Uwem Akpan

Uwem Akpan

Uwem Akpan (1970 or 1971-) is a Nigerian Jesuit priest and the author of "Say You’re One of Them", a collection of five stories (each set in a different African country) published by Little, Brown & Company.

He was born in the southern Nigerian village of Ikot Akpan Eda; his parents were teachers. He and his three brothers grew up speaking both English (language) 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.

References

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/books/03akpan.html?scp=1&sq=akpan&st=nyt New York Times story] on Uwem Akpan
* [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/06/13/050613on_onlineonly01 New Yorker interview] with Uwem Akpan

External links

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/books/27book.html?scp=2&sq=akpan&st=nyt New York Times story] on "Say You’re One of Them"
* [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/06/13/050613fi_fiction1 New Yorker excerpt] from "Say You’re One of Them"


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