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The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

By Dinaw Mengestu

By Dinaw Mengestu

By Dinaw Mengestu

By Dinaw Mengestu

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Feb 05, 2008 | ISBN 9781594482854

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Mar 01, 2007 | ISBN 9781101217566

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    About The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

    Seventeen years ago, Sepha Stephanos fled the Ethiopian Revolution for a new start in the United States. Now he finds himself running a failing grocery store in a poor African-American section of Washington, D.C., his only companions two fellow African immigrants who share his bitter nostalgia and longing for his home continent. Years ago and worlds away Sepha could never have imagined a life of such isolation. As his environment begins to change, hope comes in the form of a friendship with new neighbors Judith and Naomi, a white woman and her biracial daughter. But when a series of racial incidents disturbs the community, Sepha may lose everything all over again.

    Watch a QuickTime interview with Dinaw Mengestu about this book.

    About The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

    Seventeen years ago, Sepha Stephanos fled the Ethiopian Revolution for a new start in the United States. Now he finds himself running a failing grocery store in a poor African-American section of Washington, D.C., his only companions two fellow African immigrants who share his bitter nostalgia and longing for his home continent. Years ago and worlds away Sepha could never have imagined a life of such isolation. As his environment begins to change, hope comes in the form of a friendship with new neighbors Judith and Naomi, a white woman and her biracial daughter. But when a series of racial incidents disturbs the community, Sepha may lose everything all over again.

    Watch a QuickTime interview with Dinaw Mengestu about this book.

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    About Dinaw Mengestu

    Dinaw Mengestu is the award-winning author of two previous novels, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007) and How to Read the Air (2010). He is a graduate of Georgetown University and of Columbia University’s M.F.A. program in fiction and… More about Dinaw Mengestu

    About Dinaw Mengestu

    Dinaw Mengestu is the award-winning author of two previous novels, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007) and How to Read the Air (2010). He is a graduate of Georgetown University and of Columbia University’s M.F.A. program in fiction and… More about Dinaw Mengestu

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Feb 05, 2008 | 240 Pages | 5-1/8 x 8 | ISBN 9781594482854

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Mar 01, 2007 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781101217566
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    Guardian First Book Award WINNER

    Lannan Literary Fellowship WINNER

    Los Angeles Times Book Prize WINNER

    New York Times Notable Book WINNER

    Prix du Premier Roman WINNER

    Young Lions Award WINNER

    NAACP Image Award FINALIST

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