A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream-the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends...

WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN/FAULKNER AWARDA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR'A formidable storyteller' Jonathan Franzen'Savage and compassionate in all the right places' New York Times Book Review New York, 2007: a...

"Behold the Dreamers" von Imbolo Mbue ist ein Roman, der die Geschichte zweier Familien in New York City erzählt: die Jonga-Familie, Einwanderer aus Kamerun, und die reiche Edwards-Familie. Jende Jonga findet eine Anstellung als...

A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream-the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends...

How Beautiful We Were von Mbue, Imbolo

From the celebrated author of the New York Times bestseller Behold the Dreamers comes a sweeping, wrenching story about the collision of a small African village and an American oil company. "A novel with the richness and power of a great...

A fearless young woman from a small African village starts a revolution against an American oil company in this sweeping, inspiring novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers.ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE...

From the celebrated author of the New York Times bestseller Behold the Dreamers comes a sweeping, wrenching story about the collision of a small African village and an American oil company. "A novel with the richness and power of a great...

How Beautiful We Were von Mbue, Imbolo