The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Book

"The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears" is the debut novel by Dinaw Mengestu, first published in 2007. The story centers on Sepha Stephanos, who fled the Ethiopian Revolution seventeen years prior and now runs a struggling grocery store in a disadvantaged neighborhood of Washington, D.C. His life is marked by isolation and nostalgia, shared only with two fellow African immigrants. The narrative delves into themes of displacement, identity, and the immigrant experience in America.

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