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Born on a Tuesday : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

Born on a Tuesday : a novel / Elnathan John.

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A debut novel. In far northwestern Nigeria, Dantala lives among a gang of street boys. During the election, the boys are paid to cause trouble. But their attempt ends in disaster and Dantala must run for his life. He makes his way to a mosque where Dantala becomes a favoured apprentice to the mosque's sheikh. Before long, he is faced with a terrible conflict of loyalties when bloodshed erupts in the city around him, Dantala must decide what kind of Muslim - and what kind of man - he wants to be.

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  • ISBN: 9780802124821 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 264 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Black Cat, 2015.
Subject: Homeless boys > Fiction.
Fugitives from justice > Fiction.
Islamic fundamentalism > Fiction.
Islam and politics > Fiction.
Muslims > Fiction.
Nigeria > Fiction.

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