• Source: Elnathan John

      • Elnathan John (born 1982) is a Nigerian novelist, satirist and lawyer whose stories have twice been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing.


      Career


      Elnathan John was born in Kaduna, in north-west Nigeria, in 1982. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the Nigerian Law School, where he obtained law degrees.
      His short story Bayan Layi, published in Per Contra, was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2013. He was shortlisted again for the Caine Prize in 2015 for his short story Flying.
      His writing has been published in The Economist, The Guardian, Per Contra, Hazlitt, ZAM Magazine, Evergreen Review, and Chimurenga's The Chronic.
      John's first novel, Born on a Tuesday was published in 2016 by Cassava Republic Press in 2015 and in the US by Grove Atlantic. Born on a Tuesday was shortlisted in September 2016 for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, Africa's largest literary award it won a Betty Trask Award. Translated into French as Né un mardi by Céline Schwaller, it received the Les Afriques prize in 2019.
      His second book, Be(com)ing Nigerian, A Guide, a collection of satirical pieces, was published by Cassava Republic Press in 2019.
      His third book, a graphic novel, was published by Cassava Republic Press in November 2019. The book is illustrated by Alaba Onajin.
      Elnathan John is a Civitella Ranieri Fellow. He writes a weekly satirical column for the Sunday Trust Newspaper and speaks regularly on Nigerian literature, media and politics. He is one of the judges of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.


      Awards and listings


      2013: Shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing
      2015: Shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing
      2016: Shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature
      2017: Longlisted for the Etisalat Prize for African Literature
      2017: Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize
      2017: WINNER Betty Trask Award
      2018: Miles Morland Writing Scholarship
      2019: WINNER Prix Les Afriques


      Bibliography


      Bayan Layi (2013)
      Flying (2015)
      Born on a Tuesday (2016)
      Be(com)ing Nigerian (2019)
      On Ajayi Crowther Street (2019)


      References




      External links


      Elnathan John official website
      Elnathan's Dark Corner blog
      Elnathan John on Twitter
      Gen de Botton, "An Indies Introduce Q&A With Elnathan John", ABA – American Booksellers Association, 5 July 2016.

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