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Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John (Paperback, 2016)

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After being paid to set fire to the local headquarters of an opposition party, Dantala is forced to run for his life. But as political and religious tensions mount, he is torn between loyalty to his benefactor, Sheikh Jamal, and adherence to the Sheikh's charismatic advisor, Malam Abdul-Nur.

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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.

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PublisherCassava Republic Press

ISBN-101911115022

ISBN-139781911115021

eBay Product ID (ePID)221748116

Product Key Features

AuthorElnathan John

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral Fiction

GenreGeneral & Literary Fiction

Dimensions

Height216mm

Width135mm

Additional Product Features

Place of PublicationLondon

Spine20mm

Pagination264

PrizesShort-listed for Betty Trask Prize 2017 and Republic of Consciousness Prize 2016 and Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016.

Author BiographyElnathan 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.

Date of Publication01/04/2016

Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom