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African Books You Should Read - Page 10

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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Transparent City (Ondjaki)
Transparent City
361
Ondjaki
Travellers (Helon Habila)
Travellers
362
Helon Habila
Travelling With Djinns (Jamal Mahjoub)
Travelling With Djinns
363
Jamal Mahjoub
The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist (Breyten Breytenbach)
The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist
364
Breyten Breytenbach
Two Thousand Seasons (Ayi Kwei Armah)
Two Thousand Seasons
365
Ayi Kwei Armah
Uhuru Street (M.G. Vassanji)
Uhuru Street
366
M.G. Vassanji
Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
Unbowed
367
Wangari Maathai
Under the Frangipani (Mia Couto)
Under the Frangipani
368
Mia Couto
Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
369
Chinelo Okparanta
The Unfortunate Marriage of Azeb Yitades (Nega Mezlekia)
The Unfortunate Marriage of Azeb Yitades
370
Nega Mezlekia
Village in Uhuru (Gabriel Ruhumbika)
Village in Uhuru
371
Gabriel Ruhumbika
The Virgin of Flames (Chris Abani)
The Virgin of Flames
372
Chris Abani
Waiting (Goretti Kyomuhendo)
Waiting
373
Goretti Kyomuhendo
Waiting for an Angel (Helon Habila)
Waiting for an Angel
374
Helon Habila
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
375
J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Rain (Charles Mungoshi)
Waiting for the Rain
376
Charles Mungoshi
Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote
377
Ahmadou Kourouma
A Walk in the Night and Other Stories (Alex La Guma)
A Walk in the Night and Other Stories
378
Alex La Guma
A Way of Being Free (Ben Okri)
A Way of Being Free
379
Ben Okri
Ways of Dying (Zakes Mda)
Ways of Dying
380
Zakes Mda
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
381
Noviolet Bulawayo
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
382
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Weep Not, Child (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Weep Not, Child
383
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Welcome to Lagos (Chibundu Onuzo)
Welcome to Lagos
384
Chibundu Onuzo
When the Lion Feeds (Wilbur Smith)
When the Lion Feeds
385
Wilbur Smith
When the Plums Are Ripe (Patrice Nganang)
When the Plums Are Ripe
386
Patrice Nganang
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
387
Bessie Head
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History (Aida Edemariam)
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
388
Aida Edemariam
The Window Seat (Aminatta Forna)
The Window Seat
389
Aminatta Forna
Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Wizard of the Crow
390
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The Woman Next Door (Yewande Omotoso)
The Woman Next Door
391
Yewande Omotoso
A World of Strangers (Nadine Gordimer)
A World of Strangers
392
Nadine Gordimer
The Wrath of Napolo (Steve Chimombo)
The Wrath of Napolo
393
Steve Chimombo
Yohannes Ishi (Nabse Bamato)
Yohannes Ishi
394
Nabse Bamato
You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town (Zoë Wicomb)
You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town
395
Zoë Wicomb
You Must Set Forth at Dawn (Wole Soyinka)
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
396
Wole Soyinka
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon
397
Makuchi
Youth (J.M. Coetzee)
Youth
398
J.M. Coetzee
Zikora (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Zikora
399
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Zulus of New York (Zakes Mda)
The Zulus of New York
400
Zakes Mda
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