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A graduate of Columbia University and Northeastern University School of Law, Kamau Atem is a promising new literary talent with a fresh perspective on contemporary African-American fiction. With a keen ear for dialog and a deft understanding of the inner struggles of African-American men, Atem has brought to life rich and complex characters in captivating real life multicultural dramas. Words from Kamau Atem: Writing springs from an internal, perhaps eternal, need. It is an external manifestation of the spiritual search within. I need to know what occurs within. With every line I ask myself- am I any deeper in the well of Being than I was before? Have I brought back to the world what is uniquely me and universal at the same time? I am not driven by perfection. Instead, I search for Nothing. Once found, that Nothingness becomes a view screen and I begin to take dictation, letting the characters and activities from the screen inform the writing. This method is why all of my work is so descriptive, as if I am writing movies instead of novels. If the Eternal MotherFather is endless and all creativity springs forth from This, then it follows that art tapped into the endless will constantly be unique and emotive expression. Meeting these goals is all that matters and I believe my technique maintains their integrity and my relationship to them. Kamau Atem at Amazon.com Epic Sagas Heat of the street. Spirit of the Ancestors