Sin is a Puppy

Name: Sin is a Puppy
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ISBN: 9789381626849

That Follows You Home

Balaraba Ramat Yakubu, Kamal Aliyu

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English

Westland Limited
01 December 2012

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Humanities

Known as littattafan soyyaya (""love literature""), the books are often inspired by Hindi films which have been hugely popular with Hausa audiences for decades -- and are primarily written by women. They have sparked a craze among young adult readers as well as a backlash from government censors and book-burning conservatives.

Sin Is a Puppy That Follows You Home is an Islamic soap opera complete with polygamous households, virtuous women, scheming harlots, and black magic.

It's the first full-length novel ever translated from Hausa into English. And it's quite unlike anything you've ever read before.

By: Balaraba Ramat Yakubu
Translated by: Kamal Aliyu
Imprint: Westland Limited
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9789381626849
ISBN 10: 9381626847
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 01 December 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Balaraba Ramat Yakubu published her first novel in 1987, and has been one of the bestselling Hausa authors ever since. She has also written, directed, and produced a number of films for Kannywood, the Hausa-langauge film industry based in Kano, Nigeria.