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We Are All Birds Of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan: Episode 8

We Are All Birds Of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan

Episode 8

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Sameer’s friendship with Maryam is distracting him from his family research in Uganda.

Sameer’s friendship with Maryam is distracting him from research into his family’s Ugandan roots.
Read by Sacha Dhawan and Vincent Ebrahim

As Sameer’s friendship with Maryam deepens, his grandfather’s letters reveal the reality of life as a refugee from Idi Amin’s Uganda.
Read by Sacha Dhawan and Vincent Ebrahim

This elegant and eye-opening debut crosses continents and generations as it explores love, duty and the long shadows cast by colonialism. Themes of romance and exile combine with a stunning portrayal of modern Uganda as a young man tries to find his place in the world. Winner of the New Writer’s Prize from Stormzy’s imprint Merky books, Hafsa Zayyan takes us from East Africa to the East Midlands - and back again.

Written by Hafsa Zayyan
Abridged by Patricia Cumper
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

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In her debut novel, Zayyan takes us from East Africa to the East Midlands and back again.

Themes of romance and exile combine with a stunning portrayal of modern Uganda as a young man tries to find his place in the world.

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