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Literary Tour of Africa (African Literature) - Page 6

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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Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North
201
Tayeb Salih
War Child: A Child Soldiers Story (Emmanuel Jat)
War Child: A Child Soldiers Story
202
Emmanuel Jat
Lyrics Alley (Leila Aboulela)
Lyrics Alley
203
Leila Aboulela
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur (Halima Bashir)
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
204
Halima Bashir
Tanzania
Tanzania
205
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess From Zanzibar (Emily Ruete Sayyida Prin. of Zanzibar)
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess From Zanzibar
206
Emily Ruete Sayyida Prin. of Zanzibar
Paradise (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Paradise
207
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
208
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Togo
Togo
209
Dirty Feet (Edem Awumey)
Dirty Feet
210
Edem Awumey
Do They Hear You When You Cry (Fauziya Kassindja)
Do They Hear You When You Cry
211
Fauziya Kassindja
An African in Greenland (Tété-Michel Kpomassie)
An African in Greenland
212
Tété-Michel Kpomassie
Tunisia
Tunisia
213
The Comedies (Terence)
The Comedies
214
Terence
Colonizer and the Colonized (Albert Memmi)
Colonizer and the Colonized
215
Albert Memmi
Hope Has Two Daughters (Monia Mazigh)
Hope Has Two Daughters
216
Monia Mazigh
Uganda
Uganda
217
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe (Doreen Baingana)
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
218
Doreen Baingana
Abyssinian Chronicles (Moses Isegawa)
Abyssinian Chronicles
219
Moses Isegawa
Kintu (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)
Kintu
220
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol by Okot P'bitek
Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol by Okot P'bitek
221
100 Days (Juliane Okot Bitek)
100 Days
222
Juliane Okot Bitek
Zambia
Zambia
223
A Cowrie of Hope (Binwell Sinyangwe)
A Cowrie of Hope
224
Binwell Sinyangwe
Men of the South (Zukiswa Wanner)
Men of the South
225
Zukiswa Wanner
The Old Drift (Namwali Serpell)
The Old Drift
226
Namwali Serpell
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
227
The House of Hunger (Dambudzo Marechera)
The House of Hunger
228
Dambudzo Marechera
Zenzele: A Letter to My Daughter (J. Nozipo Maraire)
Zenzele: A Letter to My Daughter
229
J. Nozipo Maraire
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
230
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Beating the Graves (Tsitsi Ella Jaji)
Beating the Graves
231
Tsitsi Ella Jaji
The Book of Memory (Petina Gappah)
The Book of Memory
232
Petina Gappah
House of Stone (Novuyo Rosa Tshuma)
House of Stone
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Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
234
Yvonne Vera
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
235
Noviolet Bulawayo
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
236
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