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African Literary Canon - Page 4

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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Yaka (Pepetela)
Yaka
121
Pepetela
Ripples in the Pool (Rebeka Njau)
Ripples in the Pool
122
Rebeka Njau
Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala
123
Rene Maran
Dependence (Sarah Ladipo Manyika)
Dependence
124
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Our Lady of the Nile (Scholastique Mukasonga)
Our Lady of the Nile
125
Scholastique Mukasonga
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
Everything Good Will Come
126
Sefi Atta
Harvest of Thorns (Shimmer Chinodya)
Harvest of Thorns
127
Shimmer Chinodya
The Rich Man of Pietermaritzburg (Sibusiso Nyembezi)
The Rich Man of Pietermaritzburg
128
Sibusiso Nyembezi
Life and a Half (Sony Labou Tansi)
Life and a Half
129
Sony Labou Tansi
The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar (Syl Cheney-Coker)
The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar
130
Syl Cheney-Coker
The Sacred Night (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
The Sacred Night
131
Tahar Ben Jelloun
The Sand Child (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
The Sand Child
132
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North
133
Tayeb Salih
Selected Poems (Tchicaya U Tam'si)
Selected Poems
134
Tchicaya U Tam'si
Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day Is for the Thief
135
Teju Cole
Un Attiéké Pour Elgass (Tierno Monénembo)
Un Attiéké Pour Elgass
136
Tierno Monénembo
The Abduction and Trial of Jestina Mukoko (Trymore Mukoko)
The Abduction and Trial of Jestina Mukoko
137
Trymore Mukoko
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
138
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Ualalapi (Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa)
Ualalapi
139
Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa
Before the Birth of the Moon (Valentin Mudimbe)
Before the Birth of the Moon
140
Valentin Mudimbe
The Blind Kingdom (Veronique Tadjo)
The Blind Kingdom
141
Veronique Tadjo
As the Crow Flies (Véronique Tadjo)
As the Crow Flies
142
Véronique Tadjo
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
143
Warsan Shire
Le Jeune Homme De Sable (Williams Sassine)
Le Jeune Homme De Sable
144
Williams Sassine
Death and the King's Horsemen (Wole Soyinka)
Death and the King's Horsemen
145
Wole Soyinka
Bound to Violence (Yambo Ouologuem)
Bound to Violence
146
Yambo Ouologuem
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
147
Yvonne Owuor
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
148
Yvonne Vera
David's Story (Zoe Wicomb)
David's Story
149
Zoe Wicomb
Men of the South (Zukiswa Wanner)
Men of the South
150
Zukiswa Wanner
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