Cameroonian · b. 1982
Imbolo Mbue's debut "Behold the Dreamers" won the PEN/Faulkner Award, telling the story of a Cameroonian immigrant family whose American dream intersects with the 2008 financial crisis. The Cameroonian-American author examines immigration, class, and the promises America makes and breaks. Mbue writes about the precariousness of immigrant life with empathy and clear-eyed critique.