
Children of the Revolution
(The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears)
(2007)A novel by
Dinaw Mengestu
| "A rich and lyrical story... I was profoundly moved by this tale... With effortless prose, Mengestu makes us feel this tortured soul's longings, regrets, and in the end, his dreams of meaningful human connection." Khaled Hosseini |
Seventeen years ago, Sepha Stephanos fled the Ethiopian Revolution after witnessing soldiers beat his father to the point of certain death, selling off his parents' jewelry to pay for passage to the United States. Now he finds himself running a grocery store in a poor African-American neighborhood in Washington, D.C. His only companions are two fellow African immigrants who share his feelings of frustration with and bitter nostalgia for their home continent. He realizes that his life has turned out completely different and far more isolated from the one he had imagined for himself years ago.
Soon Sepha's neighborhood begins to change. Hope comes in the form of new neighbors-Judith and Naomi, a white woman and her biracial daughter-who become his friends and remind him of what having a family is like for the first time in years. But when the neighborhood's newfound calm is disturbed by a series of racial incidents, Sepha may lose everything all over again.
Told in a haunting and powerful first-person narration that casts the streets of Washington, D.C., and Addis Ababa through Sepha's eyes, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is a deeply affecting and unforgettable debut novel about what it means to lose a family and a country-and what it takes to create a new home.
Soon Sepha's neighborhood begins to change. Hope comes in the form of new neighbors-Judith and Naomi, a white woman and her biracial daughter-who become his friends and remind him of what having a family is like for the first time in years. But when the neighborhood's newfound calm is disturbed by a series of racial incidents, Sepha may lose everything all over again.
Told in a haunting and powerful first-person narration that casts the streets of Washington, D.C., and Addis Ababa through Sepha's eyes, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is a deeply affecting and unforgettable debut novel about what it means to lose a family and a country-and what it takes to create a new home.
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Hardback Editions
July 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Children of the Revolution (Ulverscroft) Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu ISBN: 1-84782-289-4 / 9781847822895 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Children of the Revolution Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu ISBN: 0-224-07931-X / 978-0-224-07931-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu ISBN: 1-59448-940-8 / 9781594489402 (USA edition) Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Children of the Revolution Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu ISBN: 0-09-950273-9 / 978-0-09-950273-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu ISBN: 1-59448-285-3 / 9781594482854 (USA edition) Publisher: Riverhead Trade Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Children of the Revolution Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon More details... |
2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu Publisher: Riverhead Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (unabridged) Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu ISBN: 1-4361-0765-2 / 978-1-4361-0765-5 Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
March 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Author(s): Dinaw Mengestu Publisher: Riverhead Availability: Amazon More details... |
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