Uzodinma Iweala was born to Nigerian parents in 1982 in Washington, DC, the second child of four. After attending St Albans School, he graduated from Harvard University in 2004 with a degree in English. His first novel, Beasts of No Nation (John Murray/HarperCollins), has been translated into eleven languages. It won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, among others. Interested in health and human rights issues, Iweala has worked on development projects in Nigeria and New York, and will attend Columbia University medical school in the fall of 2007. 'Dance Cadaverous' is a new story.

Francesco Frunzio
July 16 15:07

I'm reading "Beasts of no Nation", it is extraordinary... Is astonishing how the young writer Uzodinma describes a ticklish question and a horrible reality throw the eyes of a brave and wise child. It makes me feel furious (and shocked at the same time) towards all the country involved by their silence and conspiracy of silence....
My compliments and I hope it may affects other people to write, to speak and to open own eyes in front of such as unforgivable situations.
The world must to change,
thank you Mr. Uzodinma Iweala for your huge contribution.
Sincerely,
Francesco Frunzio

Timothy Ogene
August 8 16:36

Great work there....Uzodinma is an inspiration for young Africans who want to be writers.