Uwem Akpan
Auteur de Say You're One of Them
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Œuvres de Uwem Akpan
Oeuvres associées
Jambula Tree and other stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 8th Annual Collection (2008) — Contributeur — 15 exemplaires
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- Date de naissance
- 1970-05-19
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Nigeria
- Lieu de naissance
- Ikot Akpan Eda, Nigeria
- Lieux de résidence
- Nigeria
USA - Études
- University of Michigan
Creighton University
Gonzaga University - Professions
- Jesuit priest
writer - Organisations
- Society of Jesus
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 2,258
- Popularité
- #11,360
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 71
- ISBN
- 37
- Langues
- 10
- Favoris
- 1