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African Books You Should Read - Page 4

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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Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru
121
Flora Nwapa
Elizabeth Costello (J.M. Coetzee)
Elizabeth Costello
122
J.M. Coetzee
Elsewhere, Home (Leila Aboulela)
Elsewhere, Home
123
Leila Aboulela
Estrangement (Elechi Amadi)
Estrangement
124
Elechi Amadi
Every Day If for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day If for the Thief
125
Teju Cole
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
Everything Good Will Come
126
Sefi Atta
The Face: Cartography of the Void (Chris Abani)
The Face: Cartography of the Void
127
Chris Abani
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
128
Ben Okri
The Fire of Origins (Emmanuel Dongola)
The Fire of Origins
129
Emmanuel Dongola
The First Woman (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)
The First Woman
130
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
The Fisherman (Chigozie Obioma)
The Fisherman
131
Chigozie Obioma
Flowers and Shadows (Ben Okri)
Flowers and Shadows
132
Ben Okri
Foe (J.M.Coetzee)
Foe
133
J.M.Coetzee
Fools and Other Stories (Njabulo S. Ndebele)
Fools and Other Stories
134
Njabulo S. Ndebele
Foot Prints of Destiny (Azanwi Nchami)
Foot Prints of Destiny
135
Azanwi Nchami
For Honor and Other Stories (Stanley Onjezani Kenani)
For Honor and Other Stories
136
Stanley Onjezani Kenani
Foreign Gods, Inc. (Okey Ndibe)
Foreign Gods, Inc.
137
Okey Ndibe
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
138
Akwaeke Emezi
From a Crooked Rib (Nuruddin Farah)
From a Crooked Rib
139
Nuruddin Farah
From Man to Man (Olive Schreiner)
From Man to Man
140
Olive Schreiner
Gathering Seaweed (Jack Mapanje)
Gathering Seaweed
141
Jack Mapanje
A General Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo Agualusa)
A General Theory of Oblivion
142
José Eduardo Agualusa
German Calendar, No December (Sylvia Ofili)
German Calendar, No December
143
Sylvia Ofili
Get a Life (Nadine Gordimer)
Get a Life
144
Nadine Gordimer
Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah (Kwame Nkrumah)
Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah
145
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana Must Go (Taiye Selasi)
Ghana Must Go
146
Taiye Selasi
Gifts (Nuruddin Farah)
Gifts
147
Nuruddin Farah
A Girl Is a Body of Water (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)
A Girl Is a Body of Water
148
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Girls at War and Other Stories (Chinua Achebe)
Girls at War and Other Stories
149
Chinua Achebe
Glory (Noviolet Bulawayo)
Glory
150
Noviolet Bulawayo
God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations (Desmond Tutu)
God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations
151
Desmond Tutu
The God Who Begat a Jackal (Nega Mezlekia)
The God Who Begat a Jackal
152
Nega Mezlekia
The Gods Are Not to Blame (Ola Rotimi)
The Gods Are Not to Blame
153
Ola Rotimi
God's Bits of Wood (Ousmane Sembène)
God's Bits of Wood
154
Ousmane Sembène
Going Down the River Road (Meja Mwangi)
Going Down the River Road
155
Meja Mwangi
Good Morning Comrades (Ndalu De Almeida)
Good Morning Comrades
156
Ndalu De Almeida
Graceland (Chris Abani)
Graceland
157
Chris Abani
A Grain of Wheat (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat
158
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Gravel Heart (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Gravel Heart
159
Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Great Ponds (Elechi Amadi)
The Great Ponds
160
Elechi Amadi
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