Glamour USA - September 2016

“Imbolo
Mbue
is a tennis fan
and one of the last
people in America
who still uses
a Discman. She is
grateful to the
women who made
sacrifices so she can
have the freedom
she has today.”
—writer Mbue, 35, is the
author of the new novel
Behold the Dreamers, about
a Cameroonian couple in
New York City.
Photographed by Jason Bell
in an Altuzarra dress,
sweater, belt, and earrings,
and Ippolita bracelets.
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