A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK
A powerful and timely story of marriage, class, race and the pursuit of the American Dream. Behold the Dreamers is a dazzling debut novel about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – and of what we’re prepared to sacrifice to hold on to each of them.
‘We all do what we gotta do to become American, abi?’
New York, 2007: a city of dreamers and strivers, where the newly-arrived and the long-established jostle alike for a place on the ladder of success. And Jende Jonga, who has come from Cameroon, has just set his foot on the first rung.
Clark Edwards is a senior partner at Lehman Brothers bank. In need of a discrete and reliable chauffeur, he is too preoccupied to closely check the paperwork of his latest employee.
Jende’s new job draws him, his wife Neni and their young son into the privileged orbit of the city’s financial elite. And when Clark’s wife Cindy offers Neni work and takes her into her confidence, the couple begin to believe that the land of opportunity might finally be opening up for them.
But there are troubling cracks in their employers’ facades, and when the deep fault lines running beneath the financial world are exposed, the Edwards’ secrets threaten to spill out into the Jonga’s lives.
Faced with the loss of all they have worked for, each couple must decide how far they will go in pursuit of their dreams – and what they are prepared to sacrifice along the way.
‘There are no heroes in this marvellous debut, only nuanced human beings. A classic tale with a surprise ending, as deeply insightful as it is delightfully entertaining’ Taiye Selasi
‘Imbolo Mbue would be a formidable storyteller anywhere, in any language. It’s our good luck that she and her stories are American’ Jonathan Franzen
‘Eerily timely … bittersweet and buoyant’ Jessie Burton, Observer Books of the Year
© 2017 Fourth Estate (Ljudbok): 9780008158125
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 9 februari 2017
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK
A powerful and timely story of marriage, class, race and the pursuit of the American Dream. Behold the Dreamers is a dazzling debut novel about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – and of what we’re prepared to sacrifice to hold on to each of them.
‘We all do what we gotta do to become American, abi?’
New York, 2007: a city of dreamers and strivers, where the newly-arrived and the long-established jostle alike for a place on the ladder of success. And Jende Jonga, who has come from Cameroon, has just set his foot on the first rung.
Clark Edwards is a senior partner at Lehman Brothers bank. In need of a discrete and reliable chauffeur, he is too preoccupied to closely check the paperwork of his latest employee.
Jende’s new job draws him, his wife Neni and their young son into the privileged orbit of the city’s financial elite. And when Clark’s wife Cindy offers Neni work and takes her into her confidence, the couple begin to believe that the land of opportunity might finally be opening up for them.
But there are troubling cracks in their employers’ facades, and when the deep fault lines running beneath the financial world are exposed, the Edwards’ secrets threaten to spill out into the Jonga’s lives.
Faced with the loss of all they have worked for, each couple must decide how far they will go in pursuit of their dreams – and what they are prepared to sacrifice along the way.
‘There are no heroes in this marvellous debut, only nuanced human beings. A classic tale with a surprise ending, as deeply insightful as it is delightfully entertaining’ Taiye Selasi
‘Imbolo Mbue would be a formidable storyteller anywhere, in any language. It’s our good luck that she and her stories are American’ Jonathan Franzen
‘Eerily timely … bittersweet and buoyant’ Jessie Burton, Observer Books of the Year
© 2017 Fourth Estate (Ljudbok): 9780008158125
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 9 februari 2017
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Azeb Gebreyesus
4 juni 2020
Heartwarming book💡love it.
Daniel
1 juni 2023
A fine little book that manages to find a perfect balance between hope and despair to make the story feel totally authentic. The language is simple yet enticing leaving the rader fully absorbed.
Camilla
10 sep. 2017
"The american dream" är inte alltid så lätt att genomföra. En berättelse om att söka lyckan i USA som utlänning. Att försöka ta sig fram utan att ha de rätta dokumenten för att få stanna kvar. Misslyckandet att vända tillbaka till sitt gamla liv.
Anna
22 juli 2020
Vilken uppläsare! Fint att få höra om den amerikanska drömmen ur olika perspektiv, både den som har "allt" och den som kämpar och längtar efter att skapa en bättre framtid för sina barn.
Ann
28 nov. 2021
Hur överlever man som ny afrikansk immigrant i New York? En familjehistoria om kontraster och insikter.. Lärorik. Fängslande. Rekommenderas. Fantastisk inläsare.
Carolina
2 jan. 2021
En bok som ger en liten insikt i hur det är att försöka finna drömmen och ett fotfäste i ett nytt land, med charmerande personporträtt och trovärdiga dialoger.
Chiara
14 juli 2022
Vilken bra uppläsare och produktion! Tappade hakan när gatumusikanten började sjunga...( wait for it!).Historian var bra men personerna kunde ha fått lite mer komplexitet.
Martina
21 juni 2021
Beautiful story!
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