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Must-Read African Books - Page 3

Although most African literature that has been translated into English came after the decolonization of the sub-Saharan part of the continent, the books written by African authors and those part of the African diaspora tell stories that reach far into a complex past and far out to an unknown future.
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Labyrinths, With Path of Thunder
Labyrinths, With Path of Thunder
81
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
82
Nnedi Okorafor
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
83
Nelson Mandela
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
84
Ishmael Beah
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (Noo Saro-Wiwa)
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
85
Noo Saro-Wiwa
Lyrics Alley (Leila Aboulela)
Lyrics Alley
86
Leila Aboulela
Mama Miti (Donna Jo Napoli)
Mama Miti
87
Donna Jo Napoli
A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
A Man of the People
88
Chinua Achebe
Maps (Nurrudin Farah)
Maps
89
Nurrudin Farah
Memory Is the Weapon (Don Mattera)
Memory Is the Weapon
90
Don Mattera
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love
91
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
92
Kamel Daoud
Miracle (Tope Folarin)
Miracle
93
Tope Folarin
Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
94
Helen Oyeyemi
Murder at Cape Three Points (Kwei Quartey)
Murder at Cape Three Points
95
Kwei Quartey
Myths, Histories and Society (Adele AFIgbo)
Myths, Histories and Society
96
Adele AFIgbo
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Kwame Nkrumah)
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism
97
Kwame Nkrumah
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
98
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
99
Night of My Blood (Kofi Awonoor)
Night of My Blood
100
Kofi Awonoor
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
101
Chinua Achebe
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories (Ama Ata Aidoo)
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories
102
Ama Ata Aidoo
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
103
Alexander McCall Smith
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
104
Of Africa (Wole Soyinka)
Of Africa
105
Wole Soyinka
Oil on Water (Helon Habila)
Oil on Water
106
Helon Habila
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
107
Binyavanga Wainaina
Open City
Open City
108
The Orchard of Lost Souls (Nadifa Mohamed)
The Orchard of Lost Souls
109
Nadifa Mohamed
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
110
Ama Ada Aidoo
Palace Walk
Palace Walk
111
Peace and Conflict (Irene Sabatini)
Peace and Conflict
112
Irene Sabatini
The Pillar of Salt (Tunisia)
The Pillar of Salt (Tunisia)
113
The Promise of Hope (Kofi Awoonor)
The Promise of Hope
114
Kofi Awoonor
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
115
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
116
Veronique Tadjo
A Question of Power
A Question of Power
117
The Radiance of the King (Camara Laye)
The Radiance of the King
118
Camara Laye
The Radiance of Tomorrow (Ishmael Beah)
The Radiance of Tomorrow
119
Ishmael Beah
Rethinking African Cultural Production (Frieda Ekotto and Kenneth W. Harrow)
Rethinking African Cultural Production
120
Frieda Ekotto and Kenneth W. Harrow
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