Dinaw Mengestu | |
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 Dinaw Mengestu in March 2014 | |
| Born | June 30, 1978 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Occupation | Novelist, professor of creative writing |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
| Literary movement | Realism, postmodernism |
| Notable awards | MacArthur Fellow, 5 under 35 honoree |
Dinaw Mengestu (ዲናው መንግስቱ) (born 30 June 1978) is an Ethiopian-American novelist and writer. In addition to three novels, he has written for Rolling Stone on the war in Darfur, and for Jane Magazine on the conflict in northern Uganda.[1] His writing has also appeared in Harper's, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous other publications. He is the Program Director of Written Arts at Bard College.[2] In 2007 the National Book Foundation named him a "5 under 35" honoree. Since his first book was published in 2007, he has received numerous literary awards, and was selected as a MacArthur Fellow in 2012.[3]
- ^ Mengestu, Dinaw (7 September 2006). "The Tragedy of Darfur". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Relations, Bard Public. "Award-Winning Writer Dinaw Mengestu Named John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor in the Humanities at Bard College". www.bard.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "2012 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grant' Winners". AP. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.