Uwem Akpan
Uwem Akpan | |
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Akpan at the University of San Francisco | |
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| Alma mater | Creighton University; Gonzaga University; Catholic University of Eastern Africa; University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Say You're One of Them (2008) |
| Awards | Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region); PEN Open Book Prize; Hurston/Wright Legacy Award |
Uwem Akpan ⓘ is a Nigerian writer. He is known as 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. His debut book achieved international success.
It won the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region), the PEN Open Book Prize, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and was picked for the Oprah Winfrey Book Club. A New York Times and Wall Street Journal No. 1 bestseller, the book has been translated into 12 languages.
Akpan's second book and debut novel, New York, My Village (2021), was published by W. W. Norton. The book was picked by Strand Bookstore as their Pick of the Month for November 2021.