Say You're One of Them
Uwem Akpan
3.50 · 24 ratings · Published: 05 Jun 2008
In the second of his stories published in a New Yorker special fiction issue, Akpan takes us far beyond what we thought we knew about the tribal conflict in Rwanda. The story is told by a young girl, who, with her little brother, witnesses the worst possible scenario between parents. They are asked to do the previously unimaginable in order to protect their children. This singular collection will also take the reader inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa.
Akpan's voice is a literary miracle, rendering lives of almost unimaginable deprivation and terror into stories that are nothing short of transcendent.
- historical 3
- historical fiction 3
- war/big battles 3
- children 3
- poverty 3
- literary fiction 3
- on the move 3
- political 3
- family 2
- protagonists of colour 2
- realistic 2
- religion 2
- drama 2
- slavery 2
- social commentary 2
- survival 1
- high-school 1
- horror 1
- cultural identity 1
- coming of age 1
- military, war & conflict 1
- action / adventure 1
- spirituality 1
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- audiobook 3
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