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African Books You Should Read - Page 5

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 Green Lion (Henrietta Rose-Innes)
The Green Lion
161
Henrietta Rose-Innes
Green-Eyed Thieves (Imraan Coovadia)
Green-Eyed Thieves
162
Imraan Coovadia
A Guest of Honour (Nadine Gordimer)
A Guest of Honour
163
Nadine Gordimer
The Gurugu Pledge (Juan Tomas Avila Laurel)
The Gurugu Pledge
164
Juan Tomas Avila Laurel
Gwendolen (Buchi Emecheta)
Gwendolen
165
Buchi Emecheta
The Hairdresser of Harare (Tendai Huchu)
The Hairdresser of Harare
166
Tendai Huchu
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
167
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Halfway Between Nairobi and Dundori (Muthoni Garland)
Halfway Between Nairobi and Dundori
168
Muthoni Garland
Happiness (Aminatta Forna)
Happiness
169
Aminatta Forna
Happiness, Like Water (Chinelo Okparanta)
Happiness, Like Water
170
Chinelo Okparanta
Hare and Hornbill (Okot P'bitek)
Hare and Hornbill
171
Okot P'bitek
Head Above Water (Buchi Emecheta)
Head Above Water
172
Buchi Emecheta
Heart of Fire: One Girl's Extraordinary Journey From Child Soldier to Soul Singer (Senait G. Mehari)
Heart of Fire: One Girl's Extraordinary Journey From Child Soldier to Soul Singer
173
Senait G. Mehari
The Heart of Redness (Zakes Mda)
The Heart of Redness
174
Zakes Mda
Hiding in Plain Sight (Nurrudin Farah)
Hiding in Plain Sight
175
Nurrudin Farah
The Hired Man (Aminatta Forna)
The Hired Man
176
Aminatta Forna
Home and Exile (Chinua Achebe)
Home and Exile
177
Chinua Achebe
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
178
Yaa Gyasi
The House Gun (Nadine Gordimer)
The House Gun
179
Nadine Gordimer
The House of Hunger (Dambudzo Marechera)
The House of Hunger
180
Dambudzo Marechera
House of Stone (Novuyo Rosa Tshuma)
House of Stone
181
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
182
Ferdinand Oyono
How Shall We Kill the Bishop (Lily Mabura)
How Shall We Kill the Bishop
183
Lily Mabura
How to Read the Air (Dinaw Mengestu)
How to Read the Air
184
Dinaw Mengestu
Hunger Eats a Man (Nkosinathi Sithole)
Hunger Eats a Man
185
Nkosinathi Sithole
I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani)
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
186
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
I Write What I Like (Steve Biko)
I Write What I Like
187
Steve Biko
Imaginings of Sand (André Brink)
Imaginings of Sand
188
André Brink
In the Company of Men (Veronique)
In the Company of Men
189
Veronique
In the Ditch (Buchi Emecheta)
In the Ditch
190
Buchi Emecheta
In the Heart of the Country (J.M. Coetzee)
In the Heart of the Country
191
J.M. Coetzee
In the House of the Interpreter (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
In the House of the Interpreter
192
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (M.G. Vassanji)
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
193
M.G. Vassanji
Infidel (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Infidel
194
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Infinite Riches (Ben Okri)
Infinite Riches
195
Ben Okri
The Institute for Taxi Poetry (Imraan Coovadia)
The Institute for Taxi Poetry
196
Imraan Coovadia
The Interesting Narrative (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative
197
Olaudah Equiano
Jazz and Palm Wine (Emmanuel Dongala)
Jazz and Palm Wine
198
Emmanuel Dongala
Johnny Mad Dog (Emmanuel Dongala)
Johnny Mad Dog
199
Emmanuel Dongala
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
200
Buchi Emecheta
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