Born on a Tuesday: A Novel (paperback)

Born on a Tuesday: A Novel (paperback)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

Heavy lies the head that wears the cowl

and the movement he spearheaded to restore voting rights to returning citizens who had served their terms

yet ubiquitous footprint on Black culture

grapples with finding his footing in the world

historical narrative

Once you realize the truth concerning the Baptism

she shares her expertise by relating no-holds-barred advice

secret rituals

the Romans are usually the first and last people that come to mind

connecting dots between the past and present

Tossed the sheets with a bone-knocking fear that only a hard-core hustler could produce

as are chapters dealing with issues of interpretation