Uwem Akpan
Author
Physical Desc
404 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A daring first novel in the great picaresque tradition -- both buoyant comedy and devastating satire -- by the author of the best-selling story collection Say You're One of Them. Ekong Udousoro is a Nigerian editor undertaking a reckoning with the brutal recent history of his homeland by curating a collection of stories about the Biafran War. He is thrilled when a publishing fellowship gives him the opportunity to continue his work in Manhattan while...