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Uwem Akpan




Uwem Akpan

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Ikot Akpan Eda, Nigeria

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Literature & Fiction, Short Stories


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Uwem Akpan was born in Ikot Akpan Eda in southern Nigeria. After studying philosophy and English at Creighton and Gonzaga universities, he studied theology for three years at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 2003 and received his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan in 2006. "My Parents' Bedroom," a story from his short story collection, Say You're One of Them, was one of five short stories by African writers chosen as finalists for The Caine Prize for African Writing 2007. Say You're One of Them won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa Region) 2009 and PEN/Beyond Margins Award 2009, and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum...more




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Say You're One of Them Say You're One of Them
by Uwem Akpan
avg rating 3.66 — 749 ratings — published 2008
12 editions
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Literary Fiction ...: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominees 24 35 Aug 25, 2009 07:39PM  
Literary Fiction ...: Discussion: Say You're One of Them 22 28 Sep 24, 2009 09:27PM  
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