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African Books You Should Read

Four-hundred books from Sub-Saharan Africa to add to your reading list. I am sure I missed some good ones but had to wrap up at some point.
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The Abandoned Baobab (Ken Bugul (Pseudonym))
The Abandoned Baobab
1
Ken Bugul (Pseudonym)
Abyssinian Chronicles (Moses Isegawa)
Abyssinian Chronicles
2
Moses Isegawa
Addis Ababa Noir (Maaza Mengiste, Ed.)
Addis Ababa Noir
3
Maaza Mengiste, Ed.
African Psycho (Alain Mabanckou)
African Psycho
4
Alain Mabanckou
Afterland (Lauren Beukes)
Afterland
5
Lauren Beukes
Afterlives (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Afterlives
6
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Age of Iron (J.M. Coetzee)
Age of Iron
7
J.M. Coetzee
Ah but Your Land Is Beautiful (Alan Paton)
Ah but Your Land Is Beautiful
8
Alan Paton
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
9
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Aké: The Years of Childhood (Wole Soyinka)
Aké: The Years of Childhood
10
Wole Soyinka
Alfred & Emily (Doris Lessing)
Alfred & Emily
11
Doris Lessing
All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
12
Dinaw Mengestu
Allah Is Not Obliged (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Allah Is Not Obliged
13
Ahmadou Kourouma
Amandla (Miriam Tlali)
Amandla
14
Miriam Tlali
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
15
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Act of Defiance (Irene Sabatini)
An Act of Defiance
16
Irene Sabatini
An Elegy for Easterly (Petina Gappah)
An Elegy for Easterly
17
Petina Gappah
An Image of Africa (Chinua Achebe)
An Image of Africa
18
Chinua Achebe
An Instant in the Wind (André Brink)
An Instant in the Wind
19
André Brink
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
20
Chigozie Obioma
Ancestor Stones (Aminatta Forna)
Ancestor Stones
21
Aminatta Forna
And After Many Days (Jowhor Ile)
And After Many Days
22
Jowhor Ile
And Still Peace Did Not Come (Agnes Kamara-Umunna)
And Still Peace Did Not Come
23
Agnes Kamara-Umunna
And They Didn't Die (Lauretta Ngcobo)
And They Didn't Die
24
Lauretta Ngcobo
Andre Brink: Rumours of Rain
Andre Brink: Rumours of Rain
25
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
26
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
27
Chinua Achebe
Arrows of Rain (Okey Ndibe)
Arrows of Rain
28
Okey Ndibe
As the Crow Flies (Véronique Tadjo)
As the Crow Flies
29
Véronique Tadjo
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
30
David Diop
Baho! (Roland Rugero)
Baho!
31
Roland Rugero
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
32
Zora Neale Hurston
Be(Com)Ing Nigerian (Elnathan John)
Be(Com)Ing Nigerian
33
Elnathan John
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
34
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
35
Ayi Kwei Armah
Becoming Abigail (Chris Abani)
Becoming Abigail
36
Chris Abani
Before Dawn (Andrew Masiye)
Before Dawn
37
Andrew Masiye
The Beggars' Strike (Aminata Sow Fall)
The Beggars' Strike
38
Aminata Sow Fall
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
39
Imbolo Mbue
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (Maaza Mengiste)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
40
Maaza Mengiste
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