02941cam a2200313 4500 526627282 TxAuBib 20211106120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780802189905 0802189903 B01AGZ8LPO Amazon ee50c475-4397-4664-8ed6-fed5987a8e4c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2527463 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib John, Elnathan. Born on a Tuesday [Libby] : A Novel. Grove Atlantic, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1356kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1356kB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p><b>"A Nigerian bildungsroman featuring Dantala, a street kid thrust calamitously into the arms of a gentle sheikh, who thereafter faces Islamic extremism"</b> <b>(<i>O, The Oprah Magazine</i>, "10 Titles to Pick Up Now").</b><br /> <br /> Winner of the 2017 Betty Trask Prize * A Finalist for the Nigeria Prize for Literature * Nominated for 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award * An Indies Introduce Selection * An Amazon Best Book of the Month in Literature &amp; Fiction * Longlisted for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> "An ambitious book that tackles modern Nigeria's extremely complex religious landscape with great insight, passion, and humor by taking us deep into the mental and emotional space of the country's most neglected." —Uzodinma Iweala, author of <i>Beasts of No Nation</i><br /></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ee50c475-4397-4664-8ed6-fed5987a8e4c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ee50c475-4397-4664-8ed6-fed5987a8e4c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ee50c475-4397-4664-8ed6-fed5987a8e4c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)