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Born | 1982 (age 42–43) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria |
Occupation(s) | Writer (English, Hausa) |
Notable work | Born on a Tuesday , Be(com)ing Nigerian |
Awards | Betty Trask Award |
Elnathan John (born 1982) is a Nigerian novelist, satirist and lawyer whose stories have twice been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing. [1]
Elnathan John was born in Kaduna, in north-west Nigeria, in 1982. [2] He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the Nigerian Law School, where he obtained law degrees. [3]
His short story Bayan Layi, published in Per Contra, was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2013. [4] He was shortlisted again for the Caine Prize in 2015 for his short story Flying. [5]
His writing has been published in The Economist , The Guardian , Per Contra, Hazlitt , ZAM Magazine, Evergreen Review , and Chimurenga's The Chronic . [6]
John's first novel, Born on a Tuesday [7] [8] was published in 2016 by Cassava Republic Press in 2015 and in the US by Grove Atlantic. [9] [2] [10] Born on a Tuesday was shortlisted in September 2016 for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, Africa's largest literary award [11] it won a Betty Trask Award. [12] Translated into French as Né un mardi by Céline Schwaller, it received the Les Afriques prize in 2019. [13]
His second book, Be(com)ing Nigerian, A Guide, a collection of satirical pieces, was published by Cassava Republic Press in 2019. [14]
His third book, a graphic novel, [15] was published by Cassava Republic Press in November 2019. [16] The book is illustrated by Alaba Onajin.
Elnathan John is a Civitella Ranieri Fellow. [17] He writes a weekly satirical column for the Sunday Trust Newspaper [18] and speaks regularly on Nigerian literature, media and politics. He is one of the judges of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. [19]
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