Elnathan John is a novelist and satirist. His
short stories were shortlisted for the Caine
Prize for African Writing in 2013 and 2015.
His satire collection Be(com)ing Nigerian,
A Guide was published to critical acclaim in
2019. His debut novel, Born on a Tuesday
-- translated into German and French --
won a Betty Trask Award and the Prix Les
Afriques. He is a 2015 Civitella Ranieri
Fellow and was a judge for the 2019 Man
Booker International Prize. He currently lives
in Berlin. Hassan and Hassana is his first children's book.