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Big List of African Literature

Epics, novels, memoirs, poetry, and more by writers from across Africa. Included are several new releases and books from indie publishers, including Archipelago, Cassava Republic, and Masobe.
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Egyptian Book of the Dead (Translator: Faulkner)
Egyptian Book of the Dead
1
Translator: Faulkner
The Tale of Sinuhe (Anonymous)
The Tale of Sinuhe
2
Anonymous
Kebra Nagast (Various Authors)
Kebra Nagast
3
Various Authors
The Mwindo Epic (Anonymous)
The Mwindo Epic
4
Anonymous
Imagine Africa: Volume One (Various)
Imagine Africa: Volume One
5
Various
Imagine Africa: Volume Two (Various)
Imagine Africa: Volume Two
6
Various
Love Is Power, or Something Like That (A. Igoni Barrett)
Love Is Power, or Something Like That
7
A. Igoni Barrett
In Praise of Defeat: Selected Poems (Abdellatif Laâbi)
In Praise of Defeat: Selected Poems
8
Abdellatif Laâbi
The Land Without Shadows (Abdourahman Waberi)
The Land Without Shadows
9
Abdourahman Waberi
The Ultimate Tragedy (Abdulai Sila)
The Ultimate Tragedy
10
Abdulai Sila
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
11
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Paradise (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Paradise
12
Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Whispering Trees (Abubakar Adam Ibrahim)
The Whispering Trees
13
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
14
Abi Daré
Season of Crimson Blossoms (Abubakar Adam Ibrahim)
Season of Crimson Blossoms
15
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Dreams and Assorted Nightmares (Abubakar Adam Ibrahim)
Dreams and Assorted Nightmares
16
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree (Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani)
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
17
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani)
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
18
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
And Still Peace Did Not Come (Agnes Kamara-Umunna)
And Still Peace Did Not Come
19
Agnes Kamara-Umunna
Sacred Hope (Agostinho Neto)
Sacred Hope
20
Agostinho Neto
In the Eye of the Sun (Ahdaf Soueif)
In the Eye of the Sun
21
Ahdaf Soueif
The Map of Love (Ahdaf Soueif)
The Map of Love
22
Ahdaf Soueif
Bridges of Constantine (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
Bridges of Constantine
23
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
Chaos of the Senses (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
Chaos of the Senses
24
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
Allah Is Not Obliged (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Allah Is Not Obliged
25
Ahmadou Kourouma
Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote
26
Ahmadou Kourouma
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History (Aida Edemariam)
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
27
Aida Edemariam
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
28
Akwaeke Emezi
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
29
Akwaeke Emezi
Automobile Club of Egypt (Alaa Aswany)
Automobile Club of Egypt
30
Alaa Aswany
The Yacoubian Building (Alaa Al Aswany)
The Yacoubian Building
31
Alaa Al Aswany
Black Moses (Alain Mabanckou)
Black Moses
32
Alain Mabanckou
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
33
Alain Mabanckou
The Lights of Pointe-Noire (Alain Mabanckou)
The Lights of Pointe-Noire
34
Alain Mabanckou
Proud Beggars (Albert Cossery)
Proud Beggars
35
Albert Cossery
The Girl Called Eel (Ali Zamir)
The Girl Called Eel
36
Ali Zamir
Distant View of a Minaret (Alifa Rifaat)
Distant View of a Minaret
37
Alifa Rifaat
Changes (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes
38
Ama Ata Aidoo
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
39
Ama Ada Aidoo
Anowa (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Anowa
40
Ama Ata Aidoo
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