The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley
Recommended by Shashi Bellamkonda
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Civil War, American History, and Historical Fiction.
When he was a boy in Henning, Tennessee, Alex Haley's grandmother used to tell him stories about their family?stories that went back to her grandparents, and their grandparents, down through the generations all the way to a man she called "the African." She said he had lived across the ocean near what he called the "Kamby Bolongo" and had been out ...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Civil War, American History, and Historical Fiction.
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Shashi Bellamkonda
“I was expecting the book "Roots" by Alex Hayley in this list. I read the book in the late 70s in India and had a profound effect reading the horror of how people were kidnapped from their peaceful lives and transported to another country.”
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“Starts as a lean, suspenseful time-travel premise that quickly settles into an immersive, character-focused saga. Its chief useful part is the way everyday 1960s small-town life and personal relationships make the historical stakes feel immediate; the novel rewards readers who relish atmosphere and slow moral puzzles. The main limitation is length and digressions—long domestic passages and episodic subplots stretch the middle and can undercut urgency for readers who wanted a tighter thriller.”
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