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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 Magazine, 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.