Dinaw Mengestu
American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1978 · age 48
Dinaw Mengestu is an Ethiopian American novelist and writer. In addition to four novels, he has written for Rolling Stone on the war in Darfur, and for Jane Magazine on the conflict in northern Uganda. His writing has also appeared in Harper's Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous other publications.
Dinaw Mengestu is read about 29 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2022Guggenheim FellowshipAward2015Lucien Barrière Literary AwardAward2011Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary ExcellenceAwardGreat Immigrants AwardAwardVilcek Prize for Creative PromiseAward2007Guardian First Book AwardAward1978Born30 June 1978
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Writers
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Born 1978 · age 48
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