Title : Say You're One Of Them
ISBN: 9780316086370
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Contents
..An Ex-Mas Feast
..Fattening For Gabon
..What Language Is That?
..Luxurious Hearses
..My Parents' Bedroom
..Afterword
..Acknowledgments
..Reading Group Guide
..Fattening For Gabon
..What Language Is That?
..Luxurious Hearses
..My Parents' Bedroom
..Afterword
..Acknowledgments
..Reading Group Guide
Back Cover Text
Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed collection pay tribute to the wisdom and resilience of children, even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances.
A family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya scurries to find gifts to any kind for the impending Christmas holiday. A Rwandan girl relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts. A young brother and sister cope with their uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery. Aboard a bus filled with refugees - a microcosm of today's Africa - a Muslim boy summons his faith to bear a treacherous ride across Nigeria. Through the eyes of childhood friends, the emotional toll of religious conflict in Ethiopia become viscerally clear.
About the Author
Uwem Akpan was born and reared in Nigeria. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 2003 and received his MFA in creative writing form the University of Michigan in 2006.
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