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ⓘ About Esi Edugyan
Esi Edyugan is a literary fiction author from Alberta, Canada. She is the daughter of Ghanaian parents that moved to Canada when she was still a baby. She made her fiction writing debut writing short stories that would be published in anthologies before she published her debut novel “The Second Life of Samuel Tyne” in 2004. The bestselling novel would make the shortlist for the Wright/Hurston Legacy Award. Edyugan then published “Half Blood Blues”, her second novel that told the story of a mixed race jazz band in Second World War Berlin and Paris. Esi’s second novel made the shortlist for the Literary Award for Fiction by the Canadian Governor General, Trust Fiction Prize by the Rogers Writers’ Trust and also made the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
All Book Series by Esi Edugyan
Out of the Sun: On Art, Race, and the Future
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021
Alison's Conviction
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2022 Anthology · Thomas Keneally
Mother Swamp
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2022 Anthology · Jesmyn Ward
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Esi Edugyan?
Esi Edyugan is a literary fiction author from Alberta, Canada. She is the daughter of Ghanaian parents that moved to Canada when she was still a baby. She made her fiction writing debut writing short stories that would be published in anthologies before she published her debut novel “The Second Life of Samuel Tyne” in 2004.
Which Esi Edugyan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Point In Time Collection series, the earliest of Esi Edugyan's multi-book series: it opens with Alison's Conviction (2022) and runs to 7 books across 2022, ending with Mother Swamp (2022).
How many books has Esi Edugyan written?
Esi Edugyan has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2023. 7 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Point In Time Collection series with 7 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Esi Edugyan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Esi Edugyan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Point In Time Collection (2022, 7 books).
How are Esi Edugyan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Esi Edugyan's 13 books into 1 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Point In Time Collection (7 books, 2022).