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African Books You Should Read - Page 7

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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Memory Is the Weapon (Don Mattera)
Memory Is the Weapon
241
Don Mattera
Memory of Departure (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Memory of Departure
242
Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
243
Aminatta Forna
Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War (Leymah Gbowee)
Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
244
Leymah Gbowee
Minaret (Leila Aboulela - Sudan)
Minaret
245
Leila Aboulela - Sudan
Mother to Mother (Sindiwe Magona)
Mother to Mother
246
Sindiwe Magona
Mount Pleasant (Patrice Nganang)
Mount Pleasant
247
Patrice Nganang
Mouroir (Breyten Breytenbach)
Mouroir
248
Breyten Breytenbach
Mrs. Shaw (Mukoma Wa Ngugi)
Mrs. Shaw
249
Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Murambi, the Book of Bones (Boubacar Boris Diop)
Murambi, the Book of Bones
250
Boubacar Boris Diop
The Museum (Leila Aboulela)
The Museum
251
Leila Aboulela
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
252
Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Son's Story (Nadine Gordimer)
My Son's Story
253
Nadine Gordimer
The Mzungu Boy (Meja Mwangi)
The Mzungu Boy
254
Meja Mwangi
Nairobi Heat (Mukoma Wa Ngugi)
Nairobi Heat
255
Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Natives (Inongo-Vi-Makomè)
Natives
256
Inongo-Vi-Makomè
Nectar (Upile Chisala)
Nectar
257
Upile Chisala
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
258
Tsitsi Dangarembga
The New Tribe (Buchi Emecheta)
The New Tribe
259
Buchi Emecheta
Night of My Blood (Kofi Awonoor)
Night of My Blood
260
Kofi Awonoor
Nineveh (Henrietta Rose-Innes)
Nineveh
261
Henrietta Rose-Innes
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
262
Chinua Achebe
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories (Ama Ata Aidoo)
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories
263
Ama Ata Aidoo
No Time Like the Present (Nadine Gordimer)
No Time Like the Present
264
Nadine Gordimer
None to Accompany Me (Nadine Gordimer)
None to Accompany Me
265
Nadine Gordimer
Notes From the Hyena's Belly (Nega Mezlekia)
Notes From the Hyena's Belly
266
Nega Mezlekia
Notes on Grief (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Notes on Grief
267
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Occasion for Loving (Nadine Gordimer)
Occasion for Loving
268
Nadine Gordimer
Of Africa (Wole Soyinka)
Of Africa
269
Wole Soyinka
Of Chameleons and Gods (Jack Mapanje)
Of Chameleons and Gods
270
Jack Mapanje
Oil on Water (Helon Habila)
Oil on Water
271
Helon Habila
The Old Man and the Medal (Ferdinand Oyono)
The Old Man and the Medal
272
Ferdinand Oyono
The Old Drift (Namwali Serpell)
The Old Drift
273
Namwali Serpell
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
274
Chika Unigwe
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
275
Binyavanga Wainaina
Open City (Teju Cole)
Open City
276
Teju Cole
Osiris Rising (Ayi Kwei Armah)
Osiris Rising
277
Ayi Kwei Armah
The Other Side of Silence (André Brink)
The Other Side of Silence
278
André Brink
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
279
Ama Ada Aidoo
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
280
Amos Tutuola
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