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| the African Literati 100 | Books to Read

| The African Literati | is a group for readers - avid or aspiring - that have an interest in African Literature from the continent and the Diaspora. The goal of the group is to read 100 books by Africana authors, spanning all genres and writing styles. This is the list of books the Literati will read. Join us as we get through this list.
Happy Reading!
The African Literati
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka
Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka
4
Aké: The Years of Childhood (Wole Soyinka)
Aké: The Years of Childhood
5
Wole Soyinka
Of Africa (Wole Soyinka)
Of Africa
6
Wole Soyinka
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature
7
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
8
Weep Not Child
Weep Not Child
9
Infidel
Infidel
10
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
11
Ishmael Beah
The Radiance of Tomorrow (Ishmael Beah)
The Radiance of Tomorrow
12
Ishmael Beah
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
13
Lauren Beukes
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
14
Lauren Beukes
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
15
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love
16
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
17
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
18
Chinua Achebe
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah
19
Unbowed (Kenya)
Unbowed (Kenya)
20
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
21
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
22
Nnedi Okorafor
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
23
Nnedi Okorafor
Lyrics Alley (Leila Aboulela)
Lyrics Alley
24
Leila Aboulela
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
25
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
26
Alain Mabanckou
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
27
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
28
Joseph Conrad
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
29
Tsitsi Dangarembga
The Famished Road
The Famished Road
30
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
31
A Question of Power
A Question of Power
32
Open City
Open City
33
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
34
Noviolet Bulawayo
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
35
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
36
Mariama Bâ
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
37
All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
38
Dinaw Mengestu
How to Read the Air
How to Read the Air
39
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
40
Nelson Mandela
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