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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2007
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Book List in Order: 5 titles



  • Seventeen years ago, Sepha Stephanos fled the Ethiopian Revolution after witnessing soldiers beat his father to the point of certain death, selling off his parents' jewelry to pay for passage to the United States. Now he finds himself running a groce...




  • From the prizewinning international literary star: the searing and powerful story of one man's search for redemption. Dinaw Mengestu's first novel, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears, earned the young writer comparisons to Bellow, Fitzgerald, an...



  • From acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award, The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 award, and a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes an unforgettable love story about a searing affair betwe...



  • The son of Ethiopian immigrants seeks to understand a hidden family history and uncovers a past colored by unexpected loss, addiction, and the enduring emotional pull toward home.After abandoning his once-promising career as a journalist in search of...




Award-Winning Books by Dinaw Mengestu

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
2007 L.A. Times Book Prize -- First Fiction
Children of the Revolution
2007 Guardian First Book Award -- First Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dinaw Mengestu has published 5 books.

The next book by Dinaw Mengestu, Someone Like Us, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Dinaw Mengestu, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears, was published in March 2007.

No. Dinaw Mengestu does not write books in series.