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 published by Little, Brown & Company. His debut book achieved international success.
Uwem Akpan, at the University of San Francisco
Say You're One of Them (2008) is the debut book by Nigerian writer Uwem Akpan. First published in English in the United Kingdom and United States, it is a collection of five stories or novellas, each featuring children at risk and set in a different African country.
First US edition