Uwem Akpan date of birth:
May 19, 1971
How old is Uwem Akpan?
55
Where was Uwem Akpan born?
Ikot Akpan Eda, Nigeria
Uwem Akpan body shape:
Average
What color is Uwem Akpan's hair?
Black
What is Uwem Akpan's ethnicity?
Black
What is Uwem Akpan nationality?
Nigerian
What is Uwem Akpan's occupation?
Author, Jesuit priest
Uwem Akpan claim to fame:
Say You’re One of Them (2008)
Short Biography
Uwem Akpan (born May 19, 1971) is a Nigerian writer. He is the author of Say You’re One of Them (2008), a collection of five stories (each set in a different African country) published by Little, Brown & Company. It won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the PEN Open Book Award, and was picked by the Oprah Winfrey Book Club on September 17, 2009.