Yaa Gyasi with Nihal Arthanayake

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Ghanaian-American novelist Yaa Gyasi talks to Nihal Arthanayake about her second novel, ’Transcendent Kingdom’.

Using objects like a photo of a mouse and a SZA song, the author of the award-winning ‘Homegoing’ chats to Nihal about her Ghanaian heritage, liking your own characters, and discussing mental illness in African cultures. #PenguinPodcast

’Transcendent Kingdom’ is available to buy as an audiobook now - https://apple.co/3e0h7Oa

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