Description
After earning her PhD, Ast—an African-American woman hungry for roots—travels to Africa to recover a heritage that feels both intimate and fractured. As she moves through communities shaped by history, she confronts the stubborn aftershocks of colonialism: the cultural distortions, political compromises, and personal dislocations that persist long after independence. Blending mythic resonance with social realism, the novel follows her search for belonging as it becomes a wider reckoning with what it means to rebuild identity, language, and memory. With Armah’s incisive, lyrical style and his signature focus on cultural survival, this book illuminates the costs of “freedom” without true self-determination—and the fierce hope of cultural renewal.
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Published Jan 1, 1995
316 pages
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First Published
1995
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Osiris Rising by Ayi Kwei Armah.