| Say You're One of Them - Uwem Akpan (CD) | |
Title: Say You're One of Them
Author: Uwem Akpan
Genre: Fiction
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Short Stories | Cultural Region
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African
Format: CD, 3 CDs, Unabridged
Narrator: Unknown
Pub Date: October 01, 2009
Description: Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed collection
pays testament 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 of 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 becomes viscerally clear.
| | | Author: Uwem Akpan | | ISBN #: 9781607883418 | | | | | | | | This product was added to our catalog on Friday 18 September, 2009. |
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