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African Books

Books from and about each country in the continent of Africa. Some countries were hard to find works from, so I opted for books written about the country instead. Let's go read Africa!
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Algeria
Algeria
1
The Last Summer of Reason (Tahar Djaout)
The Last Summer of Reason
2
Tahar Djaout
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
3
Kamel Daoud
What the Day Owes the Night (Yasmina Khadra)
What the Day Owes the Night
4
Yasmina Khadra
A Savage War of Peace (Alistair Horne)
A Savage War of Peace
5
Alistair Horne
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
6
Nedjma (Kateb Yacine)
Nedjma
7
Kateb Yacine
La Question (Henri Alleg)
La Question
8
Henri Alleg
Summer in Algiers (Albert Camus)
Summer in Algiers
9
Albert Camus
The Forbidden Woman (Malika Mokeddem)
The Forbidden Woman
10
Malika Mokeddem
Journal 1955-1962 (Mouloud Feraoun)
Journal 1955-1962
11
Mouloud Feraoun
Chaos of the Senses (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
Chaos of the Senses
12
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
13
Franz Fanon
Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed (Martin Evans)
Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed
14
Martin Evans
La Grande Maison (Mohammed Dib)
La Grande Maison
15
Mohammed Dib
A History of Algeria (James Mcdougall)
A History of Algeria
16
James Mcdougall
Angola
Angola
17
Luuanda (José Luandino Vieira)
Luuanda
18
José Luandino Vieira
Rainy Season (Jose Eduardo Agualusa)
Rainy Season
19
Jose Eduardo Agualusa
Good Morning Comrades (Angola)
Good Morning Comrades (Angola)
20
Another Day of Life (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
Another Day of Life
21
Ryszard Kapuscinski
Mayombe (Pepetela)
Mayombe
22
Pepetela
Granma Nineteen and the Soviet's Secret (Ondjaki)
Granma Nineteen and the Soviet's Secret
23
Ondjaki
The Return of the Water Spirit (Pepetela)
The Return of the Water Spirit
24
Pepetela
Creole (José Eduardo Agualusa)
Creole
25
José Eduardo Agualusa
Benin
Benin
26
The Art of Benin (Paula Ben-Amos)
The Art of Benin
27
Paula Ben-Amos
When Gods Bleed (Benin)
When Gods Bleed (Benin)
28
Dubaku (Edward M. Erdelac)
Dubaku
29
Edward M. Erdelac
Edo: The Bini People of the Benin Kingdom (Chukwuma Azuonye)
Edo: The Bini People of the Benin Kingdom
30
Chukwuma Azuonye
Why Goats Smell Bad (Raouf Mama)
Why Goats Smell Bad
31
Raouf Mama
Why Monkeys Live in Trees (Raouf Mama)
Why Monkeys Live in Trees
32
Raouf Mama
Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales From Benin (Iro Eweka)
Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales From Benin
33
Iro Eweka
I Remain, Sir, Your Obedient Servant (Omo N'oba Erediauwa)
I Remain, Sir, Your Obedient Servant
34
Omo N'oba Erediauwa
Botswana
Botswana
35
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
36
Bessie Head
Go Tell the Sun (Wame Molefhe)
Go Tell the Sun
37
Wame Molefhe
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle (Robyn Scott)
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
38
Robyn Scott
A Geologist's Memoir of the Kalahari (Christopher Scholz)
A Geologist's Memoir of the Kalahari
39
Christopher Scholz
Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind (Bessie Head)
Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind
40
Bessie Head
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