character Analysis
• Themes
• Symbols & Motifs
• Literary Devices
• Important Quotes
• Essay Topics
Transcendent Kingdom is a 2020 novel by Ghanaian American writer Yaa Gyasi. Narrated by the main character, Transcendent Kingdom tells the story of Gifty, a 28-year-old neuroscience PhD student, and her severely depressed, Ghanaian-born mother. When the latter comes to visit after another depressive episode, Gifty is sparked into a series of reflections on what led her there and the narrative of her family’s collapse. Specifically, she reflects on her brother’s addiction to opioid drugs, which led to his death. Set in the context of her research into reward-seeking behavior, Gifty aims to understand what happened to him. This guide uses the 2020 Penguin Random House edition.
The "ACCEL READ" collection the perfect way to take of some of the best-selling books
available, whilst saving time.
In short, we've done the reading so you don't have to!
The collection presents
summaries on a wide range of books, covering topics, so that readers can get the main
information and cut reading time in half.
Each summary contains carefully selected essential
information to help you
understand the key ideas and expand your knowledge quickly.
50 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 16, 2021
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