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Uwem Akpan was born in Ikot Akpan Eda in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. Uwem's short stories and autobiographical pieces have appeared in the special editions of The New Yorker, the Oprah magazine, Hekima Review, the Nigerian Guardian, America, etc. His first book, Say You're One of Them, was published in 2008 by Little, Brown, after a protracted auction. READ MORE... photo by Aaron Hayes First Name: Last Name: E-mail Address: Image Verification: For security, please enter the text from this image into the box below. [ Get New Image ]

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From a Small Nigerian Tribe to a Big American Publishing House In Uwem Akpan's debut novel, "New York, My Village," a Black African editor traces tribalism at home and abroad.

• NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Uwem Akpan about his new book
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• Novelist Uwem Akpan pens a message of liberation
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• Literature Meets Politics: Uwem Akpan Takes Fan Questions at TheCable.ng
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• Rain Taxi Interview with Okey Ndibe
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• StarTribune Review: "New York, My Village"
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• Borders Interview with Uwem Akpan
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• Brittle Paper Review: "New York, My Village"
  The Nigerian Civil War and the Politics of Memory
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• Uwem Akpan: On Bullets, Bestsellers and Bedbugs
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• Uwem Akpan with Elif Batuman | LIVE from New York Public Library
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• AnoteArtHub.com interviews Uwem about Igbo reaction to his Biafran War novel
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• Joy Keys chats with Author Uwem Akpan
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