Small by Small (eBook)

A Nigerian Doctor's Story

Ike Anya (Autor)

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2024 | Main
304 Seiten
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-83726-240-3 (ISBN)

Infos

As he works his way through his medical training, Ike Anya's grandmother reassures him, saying: Everything worthwhile is achieved small by small. It's the 1990s, a turbulent time in Nigeria's political history, and a young Ike Anya embarks on the journey to qualifying as a medical doctor. In a story that charts the triumphs and failures of his student days through to his first demanding year as a house officer, Anya's sharp wit, gentle humour and abounding curiosity present a medical memoir unlike any from the West. Recalling the vibrancy of tempestuous 1990s Nigeria - the political unrest, social change and worsening economy - Anya also celebrates the friendships, minor rebellions and hard graft of student days. Small by Small is a deeply intimate memoir imbued with determination, compassion and a love of storytelling.

Autor

Dr Ike Anya is an author and experienced consultant in public health medicine working in Nigeria and the UK. He is a 2007 TED Global Fellow, co-founder of Nigeria Health Watch, EpiAfric and TEDxEuston and former deputy director of public health for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. Dr Anya has taught at Imperial College, Bristol University and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has been a contributor to the BBC World Service programmes and podcasts Health Check and Unexpected Elements. Dr Anya also holds an MA in Creative Non-Fiction from UEA and is a co-founder of Abuja Literary Society, an advisory council member of the Caine Prize and co-editor of Weaverbird, a collection of new Nigerian writing. His non-fiction piece 'People Don't Get Depressed in Nigeria' appears in Granta and he is a contributor to Of This Country, an anthology of acclaimed Nigerian writers on their home, identity and culture. @ikeanya

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2024
• Verlagsort: Edinburgh
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Schlagworte: Africa • Doctor • Healthcare • Hospital • Life Story • Medicine • Physician • University • university course
• ISBN-10: 1-83726-240-3 / 1837262403
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83726-240-3 / 9781837262403