The beautiful things that heaven bears / Dinaw Mengestu.
Sepha Stephanos fled his native Ethiopia and the revolution that killed his father for life in the U.S. but finds himself increasingly isolated and alone. This is a deeply affecting debut novel about what it means to lose a family and a country--and create a new home
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594489402
- ISBN: 1594489408
- Physical Description: 228 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2007.
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- Ethiopians > United States > Fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
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- Fiction.
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC MEN (Text) | 31111002292710 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Mengestu, Dinaw (Text) | 0112514790487 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | MEN (Text) | 33258005963900 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | F M (Text) | 25908005045153 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Louisburg - Main Branch | F/Men (Text) | 72350000023729 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F MENGESTU (Text) | 39493106118443 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F MEN (Text) | 0020506673886 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | F MENGESTU (Text) | 33114015731771 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | F MENGESTU (Text) | 50502200395493 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| West Asheville Library | F MEN (Text) | 0020506673985 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Sepha Stephanos fled his native Ethiopia and the revolution that killed his father for life in the U.S. but finds himself increasingly isolated and alone. This is a deeply affecting debut novel about what it means to lose a family and a country--and create a new home
