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Literary Tour of Africa (African Literature) - Page 2

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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The Fire of Origins (Emmanuel Dongola)
The Fire of Origins
41
Emmanuel Dongola
Jazz and Palm Wine (Emmanuel Dongala)
Jazz and Palm Wine
42
Emmanuel Dongala
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
43
How Dare the Sun Rise (Sandra Uwiringiyimana)
How Dare the Sun Rise
44
Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Black Moses (Alain Mabanckou)
Black Moses
45
Alain Mabanckou
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
46
Alain Mabanckou
Djibouti
Djibouti
47
The Land Without Shadows (Abdourahman Waberi)
The Land Without Shadows
48
Abdourahman Waberi
Egypt
Egypt
49
The Return of the Spirit (Tawfiq Al-Hakim)
The Return of the Spirit
50
Tawfiq Al-Hakim
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
51
Naguib Mahfouz
Children of the Alley (Naguib Mahfouz)
Children of the Alley
52
Naguib Mahfouz
The Open Door (Latifa Al-Zayyat)
The Open Door
53
Latifa Al-Zayyat
Beer in the Snooker Club (Waguih Ghali)
Beer in the Snooker Club
54
Waguih Ghali
Proud Beggars (Albert Cossery)
Proud Beggars
55
Albert Cossery
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
56
Nawal El Saadawi
Blue Lorries (Radwa Ashour)
Blue Lorries
57
Radwa Ashour
The Map of Love (Ahdaf Soueif)
The Map of Love
58
Ahdaf Soueif
The Yacoubian Building (Alaa Al Aswany)
The Yacoubian Building
59
Alaa Al Aswany
Distant View of a Minaret (Alifa Rifaat)
Distant View of a Minaret
60
Alifa Rifaat
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
61
Penelope Lively
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue
62
Basma Abdel Aziz
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
63
La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
64
Trifonia Melibea Obono
By Night the Mountain Burns (Juan Tomas Avila Laurel)
By Night the Mountain Burns
65
Juan Tomas Avila Laurel
Obi's Nightmare (Jamón Y Queso)
Obi's Nightmare
66
Jamón Y Queso
Eritrea
Eritrea
67
A Painful Season & a Stubborn Hope (Abeba Tesfagiorgis)
A Painful Season & a Stubborn Hope
68
Abeba Tesfagiorgis
Eswatini
Eswatini
69
A Beautiful Place to Die (Malla Nann)
A Beautiful Place to Die
70
Malla Nann
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
71
The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros: A Seventeenth-Century African Biography of an E (Galawdewos)
The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros: A Seventeenth-Century African Biography of an E
72
Galawdewos
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (Maaza Mengiste)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
73
Maaza Mengiste
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
74
Abraham Verghese
Your Body Is War (Mahtem Shiferraw)
Your Body Is War
75
Mahtem Shiferraw
Fuchsia (Mahtem Shiferraw)
Fuchsia
76
Mahtem Shiferraw
Gabon
Gabon
77
Mema (Daniel Mengara)
Mema
78
Daniel Mengara
Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala
79
Rene Maran
The Fury and the Cries of Women (Angele Rawiri)
The Fury and the Cries of Women
80
Angele Rawiri
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