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Literary Tour of Africa (African Literature) - Page 3

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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Gambia
Gambia
81
Folk Tales and Fables From the Gambia Volume 1 (Dembo Fanta Bojang)
Folk Tales and Fables From the Gambia Volume 1
82
Dembo Fanta Bojang
Reading the Ceiling (Dayo Forster)
Reading the Ceiling
83
Dayo Forster
Innocent Questions (Momodou Sallah)
Innocent Questions
84
Momodou Sallah
Ghana
Ghana
85
The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
86
Ayi Kwei Armah
Changes (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes
87
Ama Ata Aidoo
Tail of the Blue Bird (Nii Ayikwei Parkes)
Tail of the Blue Bird
88
Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
89
Yaa Gyasi
The Promise of Hope (Kofi Awoonor)
The Promise of Hope
90
Kofi Awoonor
Guinea
Guinea
91
The African Child (Camara Laye)
The African Child
92
Camara Laye
The Radiance of the King (Camara Laye)
The Radiance of the King
93
Camara Laye
The King of Kahel (Tierno Monénembo)
The King of Kahel
94
Tierno Monénembo
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
95
Return to the Source (Amilcar Cabral)
Return to the Source
96
Amilcar Cabral
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
97
The Future Has an Appointment With the Dawn (Tanella Boni)
The Future Has an Appointment With the Dawn
98
Tanella Boni
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
99
Veronique Tadjo
Aya (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya
100
Marguerite Abouet
Kenya
Kenya
101
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
The Promised Land
102
Grace Ogot
Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
Unbowed
103
Wangari Maathai
Facing the Lion (Joseph Iemasolai Iekuton)
Facing the Lion
104
Joseph Iemasolai Iekuton
Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Wizard of the Crow
105
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Dreams in a Time of War (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Dreams in a Time of War
106
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
107
Binyavanga Wainaina
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
108
Yvonne Owuor
Lesotho
Lesotho
109
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman (Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya)
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman
110
Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya
Chaka (Thomas Mofolo)
Chaka
111
Thomas Mofolo
Traveller to the East (Thomas Mofolo)
Traveller to the East
112
Thomas Mofolo
Liberia
Liberia
113
The House at Sugar Beach (Helene Cooper)
The House at Sugar Beach
114
Helene Cooper
This Child Will Be Great (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf)
This Child Will Be Great
115
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
She Would Be King (Wayétu Moore)
She Would Be King
116
Wayétu Moore
Libya
Libya
117
Bleeding of the Stone (Ibrahim Al Koni)
Bleeding of the Stone
118
Ibrahim Al Koni
The Seven Veils of Seth (Ibrahim Al Koni)
The Seven Veils of Seth
119
Ibrahim Al Koni
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Hisham Matar)
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
120
Hisham Matar
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