Dinaw Mengestu on SOMEONE LIKE US
Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of the son of Ethiopian immigrants unraveling family history, connection and memory. Mengestu joins us to talk about the experiences that lead to his writing, diasporic communities, power in storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.\xa0
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0
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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0
Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu\xa0\xa0
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu\xa0
Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones\xa0