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African Books You Should Read - Page 3

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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Cion (Zakes Mda)
Cion
81
Zakes Mda
Cities Without Palms (Tarek El Tayeb)
Cities Without Palms
82
Tarek El Tayeb
The Cockroach Dance (Meja Mwangi)
The Cockroach Dance
83
Meja Mwangi
Coloured Lights (Leila Aboulela)
Coloured Lights
84
Leila Aboulela
Coming to Birth (Marjorie Oludhe MacGoye)
Coming to Birth
85
Marjorie Oludhe MacGoye
The Concubine (Elechi Amadi)
The Concubine
86
Elechi Amadi
Confessions of the Lioness (Mia Couto)
Confessions of the Lioness
87
Mia Couto
The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)
The Conservationist
88
Nadine Gordimer
Country of My Skull (Antjie Krog)
Country of My Skull
89
Antjie Krog
A Cowrie of Hope (Binwell Sinyangwe)
A Cowrie of Hope
90
Binwell Sinyangwe
Cross of Gold (Lauretta Ngcobo)
Cross of Gold
91
Lauretta Ngcobo
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
92
Alan Paton
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
93
Abraham Verghese
Dance of the Jakaranda (Peter Kimani)
Dance of the Jakaranda
94
Peter Kimani
The Dark Child (Camara Laye)
The Dark Child
95
Camara Laye
Dark Heart of the Night (Léonora Miano)
Dark Heart of the Night
96
Léonora Miano
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
97
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Death and the King's Horseman (Wole Soyinka)
Death and the King's Horseman
98
Wole Soyinka
The Death of Comrade President (Alain Mabanckou)
The Death of Comrade President
99
Alain Mabanckou
The Death of Jesus (J.M. Coetzee)
The Death of Jesus
100
J.M. Coetzee
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
101
Akwaeke Emezi
Desert Flower (Waris Dirie)
Desert Flower
102
Waris Dirie
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
103
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary
104
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Devil on the Cross (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Devil on the Cross
105
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The Devil That Danced on the Water (Aminatta Forna)
The Devil That Danced on the Water
106
Aminatta Forna
Devil's Valley (Andre Brink)
Devil's Valley
107
Andre Brink
Diary of a Bad Year (J.M. Coetzee)
Diary of a Bad Year
108
J.M. Coetzee
The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa (Ama Ata Aidoo)
The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa
109
Ama Ata Aidoo
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
110
J. M. Coetzee
Do They Hear You When You Cry (Fauziya Kassindja)
Do They Hear You When You Cry
111
Fauziya Kassindja
Dog Days: An Animal Chronicle (Patrice Nganang)
Dog Days: An Animal Chronicle
112
Patrice Nganang
Dog Heart (Breyten Breytenbach)
Dog Heart
113
Breyten Breytenbach
The Dragonfly Sea (Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor)
The Dragonfly Sea
114
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Dreams in a Time of War (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Dreams in a Time of War
115
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A Dry White Season (André Brink)
A Dry White Season
116
André Brink
Dumba Nengue, Run for Your Life (Lina Magaia)
Dumba Nengue, Run for Your Life
117
Lina Magaia
Dusklands (J.M. Coetzee)
Dusklands
118
J.M. Coetzee
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
119
Yvonne Owuor
Dying in the Sun (Peter K. Palangyo)
Dying in the Sun
120
Peter K. Palangyo
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