From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnatha n John\, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria\, \;Born on a Tuesday< /em> \;is a stirring\, starkly rendered first novel about a young boy struggling to find his place in a society that is fracturing along religio us and political lines.
\nIn far northwestern Nigeria\, Dantala live s among a gang of street boys who sleep under a Kuka tree. During the elec tion\, the boys are paid by the Small Party to cause trouble. When their a ttempt to burn down the opposition&rsquo\;s local headquarters ends in dis aster\, 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 gui dance. With his quick aptitude and modest nature\, Dantala becomes a favor ed apprentice to the mosque&rsquo\;s sheikh. Before long\, he is faced wit h a terrible conflict of loyalties\, as one of the sheikh&rsquo\;s closest advisers begins to raise his own radical movement. When bloodshed erupts in the city around him\, Dantala must decide what kind of Muslim&mdash\;an d what kind of man&mdash\;he wants to be. Told in Dantala&rsquo\;s naive\, searching voice\, this astonishing debut explores the ways in which young men are seduced by religious fundamentalism and violence \; \;
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