Black gold of the sun : searching for home in England and Africa

Author(s)

• Eshun, Ekow
• Ofili, Chris

Bibliographic Information

Black gold of the sun : searching for home in England and Africa

Ekow Eshun ; illustrations by Chris Ofili

（Penguin books）（Penguin non-fiction）

Penguin Books, 2006, c2005

Note

"First published by Hamish Hamilton 2005"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

'Where are you from?' 'No, where are you really from?' These questions, which he has been asked since boyhood, drive Ekow Eshun to travel through Ghana in search of his roots, and lead him on an exploration of history and belonging, from slavery in Africa and the West to the present day and what it means to be black. In search of answers, Ekow unearths yet more questions, some shocking contradictions and some long-forgotten truths about his family past...

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Details

• NCID: BA78687154
• ISBN:
  • 0141010967
• LCCN: 2005432752
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 229 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DT510.2
  • DC22 : 305.896670421092
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Eshun, Ekow -- Family
  • LCSH : Eshun, Ekow -- Travel -- Ghana
  • LCSH : Ghanaians -- England -- London -- Ethnic identity
  • LCSH : Blacks -- Race identity
  • LCSH : Ghana -- Description and travel
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814
  • BA36476436