How many books has Yaa Gyasi written?

Yaa Gyasi has written 4 books across 2 series. Their published works span from 2016 to 2020.

What is the first book in each Yaa Gyasi series?

Here are the first books in Yaa Gyasi's series: Anthologies: Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3.

What order should I read Yaa Gyasi's books?

We recommend reading Yaa Gyasi's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.

Are Yaa Gyasi's series complete?

Yaa Gyasi has 2 completed series.

Yaa Gyasi Reading Order

2 series · 4 books

Literary Fiction

Yaa Gyasi is a Ghanaian-American literary novelist whose work explores the intricate connections between personal and historical trauma across generations. Her debut novel Homegoing established her as a major contemporary voice, tracing family legacies from 18th-century Ghana through modern America, while her subsequent novels continue to investigate how ancestral pain shapes individual lives and identities. Gyasi's writing combines intimate character studies with expansive social commentary, earning her widespread critical recognition including the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award for her early work.

Anthologies Series

Complete

2 books (2017–2019)

Start with Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3 and read in order.

Start this series with Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3

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#	Title
1	Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The 1619 Project 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

2 books (2016–2020)

Start with Homegoing and read in order.

Start this series with Homegoing