Age, Biography and Wiki
Imbolo Mbue was born on 1982 in Limbe, Cameroon, is a Novelist, short story writer. Discover Imbolo Mbue's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?
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Imbolo Mbue Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Imbolo Mbue Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Imbolo Mbue worth at the age of 41 years old? Imbolo Mbue’s income source is mostly from being a successful Novelist. She is from . We have estimated
Imbolo Mbue's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Mbue is a contributor to the anthology New Daughters of Africa (edited by Margaret Busby, 2019).
Imbolo Mbue is a novelist and short-story writer based in New York City. She is known for her debut novel Behold the Dreamers (2016), which has garnered her the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Blue Metropolis Words to Change Award. Her works draw from her own experiences as an immigrant, as well as the experiences of other immigrants pursuing the American dream.
After completing her undergraduate and graduate studies, she began a job in marketing for a media company, which she lost during the recession. During this period of time, Mbue observed the difference in classes while walking through New York City, where she observed cab drivers who were predominantly black, waiting to drive executives. This formed the basis of her novel Behold the Dreamers (2016).
According to the Washington Post' s Ron Charles, as the book's release coincided with the 2016 presidential election, paired with the "anti-immigrant" rhetoric that was brought to light by candidates and their supporters, the novel brought to light the "vast bureaucracy designed to wall off the American Dream from outsiders". In 2017, the novel was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club.
Mbue became an American citizen in 2014, and currently lives in New York City with her husband and children.
In 2014 she signed a million-dollar deal with Random House for her debut book Behold the Dreamers, which was published in 2016. The novel garnered critical acclaim for, according to NPR, the way it "depicts a country both blessed and doomed, on top of the world, but always at risk of losing its balance. It is, in other words, quintessentially American."
Mbue came to the United States in 1998 to study business management as an undergraduate student at Rutgers University. After graduating in 2002, she went on to complete her M.A. from Columbia University, in 2006. She began to work in the corporate sector in New York City, but lost her job as did millions of Americans during the Great Recession.
Born in Limbe, Cameroon, in 1981, Mbue was raised there until family sponsored her higher education studies in the United States. She has stated that coming to America made her realize that she "had to learn to stand up, to stand out. I had to learn to be bolder. I don't put up with things here that I would have in Limbe."
