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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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Running the Rift (Rwanda)
Running the Rift (Rwanda)
121
The Sand Child (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
The Sand Child
122
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Say You're One of Them
Say You're One of Them
123
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe (Zakes Mda)
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe
124
Zakes Mda
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North
125
She's Gone (Kwame Dawes)
She's Gone
126
Kwame Dawes
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
127
Lauren Beukes
Shook Foil (Kwame Dawes)
Shook Foil
128
Kwame Dawes
The Slave Girl (Buchi Emecheta)
The Slave Girl
129
Buchi Emecheta
Sleepwalking Land
Sleepwalking Land
130
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
131
Mariama Bâ
Song of Iawino (Okot P'bitet)
Song of Iawino
132
Okot P'bitet
Stickfighting Days (Olufemi Terry)
Stickfighting Days
133
Olufemi Terry
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
134
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
135
Chinua Achebe
This Earth, My Brother (Kofi Awoonor)
This Earth, My Brother
136
Kofi Awoonor
A Time for New Dreams (Ben Okri)
A Time for New Dreams
137
Ben Okri
Told by Starlight in Chad (Joseph Brahim Seid)
Told by Starlight in Chad
138
Joseph Brahim Seid
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty (Alain Mabanckou)
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty
139
Alain Mabanckou
Toward an African Revolution (Frantz Fanon)
Toward an African Revolution
140
Frantz Fanon
Transit (Abdourahman Waberi)
Transit
141
Abdourahman Waberi
The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (Ali A. Mazrui)
The Trial of Christopher Okigbo
142
Ali A. Mazrui
Unbowed (Kenya)
Unbowed (Kenya)
143
Voices From Madagascar (Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa)
Voices From Madagascar
144
Jacques Bourgeacq & Liliane Ramarosoa
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
145
J.M. Coetzee
A Way of Being Free (Ben Okri)
A Way of Being Free
146
Ben Okri
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
147
Noviolet Bulawayo
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
148
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Weeding the Flowerbeds (Swaziland)
Weeding the Flowerbeds (Swaziland)
149
Weep Not Child
Weep Not Child
150
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
151
Helen Oyeyemi
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
152
Bessie Head
When Victims Become Killers (Mahmood Mamdani)
When Victims Become Killers
153
Mahmood Mamdani
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
154
Helen Oyeyemi
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
155
Nnedi Okorafor
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
156
Nawal El Saadawi
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
157
Franz Fanon
You Must Set Forth at Dawn (Wole Soyinka)
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
158
Wole Soyinka
Your Father Walks Like a Crab (Tolu Akinyemi)
Your Father Walks Like a Crab
159
Tolu Akinyemi
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
160
Lauren Beukes
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