Dinaw Mengestu
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Dinaw Mengestu is an Ethiopian American novelist and journalist known for his poignant explorations of immigration, identity, and the African diaspora.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dinaw Mengestu canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Ethiopian American writer
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journalist ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dinaw Mengestu Bekele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Dinaw Mengestu
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Dinaw Mengestu NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinaw Mengestu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guardian First Book Award
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1978-06-30 ⓘ |
| degree |
B.A. in English
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MFA in fiction writing ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Georgetown University ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Ethiopian ⓘ |
| familyName | Mengestu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Dinaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Dinaw Mengestu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Ethiopian American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | National Book Critics Circle Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All Our Names
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Children of the Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Read the Air NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Brooklyn College
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Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgetown University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn |
Granta
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Harper's Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolling Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
African diaspora
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displacement ⓘ exile ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ |
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