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The 101 Greatest Works of African Literature

The Greatest African Literature focuses on major creative works—such as novels, novellas, plays, long poetry, collections and series.
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The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (Anonymous)
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
1
Anonymous
The Tale of Sinuhe (Anonymous)
The Tale of Sinuhe
2
Anonymous
The Eloquent Peasant (Ancient Egyptian Folk Story) ((Various Authors))
The Eloquent Peasant (Ancient Egyptian Folk Story)
3
(Various Authors)
Tale of Two Brothers (Anonymous)
Tale of Two Brothers
4
Anonymous
Story of Wenamun (Anonymous)
Story of Wenamun
5
Anonymous
The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
The Golden Ass
6
Apuleius
Kebra Nagast (Various Authors)
Kebra Nagast
7
Various Authors
Utendi Wa Tambuka (Anonymous)
Utendi Wa Tambuka
8
Anonymous
Chaka (Thomas Mofolo)
Chaka
9
Thomas Mofolo
The Call of the Curlew (Taha Hussein)
The Call of the Curlew
10
Taha Hussein
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider
11
Albert Camus
Caligula (Albert Camus)
Caligula
12
Albert Camus
Mafeking Road (Herman Charles Bosman)
Mafeking Road
13
Herman Charles Bosman
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
14
Albert Camus
Midaq Alley (Naguib Mahfouz)
Midaq Alley
15
Naguib Mahfouz
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country
16
Alan Paton
La Grande Maison (Mohammed Dib)
La Grande Maison
17
Mohammed Dib
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
18
Amos Tutuola
The Dark Child (Camara Laye)
The Dark Child
19
Camara Laye
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
20
Albert Camus
Nedjma (Kateb Yacine)
Nedjma
21
Kateb Yacine
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy
22
Ferdinand Oyono
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Cairo Trilogy
23
Naguib Mahfouz
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
24
Chinua Achebe
A World of Strangers (Nadine Gordimer)
A World of Strangers
25
Nadine Gordimer
God's Bits of Wood (Ousmane Sembène)
God's Bits of Wood
26
Ousmane Sembène
Ambiguous Adventure (Hamidou Kane)
Ambiguous Adventure
27
Hamidou Kane
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
28
Chinua Achebe
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
The River Between
29
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The Interpreters (Wole Soyinka)
The Interpreters
30
Wole Soyinka
Fate of a Cockroach (Tawfiq Al-Hakim)
Fate of a Cockroach
31
Tawfiq Al-Hakim
A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
A Man of the People
32
Chinua Achebe
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North
33
Tayeb Salih
Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol (Okot P'bitek)
Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol
34
Okot P'bitek
Children of Gebelawi (Naguib Mahfouz)
Children of Gebelawi
35
Naguib Mahfouz
Miramar (Naguib Mahfouz)
Miramar
36
Naguib Mahfouz
A Grain of Wheat (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat
37
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Love to the Grave (Haddis Alemayehu)
Love to the Grave
38
Haddis Alemayehu
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
39
Ayi Kwei Armah
The Bacchae of Euripides (Wole Soyinka)
The Bacchae of Euripides
40
Wole Soyinka
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