Imbolo Mbue
| Imbolo Mbue | |
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| Born | Limbe, Cameroon |
| Occupation | novelist, short story writer |
| Notable works | Behold the Dreamers |
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Imbolo Mbue is a native of Limbe, Cameroon. She lives in New York City.[1] In 2017 she won the PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel Behold the Dreamers.[2] She became an American citizen in 2014.[3]
Career
Imbolo Mbue holds a B.S. from Rutgers University and an M.A. from Columbia University. In 2014 she signed a million-dollar deal with Random House for Behold the Dreamers,[4] which was published in 2016. In June 2017 the novel was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club.[5]
Bibliography
Books
- Behold the Dreamers, 2016, ISBN 9780812998481.
Essays
- "How to Vote as an Immigrant and a Citizen", The New York Times, 20 October 2016.
- "'With every inch, the challenge multiplies': me and my afro", The Guardian, 4 February 2017.
Short fiction
- "Emke", The Three Penny Review, Winter 2015.
- "A Reversal" Bakwa Magazine, 2017.
References
- ↑ Imbolo Mbue official website. "About". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award Winner". PEN/Faulkner Foundation. 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "How to Vote as an Immigrant and a Citizen". The New York Times. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Rachel Deahl (6 October 2014). "Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: Two Debuts Draw Seven Figures". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ Michael Schaub, "Oprah Winfrey selects Imbolo Mbue's 'Behold the Dreamers' for her book club", Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2017.
External links
- Official website
- "Oprah Talks to Behold the Dreamers Author Imbolo Mbue", Oprah.com
- "Imbolo Mbue Interview: Everybody Has a Story". Video interview by Marc-Christoph Wagner, New York, October 2016.
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