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Born On A Tuesday
''Born on a Tuesday'' is a 2016 novel by Nigeria writer Elnathan John. It is his debut novel. It was published in 2016 by Black Cat an imprint of Grove Press. Plot summary ''Born on a Tuesday'' centers on Dantala, a young boy from the family of Sheikh's who struggles to cope up with the religious and political lines in North West (Nigeria), North West Nigeria. Reception On 2016, it was shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature. Also, on 2017, it was Longlisted for the 9mobile Prize for Literature, Etisalat Prize for African Literature. It was also shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, He also won Betty Trask Award for ''Born on a Tuesday''. It made to the Top 10 Nigerian Books of 2019 by Channels Television. References {{reflist 2016 Nigerian novels Political novels Anti-war novels 2016 debut novels Grove Press books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elnathan John
Elnathan John (born 1982) is a Nigerian novelist, satirist and lawyer whose stories have twice been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing. Career Elnathan John was born in Kaduna, in north-west Nigeria, in 1982. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the Nigerian Law School, where he obtained law degrees. His short story ''Bayan Layi'', published in ''Per Contra'', was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2013. He was shortlisted again for the Caine Prize in 2015 for his short story ''Flying''. His writing has been published in ''The Economist'', ''The Guardian'', ''Per Contra'', '' Hazlitt'', ''ZAM Magazine'', '' Evergreen Review'', and '' Chimurenga's The Chronic''. John's first novel, ''Born on a Tuesday'' was published in 2016 by Cassava Republic Press in 2015 and in the US by Grove Atlantic. ''Born on a Tuesday'' was shortlisted in September 2016 for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, Africa's largest literary award it won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |