But before long, he is faced with a terrible conflict of loyalties. With his quick aptitude and modest nature, Dantala becomes a favored apprentice to the mosque’s benevolent sheikh. He makes his way to a mosque that provides him with food, shelter, and guidance. 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. During the election, the boys are paid by the Small Party to cause trouble. In the far reaches of northwestern Nigeria, Dantala lives among a gang of street boys who sleep under a kuka tree. Born on a Tuesday is his stirring, starkly rendered first novel, about an intelligent young boy struggling to find his place in a society that is fracturing along extreme religious and political lines. Trained as a lawyer and coming to prominence as a cultural commentator and satirist, Elnathan John is a dynamic young voice from Nigeria.
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