The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu

Sepha’s simple life continues like this until one day in September, when a stranger moves in next door. So is Dinaw Mengestu, an American writer of Ethiopian descent, whose first novel, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (first published in England in 2007. The three men routinely hang out at Sepha’s store after hours and sometimes gather at the local Nigerian pub for a night out. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Dinaw Mengestu. As the years pass, Joseph moves on to become a waiter at the hotel restaurant, and Kenneth gets a job as an engineer. Though he never keeps consistent hours at the store and doesn’t maintain routine maintenance or supplies, Sepha does manage to scrape out a living with the store. Joseph and Kenneth are enthusiastic about Sepha’s step toward the American dream, but secretly, Sepha has no ambition for his store other than hiding behind the counter and reading books all day until the “world comes to an end” (146).

With Kenneth’s help, he soon opens a small convenience store down the block in Logan Circle. Kamal Sbiri Universite Ibn Zohr, Ait Melloul, Morocco Correspondence k. It is all he can afford, and he claims to like the anonymity that comes with being poor and black in a neglected neighborhood. Décalage and borderscaping in Dinaw Mengestu’s The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears. He has no plan, but he chooses a small apartment to rent in a run-down area of town. Reviewed by Bethonie Butler Worlds collide in Dinaw Mengestu’s debut novel, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. In less than a year, Sepha decides to move out of his uncle’s apartment and strike out on his own.

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu