Dreams from My Father

Synopsis of Dreams from My Father

«Dreams from My Father» is Barack Obama's autobiography published by Canongate Books Ltd. in paperback (464 pages, in English).

Obama, son of an African father and a white American mother, recounts his search for identity across Hawaii, New York, and Chicago. His father's death in an accident leads him to travel to Kenya to learn his roots and reconcile his divided heritage. Written before his political career, the book addresses race, family, and self-discovery.

Subtitled «A Story of Race and Inheritance», the book was originally published in 1995 and received the British Book Award for best biography in 2009.

For readers of memoirs and political biographies, and for those wanting to discover the origins of the man who would become President of the United States.