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African Literature - Page 2

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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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
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Swallow (Sefi Atta)
Swallow
42
Sefi Atta
The Rape of Shavi (Buchi Emecheta)
The Rape of Shavi
43
Buchi Emecheta
The Slave Girl (Buchi Emecheta)
The Slave Girl
44
Buchi Emecheta
The Bride Price (Buchi Emecheta)
The Bride Price
45
Buchi Emecheta
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
46
Lesley Nneka Arimah
A Man of the People
A Man of the People
47
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
48
Yvonne Owuor
The Icarus Girl (Helen Oyeyemi)
The Icarus Girl
49
Helen Oyeyemi
The Fishermen (Chigozie Obioma)
The Fishermen
50
Chigozie Obioma
Ake (Wole Soyinka)
Ake
51
Wole Soyinka
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
52
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru
53
Flora Nwapa
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
54
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
55
Chinua Achebe
Foreign Gods, Inc.
Foreign Gods, Inc.
56
I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani)
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
57
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Happiness, Like Water (Chinelo Okparanta)
Happiness, Like Water
58
Chinelo Okparanta
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
59
Nnedi Okorafor
Petals of Blood
Petals of Blood
60
The Hired Man
The Hired Man
61
Graceland (Chris Abani)
Graceland
62
Chris Abani
All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
63
Dinaw Mengestu
Binti: Home (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: Home
64
Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: The Night Masquerade (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: The Night Masquerade
65
Nnedi Okorafor
Chaka the Zulu
Chaka the Zulu
66
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
67
Alan Paton
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature
68
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
God's Bits of Wood
God's Bits of Wood
69
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
70
Helen Oyeyemi
A Way of Being Free (Ben Okri)
A Way of Being Free
71
Ben Okri
How Intelligence Kills (Okechukwu Ofili)
How Intelligence Kills
72
Okechukwu Ofili
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
73
Nnedi Okorafor
Sweet Medicine (Panashe Chigumadzi)
Sweet Medicine
74
Panashe Chigumadzi
Dangerous Love (Ben Okri)
Dangerous Love
75
Ben Okri
Infinite Riches (Ben Okri)
Infinite Riches
76
Ben Okri
In Arcadia (Ben Okri)
In Arcadia
77
Ben Okri
Tell Freedom (Peter Abrahams)
Tell Freedom
78
Peter Abrahams
Mine Boy (Peter Abrahams)
Mine Boy
79
Peter Abrahams
Takadini (Ben Hanson)
Takadini
80
Ben Hanson
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