How beautiful we were: a novel
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"Tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water...The country's government, led by a corrupt, brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight the American corporation...Told through multiple perspectives and centered around a fierce young girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary"--
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Mbue, I. (2021). How beautiful we were: a novel. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mbue, Imbolo. 2021. How Beautiful We Were: A Novel. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mbue, Imbolo, How Beautiful We Were: A Novel. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mbue, Imbolo. How Beautiful We Were: A Novel. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.
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