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African Books You Should Read - Page 2

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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Betrayal in the City (Francis Imbuga)
Betrayal in the City
41
Francis Imbuga
Between Two Worlds (Miriam Tlali)
Between Two Worlds
42
Miriam Tlali
Beyond the Rice Fields (Naivo)
Beyond the Rice Fields
43
Naivo
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
44
Nnedi Okorafor
Bird Summons (Leila Aboulela)
Bird Summons
45
Leila Aboulela
Birth of a Dream Weaver (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Birth of a Dream Weaver
46
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A Bit of Difference (Sefi Atta)
A Bit of Difference
47
Sefi Atta
Bitterness (Malama Katulwende)
Bitterness
48
Malama Katulwende
Black Bazar (Alain Mabanckou)
Black Bazar
49
Alain Mabanckou
Black Diamond (Zakes Mda)
Black Diamond
50
Zakes Mda
The Black Insider (Dambudzo Marechera)
The Black Insider
51
Dambudzo Marechera
Black Moses (Alain Mabanckou)
Black Moses
52
Alain Mabanckou
Black Star Nairobi (Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ)
Black Star Nairobi
53
Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ
Black Sunlight (Dambudzo Marechera)
Black Sunlight
54
Dambudzo Marechera
Blackass (A. Igoni Barrett)
Blackass
55
A. Igoni Barrett
Blue White Red (Alain Mabankou)
Blue White Red
56
Alain Mabankou
Body Talk (Koyo Kouoh)
Body Talk
57
Koyo Kouoh
The Book of Memory (Petina Gappah)
The Book of Memory
58
Petina Gappah
The Book of Not (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
The Book of Not
59
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
60
Trevor Noah
Born in the Big Rains (Fadumo Korn, Sabine Eichhorst)
Born in the Big Rains
61
Fadumo Korn, Sabine Eichhorst
Born on a Tuesday (Elnathan John)
Born on a Tuesday
62
Elnathan John
The Boy Next Door (Irene Sabatini)
The Boy Next Door
63
Irene Sabatini
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life (J. M. Coetzee)
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life
64
J. M. Coetzee
The Bride Price (Buchi Emecheta)
The Bride Price
65
Buchi Emecheta
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
66
Alain Mabanckou
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
67
Lauren Beukes
Burger's Daughter (Nadine Gordimer)
Burger's Daughter
68
Nadine Gordimer
Burma Boy (Biyi Bandele)
Burma Boy
69
Biyi Bandele
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
70
Yvonne Vera
By Night the Mountain Burns (Juan Tomas Avila Laurel)
By Night the Mountain Burns
71
Juan Tomas Avila Laurel
By the Sea (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
By the Sea
72
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Carcase for Hounds (Meja Mwangi)
Carcase for Hounds
73
Meja Mwangi
A Chain of Voices (Andre Brink)
A Chain of Voices
74
Andre Brink
Chaka (Thomas Mofolo)
Chaka
75
Thomas Mofolo
Changes (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes
76
Ama Ata Aidoo
The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison (Jack Mapanje)
The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison
77
Jack Mapanje
Chike & the River (Chinua Achebe)
Chike & the River
78
Chinua Achebe
The Childhood of Jesus (J.M. Coetzee)
The Childhood of Jesus
79
J.M. Coetzee
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
80
Tomi Adyemi
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