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Title: Born on a Tuesday
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Elnathan John
Narrator: Corey Allen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-04-16
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria, Born on a Tuesday is a stirring, starkly rendered first novel about a young boy struggling to find his place in a society that is fracturing along religious and political lines.
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 movement. When bloodshed erupts in the city around him, Dantala must decide what kind of Muslim - and what kind of man - he wants to be.
Told in Dantala's naive, searching voice, this astonishing debut explores the ways in which young men are seduced by religious fundamentalism and violence.
Members Reviews:
Brilliant
I couldn't put it down. Superb. I found myself absorbed in the story from the first page to the last.
An incredibly well-written and profound story
Was difficult to put down - what a friend terms 'unputdownable'. So very real, raw and pertinent - very timely too
I can't recommend this book enough for anyone interested in how fundamentalism ...
One of the most powerful books I've read in a long time. Set in Nigeria amidst militant extremism, corruption, and civil war- this book was so much more eye opening than a newspaper article. I can't recommend this book enough for anyone interested in how fundamentalism spreads and poisons.
I loved this novel
It was,a hard book in ways, because the situations are real and the struggles are true. West Africa is hard to capture, because for Westerners rarely catch all the facets. This Nigerian man has written a superb story that rings true, and will definitely educate all who read it. I loved this novel.
This story will stay with you
It was difficult to put this book down although parts of it were quite disturbing. Very well-written; good character development; an effective voice for a way of life that is so different from ours. The every day violence and disregard for life is difficult to understand, but this book makes you think about it in a new way.
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Title: Born on a Tuesday
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Elnathan John
Narrator: Corey Allen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-04-16
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria, Born on a Tuesday is a stirring, starkly rendered first novel about a young boy struggling to find his place in a society that is fracturing along religious and political lines.
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 movement. When bloodshed erupts in the city around him, Dantala must decide what kind of Muslim - and what kind of man - he wants to be.
Told in Dantala's naive, searching voice, this astonishing debut explores the ways in which young men are seduced by religious fundamentalism and violence.
Members Reviews:
Brilliant
I couldn't put it down. Superb. I found myself absorbed in the story from the first page to the last.
An incredibly well-written and profound story
Was difficult to put down - what a friend terms 'unputdownable'. So very real, raw and pertinent - very timely too
I can't recommend this book enough for anyone interested in how fundamentalism ...
One of the most powerful books I've read in a long time. Set in Nigeria amidst militant extremism, corruption, and civil war- this book was so much more eye opening than a newspaper article. I can't recommend this book enough for anyone interested in how fundamentalism spreads and poisons.
I loved this novel
It was,a hard book in ways, because the situations are real and the struggles are true. West Africa is hard to capture, because for Westerners rarely catch all the facets. This Nigerian man has written a superb story that rings true, and will definitely educate all who read it. I loved this novel.
This story will stay with you
It was difficult to put this book down although parts of it were quite disturbing. Very well-written; good character development; an effective voice for a way of life that is so different from ours. The every day violence and disregard for life is difficult to understand, but this book makes you think about it in a new way.