num_pages: 224
description: Most Anticipated Books of 2022: The MillionsMost Anticipated Books of 2022 by Women of Color: Electric LiteratureMost Anticipated African Books of 2022: Brittle PaperWinner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing and the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing Ethiopian American author Meron Haderos gorgeously wrought stories in A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times offer poignant compelling narratives of those whose lives have been marked by border crossings and the risk of displacement.Set across the U.S. and abroad Meron Haderos stories feature immigrants refugees and those on the brink of dispossession all struggling to begin again all fighting to belong. Moving through diverse geographies and styles this captivating collection follows characters on the journey toward home which they dream of create and redefine lose and find and make their own. Beyond migration these stories examine themes of race gender class friendship and betrayal the despair of loss and the enduring resilience of hope.Winner of the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing The Street Sweep is about an enterprising young man on the verge of losing his home in Addis Ababa who pursues an improbable opportunity to turn his life around. Appearing in Best American Short Stories The Suitcase follows a woman visiting her country of origin for the first time and finds that an ordinary object opens up an unexpected complex bridge between worlds. Shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize The Wall portrays the intergenerational friendship between two refugees living in Iowa who have connections to Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall. A Best American Short Stories notable Mekonnen aka Mack aka Huey Freakin Newton is a coming-of-age tale about an Ethiopian immigrant in Brooklyn encountering nuances of race in his new country.Kaleidoscopic powerful and illuminative the stories in A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times expand our understanding of the essential and universal need for connection and the vital refuge of homeand announce a major new talent in Meron Hadero.
language: English
title: A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times
publisher: Restless Books