A Down Home Meal For These Difficult Times Stories 1st Edition Meron Hadero by Meron Hadero 9781632061249, 9781632061188, 1632061244, 163206118X instant download after payment.

Set across the U.S. & abroad, Meron Hadero's stories feature immigrants, refugees, & those on the brink of dispossession, all struggling to begin again, all fighting to belong. Moving through diverse geographies & styles, this captivating collection follows characters on the journey toward home, which they dream of, create & redefine, lose and find and make their own. Beyond migration, these stories examine themes of race, gender, class, friendship, & betrayal, the despair of loss & 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 & 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, & illuminative, the stories in A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times expand our understanding of the essential & universal need for…