Uzodinma Iweala Quotes
It takes time for people to understand how, as an individual, I can have an impact on the way that society works.
Topics
Civic Responsibility, Social Responsibility
Collective Action
Individual Power
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Social Change
Systemic Change
Positive Change
Civic Engagement
Collective Impact
Personal Agency
Personal Influence
Social Activism
Social Awareness
Social Impact
Systemic Influence
Community Effect
Citations
Iweala, Uzodinma. Interview. Big Think, 23 Apr. 2012.
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Uzodinma Iweala is a Nigerian-American author and medical doctor. 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. The book, published in 2005 and adapted as an award-winning film in 2015, was mentioned by Time Magazine, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Times, and Rolling Stone. He later released a novel titled Speak No Evil, published in 2018, which highlights the life of a gay Nigerian-American boy named Niru.