Small by Small A Nigerian Doctor's Story
- 1 Aug 2024
- 9781837262397
- £10.99
- 304 pp
- 129×198mm
- 1 Aug 2024
- 9781837262403
- £8.79
- 304 pp
In a few words
A young man’s medical education in 1990s Nigeria: a deeply personal memoir that provides a window onto ordinary Nigerian lives at a time of political turmoil.
In a few words
A young man’s medical education in 1990s Nigeria: a deeply personal memoir that provides a window onto ordinary Nigerian lives at a time of political turmoil.
A small miracle of a book. It entertains with delicious storytelling . . . Unusual and beautiful and quiet
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An eye-opening tale of the trials of training to be a doctor
Claudia Hammond
A small miracle of a book. It entertains with delicious storytelling . . . Unusual and beautiful and quiet
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An eye-opening tale of the trials of training to be a doctor
Claudia Hammond
More about
the book
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.
More about
the book
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.
Anya's memoir offers a fresh perspective on the beauty and importance of the small moments that collectively define our lives
Anya's memoir offers a fresh perspective on the beauty and importance of the small moments that collectively define our lives
Ike Anya
View profileDr 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 Our Country, an anthology of acclaimed Nigerian writers on their home, identity and culture.
@ikeanya
Ike Anya
View profileDr 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
