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2247876Born on a Tuesdayhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/born-on-a-tuesday/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1868420/0a5745fc-f9a3-45e0-9a0d-86fb3d981f96.jpg?v=638342095129970000188229MXNGrove AtlanticInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A Nigerian bildungsroman featuring Dantala, a street kid thrust calamitously into the arms of a gentle sheikh, who thereafter faces Islamic extremism. <em>O, The Oprah Magazine</em>, 10 Titles to Pick Up Now</strong></p><p><em>Winner of the 2017 Betty Trask Prize</em><br /><em>A Finalist for the Nigeria Prize for Literature</em><br /><em>Nominated for 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award</em><br /><em>An Indies Introduce Selection</em><br /><em>An Amazon Best Book of the Month in Literature & Fiction</em><br /><em>Longlisted for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature</em></p><p>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 oppositions 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 mosques sheikh. Before long, he is faced with a terrible conflict of loyalties, as one of the sheikhs closest advisors begins to raise his own radical movement. When bloodshed erupts in the city around him, Dantala must decide what kind of Muslimand what kind of manhe wants to be.</p><p>An ambitious book that tackles modern Nigerias extremely complex religious landscape with great insight, passion, and humor by taking us deep into the mental and emotional space of the countrys most neglected. Uzodinma Iweala, author of <em>Beasts of No Nation</em></p>...2077421Born on a Tuesday188229https://www.gandhi.com.mx/born-on-a-tuesday/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1868420/0a5745fc-f9a3-45e0-9a0d-86fb3d981f96.jpg?v=638342095129970000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169780802189905_W3siaWQiOiJmMjUxMzdmYi0yZDE0LTQyMDEtYWQ2Ni01YzU4MDYzMTljNDkiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIyOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQxLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE4OCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDQtMjVUMDY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780802189905_<p><strong>A Nigerian bildungsroman featuring Dantala, a street kid thrust calamitously into the arms of a gentle sheikh, who thereafter faces Islamic extremism. <em>O, The Oprah Magazine</em>, 10 Titles to Pick Up Now</strong></p><p><em>Winner of the 2017 Betty Trask Prize</em><br /><em>A Finalist for the Nigeria Prize for Literature</em><br /><em>Nominated for 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award</em><br /><em>An Indies Introduce Selection</em><br /><em>An Amazon Best Book of the Month in Literature & Fiction</em><br /><em>Longlisted for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature</em></p><p>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 oppositions 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 mosques sheikh. Before long, he is faced with a terrible conflict of loyalties, as one of the sheikhs closest advisors begins to raise his own radical movement. When bloodshed erupts in the city around him, Dantala must decide what kind of Muslimand what kind of manhe wants to be.</p><p>An ambitious book that tackles modern Nigerias extremely complex religious landscape with great insight, passion, and humor by taking us deep into the mental and emotional space of the countrys most neglected. Uzodinma Iweala, author of <em>Beasts of No Nation</em></p>...9780802189905_Grove Atlanticlibro_electonico_66d650ed-6523-3e94-8450-b113cdb46b47_9780802189905;9780802189905_9780802189905Elnathan JohnInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-5c9db7cd-abbd-403f-8175-f5e6780e229a.epub2016-05-03T00:00:00+00:00Grove Atlantic