Imbolo Mbue
Imbolo Mbue | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) Limbe, Cameroon |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Education | Rutgers University Columbia University |
| Notable works | Behold the Dreamers (2016) |
| Notable awards | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction; Blue Metropolis Words to Change Award |
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Imbolo Mbue (born 1981) is a Cameroonian American novelist and short story writer based in New York City. She is known for her debut novel Behold the Dreamers (2016), which garnered her the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Blue Metropolis Words to Change Award. Her works draw from her own experiences as an immigrant, as well as the experiences of other immigrants.