- Fiction, short stories (single author), Africa, fiction, New York Times reviewed, Warfare
This collection of five stories set in various African countries reveals the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa.
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Grave, contemporary, earnest and classical in form.
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- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Uwem Akpan
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780316086370
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