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Say You're One of Them |  | Author: Uwem Akpan
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
List Price: $23.99
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Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 71459
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0316113786
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780316113786
ASIN: 0316113786
Publication Date: June 9, 2008
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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 and pay fees in order to attend school. Even when his twelve-year-old sister takes to the streets to raise these meager funds, his dream can't be granted. Food comes first. His family lives in a street shanty in Nairobi, Kenya, but their way of both loving and taking advantage of each other strikes a universal chord.
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. (2008)
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Look into a very different world November 24, 2009
M. Clayton (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Through the story tellers' eyes you see the world of Africa as seen by the children who live there. A very interesting read.
Tough but worth it November 24, 2009
Patricia O. Daniels
With a child's point of view in each story,the author neutralizes an otherwise difficult to believe series of horrific tales. The exaggerated characterizations are in perfect keeping with a child's eye so the adult viewer is not totally overwhelmed by the abuse, child slavery, starvation. Throughout each story, the child tries to keep the family together as he/she seeks freedom from all this pain through either education or escape.
 Like New! November 22, 2009
Dorothy T. Dicerbo
Received book quickly and in perfect condition! I will most definitely purchase other books from this vendor.
Excellent Fiction...a must read!!! November 21, 2009
Ayangyangka Mbuntum (Rowlett, TX)
This book was simply awesome. The author drew me in ... everytime every story every step of the way. My heart went out to all the children who suffer so much out of no fault of theirs and most of all...I know now how lucky I am to be where I am and to have the opportunities I have.....I don't even deserve it but THANK YOU LORD
 Save your Money! November 21, 2009
Michal A. Joyner (Scottsdale, Az USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was boring. I ordered it because it was an Oprah pick. It was written in a way that I just never was invested in the characters, and the stories were quite sad. I think it would have been better if it had been edited down. I had to actually force myself to finish it because I PAID for it. That's not a good recommendation.
I do not recommend this book! You're better off just reading the reviews. You'll have the whole story, and you'll save time and money.
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