![]() ![]() Gifty desperately wants to learn how to prevent these tragedies from happening to others, but at her core she craves closure for Nana’s death. ![]() The book is filled with neurological theories for why humans behave the way they do. After her brother Nana died of a heroin overdose in high school and her mother developed depression, Gifty has always sought to understand scientific explanations for mental illnesses. ![]() Gifty is studying neuroscience at Stanford, and her thesis aims to uncover restraint and reward-seeking behaviors in mice. Transcendent Kingdom is a deeply thoughtful, challenging 2020 read that avoids simple resolutions. Transcendent Kingdom is an exploration of so many rich themes: the stigmas surrounding mental illness, the racism clouding Gifty’s hometown church, and ultimately, the attempt to reconcile her relationships with science and religion. Gyasi, born in Ghana and raised in Alabama, writes about a young PhD candidate named Gifty from a Ghanian family growing up in Alabama, as well. Yaa Gyasi, best-selling author of Homegoing, released her second novel Transcendent Kingdom this summer. ![]()
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