Elnathan John – författare

Glänta 1.15 består av texter som inte förhåller sig till ett på förhand uttänkt tema. Det börjar med Elnathan Johns novell om Boko Haram och slutar med att Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak manar oss att öva föreställningsförmågan. Däremellan finner Tormod Otter Johansen att den svenska självbilden sitter i väggarna, medan Felicia Mulinari skriver från ett Malmö som brinner och Lydia Davis sätter ut gammelmormödrar på verandan. Och Alexandru Vakulovski blir ihjälslagen av sin far; Ulrika Dahl spinner trådar mellan mostrar och monster; Elis Burrau uppmanar oss att torka oss om munnen, performativt; Mårten Björk & Göran Larsson tecknar Islamiska statens historia; Adriana Cavarero ställer terrorism & horrorism bredvid varandra; Tobias Hübinette & Lennart E H Räterlinck finner en vit rasmelankoli bland utklädda västerlänningar; Yves Citton introducerar rytmologin; Ulf Karl Olov Nilsson analyserar nya och gamla skadade och Judith Kiros får allt att börja om.

In Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide, Elnathan John provides an affecting, unrestrained and satirical guide to the Nigerians you will meet at home and abroad, or on your way to hell and to heaven. It is a searing look at how power is performed, negotiated and abused in private and in public; in politics, business, religious institutions and in homes. From the exploration of religious hypocrisy to inequality in matters of the heart, the collection is a jab at Nigerian society and what it means to be a Nigerian. Beyond poking fun at the holders of power, it is a summons, a provocation and a call for introspection among all levels of society. As is often said in Nigeria, when you point with one finger, there are four others pointing back at you. This engrossing read is a must-have for Nigerians on how to move beyond shame and arrogance, and for non-Nigerians, a uniquely informative guide on how to accept their awe and envy of Nigerians. It is an invitation for everyone to embrace and rejoice in their inner Nigerian. Here is your definitive guide to Be(com)ing Nigerian.

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 creative nonfiction from across Africa.This creative nonfiction single by Elnathan John is from Safe House anthology and documents Elnathan John s visits to a community facing social exile in northern Nigeria.

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 creative nonfiction from across Africa.This collection of five singles from the Safe House anthology gathers work from the very best of contemporary African writers.Includes:Includes:The Keepers of Secrets by Elnathan JohnA Murder in Clovelly by Bongani KonaDream Chasers by Msingi SasisBorder Crossings by Sarita RanchodA Woman''s Smile by Barbara Wanjala

Now in its sixteenth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. This collection collects the five 2015 shortlisted stories, along with stories written at the Caine Prize Writers’ Workshop, which took place in April 2015.

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 politics and religion in Northern Nigeria. Dantala is a naive but bright Quranic student, who falls in with a gang of street boys, surviving on a regime of petty crime and violence. After being paid to set fire to the local headquarters of an opposition party, Dantala is forced to run for his life. Still reeling from the trauma of events, he stumbles into a Salafi mosque where he quickly becomes the favoured apprentice of the Sheikh and finds stability and friendship. From his place of refuge, Dantala confronts the hurdles of adolescence, first love and the splintering of family life - as his mother becomes increasingly unstable in the wake of a family tragedy and his brothers join a rival religious sect. But as political and religious tensions mount, he is torn between loyalty to his benefactor, Sheikh Jamal, and adherence to the Sheikh's charismatic advisor, Malam Abdul-Nur.When bloodshed erupts around him, Dantala is tested to his limits.In this raw, authentic and deceptively simple novel, Elnathan John explores boyhood in the wake of extremism and fundamentalism. Born on a Tuesday delves behind the scenes of the media's portrayal of Boko Haram bringing us a powerful and intensely personal picture of life in Northern Nigeria today.

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, hidden pregnancy, spiritual quackery and hypocrisy, that threatens to destroy the community from within. On Ajayi Crowther Street peels back the curtains on the lives of Reverend Akpoborie and his family, to reveal a tumultuous world full of secrets and lies. His only son, Godstime, is struggling to hide his sexuality from his parents whilst his daughter Keturah must hide the truth of her pregnancy by her pastor boyfriend to preserve her and her family's image. But it is the Reverend himself who hides the darkest secret of them all, as his wondering eye lands on Kyauta, their young live-in maid.

Hassan and Hassana are twins who share everything. So why won't Hassan share his bike?In a quiet part of Sokoto city, the twins have always done everything together. As a reward for their excellent school reports, each gets to choose one special birthday gift: Hassan a bicycle, Hassana the Kalangu drum she heard being played at the market. She loves her drums, but she also loves riding his bike. So when his friends decide that bikes are not for girls, Hassan has to choose between keeping them happy and doing right by his sister.Hassan and Hassana Share Everything is a perfect read-along picture book about kindness, fairness and the quiet courage it takes to stand up for the people you love.

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 der oppositionellen Partei in Brand zu stecken und dieses Unterfangen desaströs schiefgeht, muss er fliehen. In Sokoto findet er in einer Moschee Zuflucht, Essen und in Sheikh Jamal einen Imam, der durch seine charismatische Persönlichkeit schnell zu seinem Mentor wird. Mit seinem besten Freund Jibril teilt Dantala sich nicht nur ein Zimmer, sondern auch den Drang, der Komplexität der politischen und religiösen Ereignisse um ihn herum eine Sprache zu geben. Die erste Liebe, dunkle Geheimnisse und die Frage nach persönlicher Loyalität gehören zum Alltag. Es ist eine brutale Welt, in der junge Menschen Verbrechen im Namen von Ideologien verüben, die sie nicht verstehen. Nach einem Besuch im Dorf seiner Mutter kehrt Dantala über ihren gesundheitlichen Verfall schockiert zurück und gerät mitten in einen Machtkampfs um die religiöse Vorherrschaft in der Moschee. Plötzlich muss Dantala sich entscheiden: Welche Art von Moslem, und letztendlich, welche Art von Mann möchte er sein? Ein kraftvoller Bildungsroman, der das mediale Bild eines von Boko Haram dominierten Norden Nigerias herausfordert und uns in eine vielschichte Welt mitnimmt, in der wir trotz religiösem Fundamentalismus Freundschaft, Liebe und Brüderlichkeit finden.