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The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears
(eAudiobook)

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Published:
[United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2008.
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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 54 min.)) : digital.
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Ethiopian EmigrE author Dinaw Mengestu is a skilled observer of people who earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly for this colorful debut. Insightful and swiftly paced, this novel evokes past and present in the course of its compelling narrative. It's the '70s, and one D.C. neighborhood is undergoing big changes. In the mix is Ethiopian grocery owner Sepha Stephanos-a man with a complex past who fled his homeland after seeing his father brutalized.

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eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781456105112, 1456105116

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Instant title available through hoopla.
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Read by Dion Graham.
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Ethiopian EmigrE author Dinaw Mengestu is a skilled observer of people who earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly for this colorful debut. Insightful and swiftly paced, this novel evokes past and present in the course of its compelling narrative. It's the '70s, and one D.C. neighborhood is undergoing big changes. In the mix is Ethiopian grocery owner Sepha Stephanos-a man with a complex past who fled his homeland after seeing his father brutalized.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Mengestu, D., & Graham, D. (2008). The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears. Unabridged. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Mengestu, Dinaw and Dion, Graham. 2008. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Mengestu, Dinaw and Dion, Graham, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc, 2008.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Mengestu, Dinaw, and Dion Graham. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. Unabridged. [United States], Recorded Books, Inc, 2008.

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