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African Literature

Books written by African Authors - some of the stories are in Africa and others are in the diaspora. Most of the books on this list are fiction with a few exceptions.They explore different experiences of African characters from different regions - West, East, South and Central. Some of the books explore coming of age, colonialism, sexuality, love, magical realism, feminism and conflict.
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Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
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Chinelo Okparanta
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
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Yaa Gyasi
Purple Hisbiscus
Purple Hisbiscus
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
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Chinua Achebe
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
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Imbolo Mbue
The Famished Road
The Famished Road
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The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
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Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
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Tsitsi Dangarembga
The Sai Family (Ghana Must Go) (Taiye Selasi)
The Sai Family (Ghana Must Go)
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Taiye Selasi
The Book of Memory (Petina Gappah)
The Book of Memory
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Petina Gappah
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
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Noviolet Bulawayo
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
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Helen Oyeyemi
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
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So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
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Mariama Bâ
Xala (Ousmane Sembene)
Xala
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Ousmane Sembene
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
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Ferdinand Oyono
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu (Neshani Andreas)
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
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Neshani Andreas
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Zenzele (J. Nozipo Maraire)
Zenzele
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J. Nozipo Maraire
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
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Lola Shoneyin
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
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Buchi Emecheta
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
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Aminatta Forna
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
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Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa'thiongo
Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa'thiongo
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Down Second Avenue
Down Second Avenue
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There Was a Country (Chinua Achebe)
There Was a Country
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Chinua Achebe
Weep Not Child
Weep Not Child
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The Palm Wine Drinkard
The Palm Wine Drinkard
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Coconut
Coconut
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Maru (Bessie Head)
Maru
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Bessie Head
The House of Hunger (Dambudzo Marechera)
The House of Hunger
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Dambudzo Marechera
Second-Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second-Class Citizen
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Buchi Emecheta
Without a Name and Under the Tongue (Yvonne Vera)
Without a Name and Under the Tongue
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Yvonne Vera
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
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Yvonne Vera
The Concubine
The Concubine
40
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