#1706: Imbolo Mbue "How Beautiful We Were"

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#1706: Imbolo Mbue "How Beautiful We Were" | The Book Show

Mar 30 2021 | 00:27:53

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This week, New York Times best-selling novelist Imbolo Mbue discusses his new novel, How Beautiful We Were. The book is a sweeping, wrenching story about the collision of a small African village and an American oil company. (more…)

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