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LanguageEnglish

Published2006

PublisherBloomsbury (UK)
Atlantic Monthly Press (US)

Ancestor Stones
First edition (UK)
Author	Aminatta Forna
Language	English
Published	2006
Publisher	Bloomsbury (UK) Atlantic Monthly Press (US)
Publication place	Scotland
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	317
ISBN	9780747584797
OCLC	65203382

Ancestor Stones (2006) is a novel by British writer Aminatta Forna about the experiences of four women in a polygamous family in West Africa.

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↑ "Sunday Book Review: As It Really Was". New York Times. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
↑ Evaristo, Bernardine (2 July 2006). "Books: Wives and daughters". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
↑ "Ancestor Stones: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Forna conveys the complexity of life in small African villages ..
↑ "Ancestor Stones". kcls.bibliocommons.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Ancestor Stones reads much like a memoir but--perhaps for that reason--is less compelling than her earlier work.
↑ "Ancestor stones". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Because of the shifting time periods, the array of names, and the complicated family connections, the characters blend together, and it is difficult to identify each from one story to the next. However, Forna, .. beautifully crafts an intimate portrait of the evolution of one West African community.
↑ "Ancestor Stones". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Forna's work sheds light on the history of a long-struggling nation.
↑ "Ancestor Stones (starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Forna (The Devil That Danced on the Water, 2003) creates, through the voices of these wizened creatures, a richly patterned mosaic of African culture and history.
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↑ Thompson, Bob (3 November 2007). "Arts & Living: Books: New Chapters In the Story of Africa's People Are Honored". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
↑ "LiBeraturpreis 2008 goes to Aminatta Forna (in German)". boersenblatt.net. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
↑ "Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize". africanstudies.org. African Studies Association. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

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