I've had great writing teachers and mentors and great success with my first book. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
When somebody says that six million people died in the Holocaust, there is nobody in the world who can understand that. It's… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
There are books that are made for you to sit and puzzle over and spend time with. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
'Talking Peace' is one of the few books from childhood that I still keep prominently displayed on my bookshelf. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Anybody who tells you they're not scared when starting a new book project is a very good liar. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Many great novels have shown a world torn to shreds by the brutality of war. To do so, their authors ground their… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
I think 'Beasts of No Nation' is a novel that hopefully will affect each person who reads it in a different way. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
European authors often write books about the rest of the world that profess a vision of shared humanity but fall far short,… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
War in Africa is hardly a new phenomenon, nor are voices telling its stories of terror and triumph. Yet some of the… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Lagos is a fascinatingly infuriating place that its residents love - and love to hate. Licence plates on cars here proudly display the state… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Around the world, our cities are not the idealised open, accessible, and cosmopolitan spaces of our dreams. More often than not, they are sectioned… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
We grew up going to church, and I believe in God. I don't know that I have the ability to define what or who… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
I've had great writing teachers and mentors and great success with my first book. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
I'm not a propaganda machine. I tell things how I see them. When I say, for example, that corruption is not the only thing… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
'Beasts of No Nation' began when I read an article about child soldiers in Sierra Leone during my final year of high school. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Reading 'Search Sweet Country' is like reading a dream, and indeed, at times, it feels like the magical landscapes of writers like the Nigerian… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
When somebody says that six million people died in the Holocaust, there is nobody in the world who can understand that. It's only through… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
I think, all too often, this society has too monolithic a definition of what a black American is. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Right after undergrad, I started doing low-level work on health issues in sub-Saharan Africa, and what struck me was the disconnect between how people… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Medicine has an immediate impact, the ability to do good. Writing is such a solitary activity. — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
