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African Writers Series

What an interesting mix of literature that has come out of Africa. It will be fun to read some of these.
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
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Chinua Achebe
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
2
Chinua Achebe
Seasons of Migration to the North
Seasons of Migration to the North
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A Grain of Wheat (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat
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Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
The River Between
5
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
God's Bits of Wood
God's Bits of Wood
6
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
7
Ayi Kwei Armah
Weep Not, Child (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Weep Not, Child
8
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Equiano's Travels (Olaudah Equiano)
Equiano's Travels
9
Olaudah Equiano
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
10
Chinua Achebe
Petals of Blood (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Petals of Blood
11
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
On Trial for My Country (Stanlake Samkange)
On Trial for My Country
12
Stanlake Samkange
A Question of Power (Bessie Head)
A Question of Power
13
Bessie Head
Distant View of a Minaret (Alifa Rifaat)
Distant View of a Minaret
14
Alifa Rifaat
I Write What I Like (Steve Biko)
I Write What I Like
15
Steve Biko
This Earth, My Brother (Kofi Awoonor)
This Earth, My Brother
16
Kofi Awoonor
The Interpreters (Wole Soyinka)
The Interpreters
17
Wole Soyinka
The Healers (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Healers
18
Ayi Kwei Armah
Maru (Bessie Head)
Maru
19
Bessie Head
Going Down the River Road (Meja Mwangi)
Going Down the River Road
20
Meja Mwangi
Short East African Plays in English (David Cook, Miles Lee (Eds.))
Short East African Plays in English
21
David Cook, Miles Lee (Eds.)
Burning Grass (Cyprian Ekwensi)
Burning Grass
22
Cyprian Ekwensi
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
23
Bessie Head
We Killed Mangy-Dog (Luís Bernardo Honwana)
We Killed Mangy-Dog
24
Luís Bernardo Honwana
Two Thousand Seasons (Ayi Kwei Armah)
Two Thousand Seasons
25
Ayi Kwei Armah
Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala
26
Rene Maran
The Concubine (Elechi Amadi)
The Concubine
27
Elechi Amadi
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru
28
Flora Nwapa
Ordained by the Oracle (Asare Konadu)
Ordained by the Oracle
29
Asare Konadu
Not Even God Is Ripe Enough (Bakare Gbadamosi, , Ulli Beier (Eds))
Not Even God Is Ripe Enough
30
Bakare Gbadamosi, , Ulli Beier (Eds)
Mission to Kala (Mongo Beti)
Mission to Kala
31
Mongo Beti
The Case of the Socialist Witchdoctor and Other Stories (Hama Tuma)
The Case of the Socialist Witchdoctor and Other Stories
32
Hama Tuma
The Strange Man (Amu Djoleto)
The Strange Man
33
Amu Djoleto
The Old Man and the Medal (Ferdinand Oyono)
The Old Man and the Medal
34
Ferdinand Oyono
Arrows of Rain (Okey Ndibe)
Arrows of Rain
35
Okey Ndibe
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
36
Buchi Emecheta
A Woman in Her Prime (Asare Konadu)
A Woman in Her Prime
37
Asare Konadu
Midaq Alley
Midaq Alley
38
As the Crow Flies (Véronique Tadjo)
As the Crow Flies
39
Véronique Tadjo
Kehinde (Buchi Emecheta)
Kehinde
40
Buchi Emecheta
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