Half blood blues author5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The elegant and atmospheric novel tells the story of an ambitious Ghanian immigrant who unexpectedly inherits his uncle’s crumbling mansion in Aster, Alberta. Echoes of their experience can be found in her literary debut, The Second Life of Samuel Tyne, which was shortlisted for the 2005 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. The first Black woman to win the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious literary award, and only the third writer to twice win, her “ingenious storytelling gifts” ( Fresh Air) have been hailed as “perfectly executed… soaring” ( The Boston Globe).Įdugyan was born the daughter of Ghanian immigrants in Calgary, Alberta. Bestselling Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan writes richly imagined and impeccably researched stories that illuminate complicated truths about race and belonging. ![]()
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