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Uzodinma Iweala // ⓘ (born November 5) is a Nigerian-American author and medical doctor. [1] His debut novel, Beasts of No Nation, is a formation of his thesis work (in creative writing) at Harvard. It depicts a child soldier in an unnamed African country.
Beasts of No Nation is a 2005 novel by the Nigerian-American author Uzodinma Iweala, that takes its title from Fela Kuti's 1989 album of the same name. The book won the 2005 Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award. It was adapted as a movie in 2015.
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Uzodinma Iweala, Chief Executive Officer. Uzodinma Iweala is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and medical doctor. As the CEO of The Africa Center, he is dedicated to promoting new narratives about Africa and its Diaspora. Uzodinma was the CEO, Editor-In-Chief, and co-Founder of Ventures Africa magazine, a publication that covers the evolving ...
Iweala, Uzodinma 1982–PERSONAL: Born 1982, in Washington, DC. Education: Harvard University, graduate.ADDRESSES: Home—Washington, DC. Agent—HarperCollins Publishers, 10 E. 53rd St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10022.CAREER: Writer. Worked on rehabilitation with Nigerian child soldiers.
UZODINMA IWEALA is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and medical doctor. As the CEO of The Africa Center, he is dedicated to promoting a new narrative about Africa and its diaspora.
Uzodinma Iweala – The NewNow. Social Entrepreneur, Doctor & Author. Uzo is an award-winning writer, filmmaker and medical doctor. His first novel, Beasts of No Nation, was turned into the international award-winning film of the same name and was distributed globally by Netflix.
