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Literary Tour of Africa (African Literature) - Page 5

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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Collected Poems (Gabriel Okara)
Collected Poems
161
Gabriel Okara
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (Noo Saro-Wiwa)
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
162
Noo Saro-Wiwa
Rwanda
Rwanda
163
Our Lady of the Nile (Scholastique Mukasonga)
Our Lady of the Nile
164
Scholastique Mukasonga
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
165
São Tomé: Journey to the Abyss -- Portugal's Stolen Children (Paul D. Cohn)
São Tomé: Journey to the Abyss -- Portugal's Stolen Children
166
Paul D. Cohn
Senegal
Senegal
167
Tales of Amadou Koumba (Birago Diop)
Tales of Amadou Koumba
168
Birago Diop
God's Bit of Wood (Ousmane Sembene)
God's Bit of Wood
169
Ousmane Sembene
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ, Trans. Modupé Bodé-Thomas)
So Long a Letter
170
Mariama Bâ, Trans. Modupé Bodé-Thomas
Kaveena (Boubacar Boris Diop)
Kaveena
171
Boubacar Boris Diop
The Abandoned Baobab (Ken Bugul)
The Abandoned Baobab
172
Ken Bugul
Seychelles
Seychelles
173
Voices: Short Stories From the Seychelles Islands (Glynn Burridge)
Voices: Short Stories From the Seychelles Islands
174
Glynn Burridge
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
175
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
176
Aminatta Forna
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
177
Ishmael Beah
The Radiance of Tomorrow (Ishmael Beah)
The Radiance of Tomorrow
178
Ishmael Beah
Somalia
Somalia
179
The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony (Ladan Osman)
The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony
180
Ladan Osman
Maps (Nurrudin Farah)
Maps
181
Nurrudin Farah
Desert Flower (Waris Dirie)
Desert Flower
182
Waris Dirie
The Orchard of Lost Souls (Nadifa Mohamed)
The Orchard of Lost Souls
183
Nadifa Mohamed
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
184
Warsan Shire
South Africa
South Africa
185
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
186
Nelson Mandela
Fools and Other Stories (Njabulo S. Ndebele)
Fools and Other Stories
187
Njabulo S. Ndebele
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
188
Trevor Noah
The Heart of Redness (Zakes Mda)
The Heart of Redness
189
Zakes Mda
Coconut (Kopano Matlwa)
Coconut
190
Kopano Matlwa
The Reactive (Masande Ntshanga)
The Reactive
191
Masande Ntshanga
Dog Eat Dog (Niq Mhlongo)
Dog Eat Dog
192
Niq Mhlongo
Thirteen Cents (K. Sello Duiker)
Thirteen Cents
193
K. Sello Duiker
Mhudi (Sol T Plaatje)
Mhudi
194
Sol T Plaatje
South Sudan
South Sudan
195
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky (Benjamin Ajak)
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky
196
Benjamin Ajak
There Is a Country: New Fiction From the New Nation of South Sudan (Nyuol Lueth Tong)
There Is a Country: New Fiction From the New Nation of South Sudan
197
Nyuol Lueth Tong
The Cows of Shambat (Taban Lo Liyong)
The Cows of Shambat
198
Taban Lo Liyong
Sudan
Sudan
199
Sisters' Entrance (Emtithal Mahmoud)
Sisters' Entrance
200
Emtithal Mahmoud
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