The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
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The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is a novel by Dinaw Mengestu that follows an Ethiopian immigrant running a failing grocery store in Washington, D.C., exploring themes of exile, gentrification, and the immigrant experience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| alternateTitleUsedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Dinaw Mengestu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
displacement
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exile ⓘ friendship ⓘ gentrification ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtMedium | print ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Dinaw Mengestu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsCommunity | African diaspora in the United States ⓘ |
| depictsProcess | urban gentrification ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Joseph
NERFINISHED
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Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth NERFINISHED ⓘ Naomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
immigrant literature
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Children of the Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-59448-940-5 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 240 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sepha Stephanos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of postcolonial identity
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portrayal of African immigrant life in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Riverhead Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | grocery store owner ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Riverhead Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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