Uwem Akpan
Autore di Say You're One of Them
Sull'Autore
Uwem Akpan (1971) is a Nigerian Jesuit priest and the author of Say You¿re One of Them (2008), a collection of five stories (each set in a different African country) published by Little, Brown & Company. It was picked by the Oprah Winfrey Book Club on September 17, 2009. He was born in the mostra altro southern Nigerian village of Ikot Akpan Eda; his parents were teachers. He and his three brothers grew up speaking both English and Annang. He joined the Jesuit order at 19 in 1990 and became a priest in 2003; he later earned an M.F.A. degree in creative writing at the University of Michigan. He has also studied theology at Creighton University. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Uwem Akpan
Opere correlate
Jambula Tree and other stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 8th Annual Collection (2008) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1970-05-19
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Nigeria
- Luogo di nascita
- Ikot Akpan Eda, Nigeria
- Luogo di residenza
- Nigeria
USA - Istruzione
- University of Michigan
Creighton University
Gonzaga University - Attività lavorative
- Jesuit priest
writer - Organizzazioni
- Society of Jesus
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Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 4
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 2,264
- Popolarità
- #11,339
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 71
- ISBN
- 37
- Lingue
- 10
- Preferito da
- 1