It's so hard to be a stranger in a strange land. I don't th… - Imbolo Mbue

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It's so hard to be a stranger in a strange land. I don't think most people understand how difficult it is to leave behind what you know and come to a country where everything about you is considered "different."

Imbolo Mbue

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Imbolo Mbue (born 1981) is a Cameroonian-American novelist and short-story writer based in New York City.

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