Imbolo Mbue

Author

Imbolo Mbue is a Cameroonian-American author. Born in Limbe, Cameroon, she moved to the United States and studied at Rutgers and Columbia universities. Her debut novel, Behold the Dreamers, won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and was selected for Oprah's Book Club, establishing her as one of the most important new voices in American... fiction. Behold the Dreamers tells the story of a Cameroonian immigrant family in New York City whose lives become intertwined with those of a wealthy American couple during the 2008 financial crisis. The novel explores immigration, class, race and the American Dream with compassion, nuance and the rare ability to see all sides of a complex situation without simplifying any of them. Available as both a book and an audiobook, Behold the Dreamers offers powerful listening and reading for fans of literary fiction that illuminates the immigrant experience in America and asks searching questions about wealth, opportunity and the stories we tell ourselves about the good life. Read more Show less