''Becoming Nigerian'' styled as ''Be(com)ing Nigerian: ~~A Guide~~'' is a 2019 novel by Nigerian

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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 Ah ...

. It is his second novel. It was published in 2019 by

Cassava Republic Cassava Republic Press is a steering African book publishing company established in Nigeria in 2006 and headed by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf,

Plot summary

Elnathan John addresses topics including

election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

, politics in Nigeria, the Nigerian police, healthcare, and " the hustle."

Reception

* Top 10 Nigerian Books of 2019 by

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References

{{reflist 2019 Nigerian novels Parody novels Political satire novels Cassava Republic Press books