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Literary Tour of Africa (African Literature)

This list contains at least one book for each country in Africa, with the emphasis on African literature (books by Africans) and includes novels, memoirs, folktale collections and poetry. Mark off a country if you've read a book by an author from that country, whether the book is on the list or not.
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Algeria
Algeria
1
The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
The Golden Ass
2
Apuleius
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
3
The Last Summer of Reason (Tahar Djaout)
The Last Summer of Reason
4
Tahar Djaout
Bridges of Constantine (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
Bridges of Constantine
5
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
What the Day Owes the Night (Yasmina Khadra)
What the Day Owes the Night
6
Yasmina Khadra
Angola
Angola
7
Sacred Hope (Agostinho Neto)
Sacred Hope
8
Agostinho Neto
The Book of Chameleons (Jose Agualusa)
The Book of Chameleons
9
Jose Agualusa
Transparent City (Ondjaki)
Transparent City
10
Ondjaki
Benin
Benin
11
Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales From Benin (Iro Eweka)
Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales From Benin
12
Iro Eweka
Snares Without End (Olympe Bhêly-Quénum)
Snares Without End
13
Olympe Bhêly-Quénum
Why Monkeys Live in Trees (Raouf Mama)
Why Monkeys Live in Trees
14
Raouf Mama
Botswana
Botswana
15
The Screaming of the Innocent (Unity Dow)
The Screaming of the Innocent
16
Unity Dow
The Collector of Treasures (Bessie Head)
The Collector of Treasures
17
Bessie Head
The Careless Seamstress (Tjawangwa Dema)
The Careless Seamstress
18
Tjawangwa Dema
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
19
Of Water and the Spirit (Malidoma Patrice Some)
Of Water and the Spirit
20
Malidoma Patrice Some
Folktales From the Moose of Burkina Faso (Alain-Joseph Sissao)
Folktales From the Moose of Burkina Faso
21
Alain-Joseph Sissao
Women's Wisdom From the Heart of Africa (Sobonfu Some)
Women's Wisdom From the Heart of Africa
22
Sobonfu Some
Burundi
Burundi
23
The Running Man (Gilbert Tuhabonye)
The Running Man
24
Gilbert Tuhabonye
Baho! (Roland Rugero)
Baho!
25
Roland Rugero
Small Country (Gael Faye)
Small Country
26
Gael Faye
Cameroon
Cameroon
27
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
28
Ferdinand Oyono
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
29
Imbolo Mbue
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon
30
Makuchi
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
31
Selected Poems of Corsino Fortes (Corsino Fortes)
Selected Poems of Corsino Fortes
32
Corsino Fortes
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
33
African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic (Rodney Wimer)
African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic
34
Rodney Wimer
Chad
Chad
35
Told by Starlight in Chad (Joseph Brahim Seid)
Told by Starlight in Chad
36
Joseph Brahim Seid
Comoros
Comoros
37
The Girl Called Eel (Ali Zamir)
The Girl Called Eel
38
Ali Zamir
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
39
Tram 83 (Fiston Mwanza Mujila)
Tram 83
40
Fiston Mwanza Mujila
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