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Journey of self-discovery and reconciliation

How to Read the Air is a thought-provoking novel that explores the complexities of family and identity. The author seamlessly weaves together the past and present, taking us on a poignant journey through Ethiopia and America. This book is perfect for those who enjoy introspective and emotionally resonant stories that explore themes such as love, immigration, and self-discovery. Readers will be left moved and inspired by the powerful portrayal of one man's quest for reconciliation and redemption.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence (2011)
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How to Read the Air

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ISBN: 9781594487705
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM116.62 MYR
Authors: Dinaw Mengestu
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2010-10-14
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Asian Literature, Race
Goodreads rating: 3.26
(rated by 2680 readers)

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A heartbreaking literary masterwork about love, family, and the power of imagination, which confirms Mengestu's reputation as one of the brightest talents of his generation.Dinaw Mengestu's first novel, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears, earned the young writer comparisons to Bellow, Fitzgerald, and Naipaul, and garnered ecstatic critical praise and awards around the world for its haunting depiction of the immigrant experience. Now Mengestu enriches the themes that defined his debut with a heartbreaking literary masterwork about love, family, and the power of imagination, which confirms his reputation as one of the brightest talents of his generation. One early September afternoon, Yosef and Mariam, young Ethiopian immigrants who have spent all but their first year of marriage apart, set off on a road trip from their new home in Peoria, Illinois, to Nashville, Tennessee, in search of a new identity as an American couple. Soon, their son, Jonas, will be born in Illinois. Thirty years later, Yosef has died, and Jonas needs to make sense of the volatile generational and cultural ties that have forged him. How can he envision his future without knowing what has come before? Leaving behind his marriage and job in New York, Jonas sets out to retrace his mother and father's trip and weave together a family history that will take him from the war-torn Ethiopia of his parents' youth to his life in the America of today, a story - real or invented - that holds the possibility of reconciliation and redemption.
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Journey of self-discovery and reconciliation

How to Read the Air is a thought-provoking novel that explores the complexities of family and identity. The author seamlessly weaves together the past and present, taking us on a poignant journey through Ethiopia and America. This book is perfect for those who enjoy introspective and emotionally resonant stories that explore themes such as love, immigration, and self-discovery. Readers will be left moved and inspired by the powerful portrayal of one man's quest for reconciliation and redemption.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.