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African Books You Should Read - Page 9

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 Shadows of Imana (Veronique Tadjo)
The Shadows of Imana
321
Veronique Tadjo
She No Longer Weeps (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
She No Longer Weeps
322
Tsitsi Dangarembga
She Plays With the Darkness (Zakes Mda - Lesotho)
She Plays With the Darkness
323
Zakes Mda - Lesotho
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
324
Lauren Beukes
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman (Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya)
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman
325
Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya
The Slave Girl (Buchi Emecheta)
The Slave Girl
326
Buchi Emecheta
Sleepwalking Land (Mia Couto)
Sleepwalking Land
327
Mia Couto
Slow Man (J.M. Coetzee)
Slow Man
328
J.M. Coetzee
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
329
Mariama Bâ
Soft Magic (Upile Chisala)
Soft Magic
330
Upile Chisala
Sometimes There Is a Void – Memoirs of an Outsider (Zakes Mda)
Sometimes There Is a Void – Memoirs of an Outsider
331
Zakes Mda
Song for Night (Chris Abani)
Song for Night
332
Chris Abani
Songs of Enchantment (Ben Okri)
Songs of Enchantment
333
Ben Okri
Sosu's Call (Meshack Asare)
Sosu's Call
334
Meshack Asare
Soweto Stories (Miriam Tlali)
Soweto Stories
335
Miriam Tlali
The Spider King's Daughter (Chibundu Onuzo)
The Spider King's Daughter
336
Chibundu Onuzo
A Sport of Nature (Nadine Gordimer)
A Sport of Nature
337
Nadine Gordimer
A Spy in Time (Imraan Coovadia)
A Spy in Time
338
Imraan Coovadia
The Story of an African Farm (Olive Schreiner)
The Story of an African Farm
339
Olive Schreiner
A Strangers Pose (Emmanuel Iduma)
A Strangers Pose
340
Emmanuel Iduma
Summertime (J.M. Coetzee)
Summertime
341
J.M. Coetzee
Sunset in Biafra: A Civil War Diary (Elechi Amadi)
Sunset in Biafra: A Civil War Diary
342
Elechi Amadi
Taduno's Song (Odafe Atogun)
Taduno's Song
343
Odafe Atogun
Tales From a Troubled Land (Alan Paton)
Tales From a Troubled Land
344
Alan Paton
Tales of the Metric System (Imran Coovadia)
Tales of the Metric System
345
Imran Coovadia
The Tears of the Black Man (Alain Mabanckou)
The Tears of the Black Man
346
Alain Mabanckou
There Was a Country (Chinua Achebe)
There Was a Country
347
Chinua Achebe
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky (Benjamin Ajak)
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky
348
Benjamin Ajak
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
349
Chinua Achebe
Thirteen Months of Sunrise (Rania Mamoun)
Thirteen Months of Sunrise
350
Rania Mamoun
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf)
This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President
351
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
This Mournable Body (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
This Mournable Body
352
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty (Alain Mabanckou)
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty
353
Alain Mabanckou
The Tongue of the Dumb (Dominic Mulaisho)
The Tongue of the Dumb
354
Dominic Mulaisho
Too Late the Phalarope (Alan Paton)
Too Late the Phalarope
355
Alan Paton
Towards the Mountain (Alan Paton)
Towards the Mountain
356
Alan Paton
Tower in the Sky (Hiwot Teffera)
Tower in the Sky
357
Hiwot Teffera
Tram 83 (Fiston Mwanza Mujila)
Tram 83
358
Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
359
Yaa Gyasi
The Translator (Leila Aboulela)
The Translator
360
Leila Aboulela
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