The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Literary
Cover of the book The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu, Penguin Publishing Group
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Author: Dinaw Mengestu ISBN: 9781101217566
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: March 1, 2007
Imprint: Riverhead Books Language: English
Author: Dinaw Mengestu
ISBN: 9781101217566
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: March 1, 2007
Imprint: Riverhead Books
Language: English

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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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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