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The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears.(Critical essay)(Brief article)
Set mostly in a shabby storefront in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood undergoing the first stages of gentrification, this searing novel is narrated by Sepha Stephanos, an Ethiopian forced to flee his native country because of his involvement in student activism. Sepha passes the time watching his income slow to a trickle and drinking with two fellow-immigrants, Ken the Kenyan and Congo Joe. Their favorite game is to name an African dictator and come up ...
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