Imbolo Mbue
Author of Behold the Dreamers
About the Author
Imbolo Mbue was born in Limbe, Cameroon in 1982. She has been a resident in the U.S. for more than 10 years. She earned her B.S. from Rutgers University and an M.A. from Columbia University. She won the PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel Behold the Dreamers in 2017 which was also chosen by Oprah show more Winfrey to be in her book club. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Imbolo Mbue
Associated Works
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent (1992) — Contributor — 86 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1981
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Cameroon (birth)
USA (naturalised 2014) - Birthplace
- Limbe, Cameroon
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Columbia University (MA)
Rutgers University (BS) - Occupations
- novelist
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Statistics
- Works
- 3
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 2,560
- Popularity
- #10,034
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 128
- ISBNs
- 65
- Languages
- 8
It's good for me to read things about how difficult everyday life can be for so many people and how lucky we are to live in America despite its flaws. The immigrants are struggling financially and the rich struggle emotionally but all of them struggle. How they react to their problems often surprises and occasionally disappoints.
I want to give this more stars but it was less of a page turner than j want my books to be. I enjoyed it while reading but didn't feel compelled to get back to it quickly when it wasn't in my hands.… (more)