Say You're One Of Them

'Nothing interests Maman today, not even Jean, her favorite child... She acts dumb, bewitched, like a goat that the neighborhood children have fed sorghum beer.'

These extraordinary stories centre on African conflicts as seen through the eyes of children and describes their resilience and endurance in heartbreaking detail. From child trafficking to inter-religious conflicts, Uwem Akpan reveals in beautiful prose the resilience and endurance of children faced with the harsh consequences of deprivation and terror.

Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book (Africa Region) 2009 (UK)
Long-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2008 (UK)

“Uwem Akpan writes with a politcal fierceness and a humanity so full of compassion it might just change the world. His is a burning talent.”

Say You're One of Them gives voice to its children in beautifully crafted prose and stunning detail. Uwem Akpan is a major new literary talent. - Peter Godwin, author of Mukiwa

- Chris Abani, author of The Virgin of the Flames

Uwem Akpan was born in Nigeria. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 2003 and received his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan in 2006. He is currently living in Zimbabwe where he has taken up a teaching post.

'Nothing interests Maman today, not even Jean, her favorite child... She acts dumb, bewitched, like a goat that the neighborhood children have fed sorghum beer.'These extraordinary stories centre on African conflicts as seen through the eyes of children and describes their resilience and endurance in heartbreaking detail. From child trafficking to inter-religious conflicts, Uwem Akpan reveals in beautiful prose the resilience and endurance of children faced with the harsh consequences of deprivation and terror.

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