Behold the dreamers : a novel / Imbolo Mbue.

2007. Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son.Working as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers, he displays the punctuality, discretion, and lo...

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Uniform Title:Longings of Jende Jonga
Main Author: Mbue, Imbolo (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:382 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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