Becoming Nigerian
A Guide
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cassava Republic Press
Published:3rd Apr '20
Should be back in stock very soon
* National media campaign * Author articles and interviews at time of publication. Excerpts in selected publications.
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.
How do you survive Nigeria's power cuts, traffic jams and prosperity gospel? Accept that everything is a hustle and nobody is quite who they claim to be. With sharp wit and biting humour, Becoming Nigerian reveals the unspoken rules of Nigerian life.
Written as a satirical survival guide, the book shows readers how to navigate modern Nigeria like a local. Through mock-instructional chapters on everything from power failures to becoming a pastor or a middle-class hustler, it exposes the absurdities, contradictions and everyday frustrations of Nigerian society with both affection and fearless honesty.
Perfect for Nigerians who need to laugh at the chaos, diaspora readers looking for a candid window into home, and anyone curious about life beyond sanitised images of Africa, Becoming Nigerian is a brilliantly observant guide to the country behind the headlines.
'Elnathan John is a writer to watch.' — The New York Times
'A humorous and whimsical take on modern Nigeria... darkly funny and deliciously vicious.' — Financial Times
'It is an excoriating, loving and hilarious critique of a nation plagued by abuses of power.' — 1843 magazine
'John is an advocate of collective responsibility, he aims his fiercest barbs at those in positions of power, delivering a joyous massacre of sacred cows.' — Kieron Monks, CNN
“...the book, satirically couched as a self-improvement guide, has a scope so sweeping and heartfelt that one can only imagine the author’s exhaustion.” — Chigozie Obioma, Times Literary Supplement
'Elnathan spares no punches when he serves his insightful, at times ‘cruel’ buffet nay analyses of the various segments of the society with a tinge of humour that at times leaves the reader reeling in mirth.' — Premium Times
ISBN: 9781911115960
Dimensions: 213mm x 131mm x 16mm
Weight: unknown
160 pages