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Cover: 9780802124821 | Born on a Tuesday | Elnathan John | Taschenbuch | 264 S. | Englisch
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Born on a Tuesday
Taschenbuch von Elnathan John
Sprache: Englisch

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"In far northwestern Nigeria, Dantala lives among a gang of street boys who sleep under a kuka tree. During the election, the boys are paid by the Small Party to cause trouble. When their attempt to burn down the opposition's local headquarters ends in disaster, Dantala must run for his life, leaving his best friend behind. He makes his way to a mosque that provides him with food, shelter, and guidance. With his quick aptitude and modest nature, Dantala becomes a favored apprentice to the mosque's sheikh. Before long, he is faced with a terrible conflict of loyalties, as one of the sheikh's closest advisors begins to raise his own radical [...].
"In far northwestern Nigeria, Dantala lives among a gang of street boys who sleep under a kuka tree. During the election, the boys are paid by the Small Party to cause trouble. When their attempt to burn down the opposition's local headquarters ends in disaster, Dantala must run for his life, leaving his best friend behind. He makes his way to a mosque that provides him with food, shelter, and guidance. With his quick aptitude and modest nature, Dantala becomes a favored apprentice to the mosque's sheikh. Before long, he is faced with a terrible conflict of loyalties, as one of the sheikh's closest advisors begins to raise his own radical [...].
Über den Autor
Elnathan John is a Nigerian lawyer who quit his job in 2012 to write full-time. In 2013, he was short-listed for the Caine Prize for African Writing for his story “Bayan Layi” and was again named a finalist in 2015. He is a 2015 Civitella Ranieri Fellow, writes a satiric column about politics and life for a Nigerian weekly newspaper, and has had work published in Per Contra, Financial Times, Le Monde Diplomatique, Chimurenga's Chronic, Hazlitt, and the Evergreen Review. He lives in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 256
Inhalt: 264 S.
ISBN-13: 9780802124821
ISBN-10: 0802124828
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: John, Elnathan
Hersteller: Grove Atlantic
Maße: 208 x 139 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Elnathan John
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.05.2016
Gewicht: 0,319 kg
preigu-id: 104043229
Über den Autor
Elnathan John is a Nigerian lawyer who quit his job in 2012 to write full-time. In 2013, he was short-listed for the Caine Prize for African Writing for his story “Bayan Layi” and was again named a finalist in 2015. He is a 2015 Civitella Ranieri Fellow, writes a satiric column about politics and life for a Nigerian weekly newspaper, and has had work published in Per Contra, Financial Times, Le Monde Diplomatique, Chimurenga's Chronic, Hazlitt, and the Evergreen Review. He lives in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 256
Inhalt: 264 S.
ISBN-13: 9780802124821
ISBN-10: 0802124828
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: John, Elnathan
Hersteller: Grove Atlantic
Maße: 208 x 139 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Elnathan John
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.05.2016
Gewicht: 0,319 kg
preigu-id: 104043229
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