I believe artists should be able to step into other people's situations, contexts and cultures and work from there. If artists don't have that freedom, then, as someone has said, are we all writing our autobiographies?
I don't believe in the art-for-art's-sake philosophy. With the raw material before me and the gifts within me, I did my best to celebrate the voices … - Uwem Akpan
I don't believe in the art-for-art's-sake philosophy. With the raw material before me and the gifts within me, I did my best to celebrate the voices …
- Uwem Akpan
I believe artists should be able to step into other people's situations, contexts and cultures and work from there. If artists don't have that freedo… - Uwem Akpan
I believe artists should be able to step into other people's situations, contexts and cultures and work from there. If artists don't have that freedo…
I always felt my writing could benefit from the attention of established writers. I knew my work could grow and be better. - Uwem Akpan
I always felt my writing could benefit from the attention of established writers. I knew my work could grow and be better.
I have been very afraid of writing about other cultures and countries. I've been worried about getting the research wrong. I ask a lot of questions. … - Uwem Akpan
I have been very afraid of writing about other cultures and countries. I've been worried about getting the research wrong. I ask a lot of questions. …
I think fiction allows us to sit for a while with people we would rather not meet. - Uwem Akpan
I think fiction allows us to sit for a while with people we would rather not meet.
I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to reach the hea… - Uwem Akpan
I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to reach the hea…
I'd say my religious life has shaped my worldview; my writing, I'd say too, is an extension of the pulpit...it reaches folks who don't care for organ… - Uwem Akpan
I'd say my religious life has shaped my worldview; my writing, I'd say too, is an extension of the pulpit...it reaches folks who don't care for organ…
Maybe if we can find time to hug and cherish our families and the people around us, child suicide or college suicide wouldn't be rampant. - Uwem Akpan
Maybe if we can find time to hug and cherish our families and the people around us, child suicide or college suicide wouldn't be rampant.
For me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other and with the environment... I try … - Uwem Akpan
For me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other and with the environment... I try …
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