by Dinaw Mengestu
If I were to sum up this novel in one word, it would be enigmatic. It is a short book, though not a fast read, centering around an unnamed young man from Ethiopia; alternate chapters present his life in Uganda, narrated by himself, and his later experiences in the U.S., narrated by a young social wo...
If I were to sum up this novel in one word, it would be enigmatic. It is a short book, though not a fast read, centering around an unnamed young man from Ethiopia; alternate chapters present his life in Uganda, narrated by himself, and his later experiences in the U.S., narrated by a young social wo...
I needed a little bit to digest this book, and it's probably closer to a 3.5 star for me. It's well written and I enjoyed reading it. It conveys the horror of war/revolution. It touches on race relations in the 1960s. It's well-constructed.But the book is really about someone who is not either o...
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