Dinaw Mengestu

Dinaw Mengestu was born in Addis Ababa in 1978 and emigrated to the United States with his mother and sister in 1980. His first two novels, »Zum Wiedersehen der Sterne« and »Die Melodie der Luft«, received numerous awards. He was also included in The New Yorker’s renowned »20 Under 40« list.