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  • Bibliography:
    2 Books
  • First Book:
    June 2008
  • Latest Book:
    November 2021
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Book List in Order: 2 titles



  • Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. The eight-year-old narrator of "An Ex-Mas Feast" needs only enough money to buy books a...



  • Exuberant storytelling full of wry comedy, dark history, and devastating satire -- by the celebrated and original author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Say You’re One of Them.From a suspiciously cheap Hell’s Kitchen walk-up, Nigerian editor...




Award-Winning Books by Uwem Akpan

Say You're One of Them
2009 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award -- Fiction
2009 PEN Literary Award -- Open Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Uwem Akpan has published 2 books.

Uwem Akpan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, New York, My Village, was published in November 2021.

The first book by Uwem Akpan, Say You're One of Them, was published in June 2008.

No. Uwem Akpan does not write books in series.