Ebook {Epub PDF} Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

 · The novel Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue links the lives of two families in distinct spheres of American society. The Jongas, a Cameroonian immigrant family, live in Harlem, and the Edwards, an upper-class family, enjoy a privileged life characterized by vacations to the Hamptons.  · Book Review: 'Behold The Dreamers,' By Imbolo Mbue Imbolo Mbue's debut novel is one of the best books to deal with the financial crisis of It's Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Behold the Dreamers Summary. Next. Chapter 1. Jende Jonga enters Clark Edwards ’s office at the renowned investment bank, Lehman Brothers, to interview for a job as a chauffeur. Jende gets the job, which pays thirty-five thousand dollars per year—far more than he earned when he was working as a dishwasher or driving livery cabs in the Bronx.

Behold the Dreamers by Imbole Mbue is a Random House publication. This is one of those books that created a fair amount of buzz during For me, it's one of those books I wouldn't ordinarily pick out, but I was curious to know why the book was nominated for so many awards. Imbolo Mbue, author of "Behold the Dreamers" and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction, sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss her first novel, the story of immigrants coming to the U. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue is Oprah's Summer Book Club pick. If you haven't already read it (and there's every chance you have, considering Mbue won the PEN/Faulkner Award and is universally praised) it is the story of two families in New York City whose lives become entwined during the economic crisis of

Imbolo Mbue is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Behold the Dreamers, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and How Beautiful We Were, a novel about the collision between a small African village and an American oil company that is destroying their land. The novel Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue links the lives of two families in distinct spheres of American society. The Jongas, a Cameroonian immigrant family, live in Harlem, and the Edwards, an upper-class family, enjoy a privileged life characterized by vacations to the Hamptons. Book Review: 'Behold The Dreamers,' By Imbolo Mbue Imbolo Mbue's debut novel is one of the best books to deal with the financial crisis of It's the story of a Cameroonian immigrant.