Imbolo Mbue – How Beautiful We Were
Imbolo Mbue’s How Beautiful We Were is set in a fictional African village called Kosawa where the people live in fear of environmental issues triggered by an American oil company. Spills of oil leave farmlands infertile and drinking water unsafe. While children are dying promises of a clean-up and reparations are made but never carried out. Left with no other choice, the people of Kosawa fight back but their fight comes at a price of generations to come. Told through the eyes of a generation of children. How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue is a devastating exploration of colonialism and greed.