This collection is a continuation of Uwem’s compilation of his life as a teacher and an expat living in the city of Abu Dhabi. Uwem has brought into his writing, his detailed observation skills which have made him turn ordinary daily occurrences into extraordinary tales. This volume features The Pearl by his daughter Pearl Umana. This volume documents his experiences as a teacher and expat – in the bare and untamed state.

Son of the Soil and Other Stories 

This anthology is a salute to the art of teaching and fatherhood. Three broad themes run through this volume. The first theme is that of fatherhood. The writer Umana reflects on what makes his father his superhero. He moves on to memoirs of his stay in Abu Dhabi right from when he first arrived Abu Dhabi. Some of the tales are filled with hilarious moments, while some are quite serious in nature bordering on to the philosophical.  His recounts as a teacher is quite interesting because it shows what teaching is all about and the many facets of the teacher that sometimes are underestimated. He portrays the teacher as a nurse, father figure, counsellor, life moulder, disciplinarian, historian, social worker, sociologist, judge, lawyer, police officer etc. Most importantly the teacher as a listener and discerner, someone who has to discern his students in order to be able to facilitate learning. Every student is a story, every student is trying to say something which many times is often ignored. Umana puts his stories out in a very simple way yet with contemplative undertones. This volume is a highly recommended read.

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Dead and Other Short Stories

2019

Uwem Mbot Umana

Synopsis

Read on the Bambooks mobile app

Books by Uwem Mbot Umana

Son of the Soil and Other Stories

Related titles

Nosa's Wedding

Iya Beji

The Love Triangle

Accidentally Knocked Up

Faith's Pregnancy Diary

You Used To Love Me

When Broken Chords Sing

Starting Over Again

Thorns And Roses

Melodies of Love

The Last Komole

Twice A Bride: The Journey

Dear Future Husband

The Governor's Wife

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