Sterile Sky Av E.E. Sule

<p><b>Winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Writer''s Prize for African literature. E.E. Sule''s debut novel, <i>Sterile Sky</i>, presents a community wrecked by religious conflict and a young boy hunting for a better future.</b><br><br>On the day that Murtala comes of age, violent riots break out in his home city of Kano – leading to unspeakable tragedy within his own family. While chaos threatens to erase everything he holds dear, Murtala is stalked by monsters both real and imagined. A gifted student, he grows desperate to escape from the web of poverty and religious extremism that surrounds him.<br><br>An immensely poignant and powerful novel, <i>Sterile Sky </i>captures the religious conflicts of modern Nigeria and the enduring hope for peace.<br><br>''An ambitious work that tells the definitive story of an important moment in Nigeria’s sociopolitical history.'' <b>Sanya Osha</b></p>