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| the African Literati 100 | Books to Read - Page 2

| 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.
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Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
41
J. M. Coetzee
The Concubine
The Concubine
42
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
43
Olaudah Equiano
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
44
Yvonne Vera
Labyrinths, With Path of Thunder
Labyrinths, With Path of Thunder
45
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (Noo Saro-Wiwa)
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
46
Noo Saro-Wiwa
You Must Set Forth at Dawn (Wole Soyinka)
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
47
Wole Soyinka
I Write What I Like (Steve Biko)
I Write What I Like
48
Steve Biko
Mama Miti (Donna Jo Napoli)
Mama Miti
49
Donna Jo Napoli
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
Black Skin, White Masks
50
Frantz Fanon
Toward an African Revolution (Frantz Fanon)
Toward an African Revolution
51
Frantz Fanon
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
52
Franz Fanon
A Time for New Dreams (Ben Okri)
A Time for New Dreams
53
Ben Okri
A Way of Being Free (Ben Okri)
A Way of Being Free
54
Ben Okri
Discourse on Colonialism (Aime Cesaire)
Discourse on Colonialism
55
Aime Cesaire
Colonizer and the Colonized (Albert Memmi)
Colonizer and the Colonized
56
Albert Memmi
The Invention of Africa (V.Y. Mudimbe)
The Invention of Africa
57
V.Y. Mudimbe
Everyday Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Everyday Is for the Thief
58
Teju Cole
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
59
Ama Ada Aidoo
Changes: A Love Story (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes: A Love Story
60
Ama Ata Aidoo
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
61
Binyavanga Wainaina
Citizen and Subject (Mahmood Mamdani)
Citizen and Subject
62
Mahmood Mamdani
Confessions of the Lioness (Mia Couto)
Confessions of the Lioness
63
Mia Couto
The Journey of Ibn Fattouma (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Journey of Ibn Fattouma
64
Naguib Mahfouz
Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah (Kwame Nkrumah)
Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah
65
Kwame Nkrumah
The Class Struggle in Africa (Kwame Nkrumah)
The Class Struggle in Africa
66
Kwame Nkrumah
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Kwame Nkrumah)
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism
67
Kwame Nkrumah
God's Bits of Wood
God's Bits of Wood
68
I Laugh at These Skinny Girls (Tolu Akinyemi)
I Laugh at These Skinny Girls
69
Tolu Akinyemi
Your Father Walks Like a Crab (Tolu Akinyemi)
Your Father Walks Like a Crab
70
Tolu Akinyemi
How Intelligence Kills (Okechukwu Ofili)
How Intelligence Kills
71
Okechukwu Ofili
How Stupidity Saved My Life (Okechukwu Ofili)
How Stupidity Saved My Life
72
Okechukwu Ofili
Murder at Cape Three Points (Kwei Quartey)
Murder at Cape Three Points
73
Kwei Quartey
Hiding in Plain Sight (Nurrudin Farah)
Hiding in Plain Sight
74
Nurrudin Farah
Maps (Nurrudin Farah)
Maps
75
Nurrudin Farah
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
76
Yvonne Owuor
Black Widow Society (Angela Makholwa)
Black Widow Society
77
Angela Makholwa
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty (Alain Mabanckou)
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty
78
Alain Mabanckou
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe (Zakes Mda)
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe
79
Zakes Mda
Kintu (Jennifer Makumbi)
Kintu
80
Jennifer Makumbi
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