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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
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The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
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Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
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The Last Summer of Reason (Tahar Djaout)
The Last Summer of Reason (Tahar Djaout)
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Bridges of Constantine (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
Bridges of Constantine (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
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What the Day Owes the Night (Yasmina Khadra)
What the Day Owes the Night (Yasmina Khadra)
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Angola
Angola
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Sacred Hope (Agostinho Neto)
Sacred Hope (Agostinho Neto)
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The Book of Chameleons (Jose Agualusa)
The Book of Chameleons (Jose Agualusa)
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Transparent City (Ondjaki)
Transparent City (Ondjaki)
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Benin
Benin
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Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales From Benin (Iro Eweka)
Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales From Benin (Iro Eweka)
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Snares Without End (Olympe Bhêly-Quénum)
Snares Without End (Olympe Bhêly-Quénum)
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Why Monkeys Live in Trees (Raouf Mama)
Why Monkeys Live in Trees (Raouf Mama)
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Botswana
Botswana
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The Screaming of the Innocent (Unity Dow)
The Screaming of the Innocent (Unity Dow)
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The Collector of Treasures (Bessie Head)
The Collector of Treasures (Bessie Head)
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The Careless Seamstress (Tjawangwa Dema)
The Careless Seamstress (Tjawangwa Dema)
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
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Of Water and the Spirit (Malidoma Patrice Some)
Of Water and the Spirit (Malidoma Patrice Some)
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Folktales From the Moose of Burkina Faso (Alain-Joseph Sissao)
Folktales From the Moose of Burkina Faso (Alain-Joseph Sissao)
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Women's Wisdom From the Heart of Africa (Sobonfu Some)
Women's Wisdom From the Heart of Africa (Sobonfu Some)
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Burundi
Burundi
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The Running Man (Gilbert Tuhabonye)
The Running Man (Gilbert Tuhabonye)
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Baho! (Roland Rugero)
Baho! (Roland Rugero)
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Small Country (Gael Faye)
Small Country (Gael Faye)
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Cameroon
Cameroon
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Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
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Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
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Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde
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Selected Poems of Corsino Fortes (Corsino Fortes)
Selected Poems of Corsino Fortes (Corsino Fortes)
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Central African Republic
Central African Republic
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African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic (Rodney Wimer)
African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic (Rodney Wimer)
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Chad
Chad
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Told by Starlight in Chad (Joseph Brahim Seid)
Told by Starlight in Chad (Joseph Brahim Seid)
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Comoros
Comoros
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The Girl Called Eel (Ali Zamir)
The Girl Called Eel (Ali Zamir)
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Tram 83 (Fiston Mwanza Mujila)
Tram 83 (Fiston Mwanza Mujila)
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