Beschreibung:
Dinaw Mengestu wurde 1978 in Äthiopien geboren, mit zwei Jahren kam er mit seiner Familie in die USA, wohin der Vater aus politischen Gründen geflohen war. Er studierte Literatur und erhielt 2006 ein Schreibstipendium von der New York Foundation for the Arts. Dinaw Mengestu hat Kurzgeschichten in Zeitschriften veröffentlicht, mit seinem ersten Roman Zum Wiedersehen der Sterne feierte er bereits Erfolge in den USA, Großbritannien und Frankreich. Dinaw Mengestu lebt in New York.
LONGLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2015Two young friends join an uprising against Uganda's corrupt regime in the early 1970s. As the line blurs between idealism and violence, one of them flees for his life. In a quiet Midwestern town in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, an African student falls for the woman who helps him settle in. Prejudice overshadows their relationship, yet it is equally haunted by the past.Both men are called Isaac. But are they one and the same?
LONGLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2015Two young friends join an uprising against Uganda's corrupt regime in the early 1970s. As the line blurs between idealism and violence, one of them flees for his life. In a quiet Midwestern town in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, an African student falls for the woman who helps him settle in. Prejudice overshadows their relationship, yet it is equally haunted by the past.Both men are called Isaac. But are they one and the same?