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Born on a Tuesday
Elnathan John
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Description for Born on a Tuesday
Paperback. In this raw, authentic and deceptively simple novel, Elnathan John explores boyhood in the wake of extremism and fundamentalism. Born on a Tuesday delves behind the scenes of the media's portrayal of Boko Haram bringing us a powerful and intensely personal picture of life in Northern Nigeria today. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 264 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
From one of Nigeria's finest contemporary literary talents comes Elnathan John's highly awaited debut novel. Told through the irresistible voice of a young boy, Dantala, Born on a Tuesday is a masterful and haunting coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of extremist politics and religion in Northern Nigeria. Dantala is a naive but bright Quranic student, who falls in with a gang of street boys, surviving on a regime of petty crime and violence. After being paid to set fire to the local headquarters of an opposition party, Dantala is forced to run for his life. Still reeling from the ... Read more
From one of Nigeria's finest contemporary literary talents comes Elnathan John's highly awaited debut novel. Told through the irresistible voice of a young boy, Dantala, Born on a Tuesday is a masterful and haunting coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of extremist politics and religion in Northern Nigeria. Dantala is a naive but bright Quranic student, who falls in with a gang of street boys, surviving on a regime of petty crime and violence. After being paid to set fire to the local headquarters of an opposition party, Dantala is forced to run for his life. Still reeling from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cassava Republic Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
309g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911115021
SKU
V9781911115021
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Ref
99-50
About Elnathan John
Elnathan John is a Nigerian novelist and writer. He has twice been shortlisted for the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing (2013 & 2015). His writing has been published in Per Contra, Evergreen Review and Chimurenga's The Chronic. One of Nigeria's most well-known contemporary satirists, he lives in Abuja, Nigeria.
Reviews for Born on a Tuesday
'With brave, unflinching candor expressed through spare, unadorned prose, Elnathan John considers the rise of Islamic extremism in Nigeria as experienced by one young man. Anyone seeking to peer beyond the media's portrayals of Boko Haram must read this book, not because it offers a hopeful account but because it offers a human one.' - Taiye Selasi, author of Ghana ... Read more