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Books narrated by Elnathan John

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  • Born on a Tuesday

    by Elnathan John ...
    From one of Nigeria's finest contemporary literary talents comes Elnathan John's highly awaited debut novel. Told through the irresistible voice of a young boy, Dantala, Born on a Tuesday is a masterful and haunting coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of extremist politi and religion in Northern Nigeria. Dantala is a naive but bright Quranic student, who falls in with a gang of street ... Read more

    8,47 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Ajayi Crowther Street

    by Elnathan John ...
    On the noisy Ajayi Crowther Street in Lagos, neighbours gather to gossip, discuss noise complaints, and faithfully head to church each Sunday. But beneath the surface lies a hidden world of clandestine love affairs, spiritual quackery and hypocrisy that threatens to destroy the community from within.On Ajayi Crowther Street peels back the curtains on the lives of Pastor Akpoborie and his family, ... Read more

    Was 13,13 € Now 11,23 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Becoming Nigerian: A Guide

    A Guide

    by Elnathan John ...
    Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide is a satirical collection that takes a searing look at how different forms of power are abused, negotiated and performed both in the private and public realm.Through attempting to satirise those who abuse privilege or power, it recognises that power can be found everywhere: in politics, business, religious institutions and in homes. From the exploration of religious ... Read more

    Was 7,94 € Now 6,56 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Keepers of Secrets

    Safe House Short Story Singles

    by Elnathan John ...
    Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.Representing the very best of African creative nonfiction, Safe House brings together works from Africa's contemporary literary greats. In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of ... Read more

    0,78 €

  • Born on a Tuesday

    A Novel

    by Elnathan John ...
    "A Nigerian bildungsroman featuring Dantala, a street kid thrust calamitously into the arms of a gentle sheikh, who thereafter faces Islamic extremism." — O, The Oprah Magazine, "10 Titles to Pick Up Now"Winner of the 2017 Betty Trask PrizeA Finalist for the Nigeria Prize for LiteratureNominated for 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy AwardAn Indies Introduce SelectionAn Amazon Best Book of the Mon... ... Read more

    Was 12,29 € Now 10,80 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Né un mardi

    by Elnathan John ...
    Translated by Céline Schwaller ...
    Series series Bibliothèque Anglo-saxonne
    Dantala vit dans la rue avec les voyous de Bayan Layi, fume la wee-wee sous le baobab, fait le coup de poing pour le Petit Parti. Souvent, les bagarres tournent mal mais, comme on dit, tout ce qui arrive est la volonté d'Allah. Un soir d'émeutes, pris en chasse par la police, il doit s'enfuir.Sans famille, il trouve refuge à Sokoto auprès d'un imam salafiste. Il apprend l'anglais avec son ami ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • An einem Dienstag geboren

    Roman

    by Elnathan John ...
    Translated by Susann Urban ...
    Series series AfrikAWunderhorn
    Dantala, der Protagonist des Romans, lebt mit anderen Kindern und Jugendlichen auf den Straßen von Bayan Layi, einer Kleinstadt im Norden Nigerias. Die Koranschule, auf die sein Vater ihn geschickt hat, hat er verlassen, um sich stattdessen einer Gang anzuschließen. Er stiehlt, um zu essen und raucht Gras. Nachdem er und andere Straßenkinder im Zuge eines Wahlkampfs beauftragt werden, die Zentrale ... Read more

    16,99 €

  • Being and Belonging

    Safe House Short Story Singles Bundle

    Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.Representing the very best of African creative nonfiction, Safe House brings together works from Africa's contemporary literary greats. In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of ... Read more

    3,17 €

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    New York, My Village

    by Uwem Akpan ...
    Narrated by Elnathan John ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 49 min

    Exuberant storytelling full of wry comedy, dark history, and devastating satire—by the celebrated and original author of an Oprah’s Book Club selection, Say You’re One of Them.From a suspiciously cheap Hell’s Kitchen walk-up, Nigerian editor and winner of a Toni Morrison Publishing Fellowship Ekong Udousoro is about to begin the opportunity of a lifetime: to learn the ins and outs of the ... Read more

    23,65 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    This Impossible Life

    A Novel

    Unabridged

    16 hours 20 min

    "Thunderous, magnificent...A new book by the brilliant Chinelo Okparanta is always cause for raucous celebration, and this is her masterpiece."-Karen Russell"I simply could not put the book down...A wise and urgent voice in these impossible times.”-Justin TorresFrom the acclaimed author of Under the Udala Trees, a profoundly moving, unforgettable new epic following the aftermath of one ... Read more

    39,21 €

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    Becoming Nigerian

    A Guide

    by Elnathan John ...
    Narrated by Elnathan John ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 59 min

    In Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide, Elnathan John provides an affecting, unrestrained and satirical guide to theNigerians you will meet at home and abroad, or on your way to hell and to heaven. It is a searing look at how poweris performed, negotiated and abused in private and in public; in politics, business, religious institutions and in homes.From the exploration of religious hypocrisy to ... Read more

    12,73 € or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Formation

    The Making of Nigeria from Jihad to Amalgamation

    Narrated by Elnathan John ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 27 min

    What do you get when dare-devil jihadists, mad English missionaries and proud, stubborn, warring natives meet in a clash? Nigeria.Formation: The Making of Nigeria from Jihad to Amalgamation tracks the unlikely series of events and characters that turned a collection of disparate nations into a British colony in 1914. But the story of Nigeria’s formation begins much earlier, in 1804 when the ... Read more

    23,65 € or Free with Kobo Plus