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African Literary Canon - Page 2

This is a compilation of 150 must-read books from the African literary canon. It was put together through a combination of existing lists (including APNET's 'Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th century) and a review of literary prizes. It includes authors from both sub-Saharan Africa and northern Africa.
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The Fortunes of Wangrin (Amadou Hampaté Bâ)
The Fortunes of Wangrin
41
Amadou Hampaté Bâ
Le Revenant (Aminata Sow Fall)
Le Revenant
42
Aminata Sow Fall
The Beggars' Strike (Aminata Sow Fall)
The Beggars' Strike
43
Aminata Sow Fall
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
44
Amos Tutuola
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
Eve Out of Her Ruins
45
Ananda Devi
The Fury and the Cries of Women (Angele Rawiri)
The Fury and the Cries of Women
46
Angele Rawiri
The Water House (Antonio Olinto)
The Water House
47
Antonio Olinto
The Blood Knot (Athol Fugard)
The Blood Knot
48
Athol Fugard
Black Cloth: A Collection of African Folk Tales (Bernard Dadie)
Black Cloth: A Collection of African Folk Tales
49
Bernard Dadie
The Collector of Treasures (Bessie Head)
The Collector of Treasures
50
Bessie Head
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
51
Binyavanga Wainaina
Tales of Amadou Koumba (Birago Diop)
Tales of Amadou Koumba
52
Birago Diop
Murambi, the Book of Bones (Boubacar Boris Diop)
Murambi, the Book of Bones
53
Boubacar Boris Diop
Harare North (Brian Chikwava)
Harare North
54
Brian Chikwava
This September Sun (Bryony Rheam)
This September Sun
55
Bryony Rheam
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
56
Buchi Emecheta
La Petite Fille Du Reverbere (Calixthe Beyala)
La Petite Fille Du Reverbere
57
Calixthe Beyala
The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy (Camara Laye)
The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy
58
Camara Laye
Waiting for the Rain (Charles Mungoshi)
Waiting for the Rain
59
Charles Mungoshi
Ambiguous Adventure (Cheikh Hamidou Kane)
Ambiguous Adventure
60
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
Bones (Chenjerai Hove)
Bones
61
Chenjerai Hove
The Spider King's Daughter (Chibundu Onuzo)
The Spider King's Daughter
62
Chibundu Onuzo
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
63
Chika Unigwe
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
64
Chimamanda Adichie
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
65
Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
66
Chinua Achebe
Bitter Leaf (Chioma Okereke)
Bitter Leaf
67
Chioma Okereke
Graceland (Chris Abani)
Graceland
68
Chris Abani
Labyrinths (Christopher Okigbo)
Labyrinths
69
Christopher Okigbo
Diaries of a Dead African (Chuma Nwokolo)
Diaries of a Dead African
70
Chuma Nwokolo
People of the City (Cyprian Ekwensi)
People of the City
71
Cyprian Ekwensi
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (D.T. Niane)
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
72
D.T. Niane
Black Sunlight (Dambudzo Marechera)
Black Sunlight
73
Dambudzo Marechera
The House of Hunger (Dambudzo Marechera)
The House of Hunger
74
Dambudzo Marechera
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (Dinaw Mengestu)
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
75
Dinaw Mengestu
Fairytales for Lost Children (Diriye Osman)
Fairytales for Lost Children
76
Diriye Osman
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe (Doreen Baingana)
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
77
Doreen Baingana
The Simple Past (Driss Chraïbi)
The Simple Past
78
Driss Chraïbi
Fine Boys (Eghosa Imasuen)
Fine Boys
79
Eghosa Imasuen
Patchwork (Ellen Banda-Aaku)
Patchwork
80
Ellen Banda-Aaku
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