Imbolo Mbue, Tonya L Daniels

Word Carver by Cynthia Rosi

Apr 10, 201928:54Arts

Word Carver co-host Herbert Ndecki II interviews Oprah Book Club writer Imbolo Mbue about her novel Behold the Dreamer. Both Ndeki and Mbue are from Cameroon, and they speak about African writers and what it takes to kee...

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