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Well-Read in African Literature

The following list showcases the works of many of Africa's authors. If you are interested in reading more about Africa or discussing African literature, join the Great African Reads club on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/97-great-african-reads.
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The Abandoned Baobab (Ken Bugul (Pseudonym))
The Abandoned Baobab
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Ken Bugul (Pseudonym)
Abyssinian Chronicles (Moses Isegawa)
Abyssinian Chronicles
2
Moses Isegawa
The African (J. M. G. Le Clézio)
The African
3
J. M. G. Le Clézio
African Psycho (Alain Mabanckou)
African Psycho
4
Alain Mabanckou
African Short Stories (Chinua Achebe & C.L. Innes(Eds))
African Short Stories
5
Chinua Achebe & C.L. Innes(Eds)
Agaat (Marlene Van Niekerk)
Agaat
6
Marlene Van Niekerk
Ake (Wole Soyinka)
Ake
7
Wole Soyinka
Akissi: Cat Invasion (Marguerite Abouet)
Akissi: Cat Invasion
8
Marguerite Abouet
All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
9
Dinaw Mengestu
Allah Is Not Obliged (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Allah Is Not Obliged
10
Ahmadou Kourouma
The Alphabet of Birds (S.J Naudé)
The Alphabet of Birds
11
S.J Naudé
Ama (Manu Herbstein)
Ama
12
Manu Herbstein
Ambiguous Adventure
Ambiguous Adventure
13
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
14
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An African in Greenland (Tété-Michel Kpomassie)
An African in Greenland
15
Tété-Michel Kpomassie
An Elegy for Easterly (Petina Gappah)
An Elegy for Easterly
16
Petina Gappah
An Instant in the Wind (Andre Brink)
An Instant in the Wind
17
Andre Brink
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
18
Chigozie Obioma
An Ordinary Man
An Ordinary Man
19
Ancestor Stones (Aminatta Forna)
Ancestor Stones
20
Aminatta Forna
And After Many Days (Jowhor Ile)
And After Many Days
21
Jowhor Ile
And They Didn't Die (Lauretta Ngcobo)
And They Didn't Die
22
Lauretta Ngcobo
Angels of Mauritania and the Curse of the Language (Mohamed Bouya Bamba)
Angels of Mauritania and the Curse of the Language
23
Mohamed Bouya Bamba
Anna Hibiscus
Anna Hibiscus
24
Anowa (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Anowa
25
Ama Ata Aidoo
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
26
Chinua Achebe
The Antipeople (Sony Labou Tansi)
The Antipeople
27
Sony Labou Tansi
Arabian Nights and Days (Naguib Mahfouz)
Arabian Nights and Days
28
Naguib Mahfouz
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
29
Chinua Achebe
Arrows of Rain (Okey Ndibe)
Arrows of Rain
30
Okey Ndibe
As the Crow Flies (Véronique Tadjo)
As the Crow Flies
31
Véronique Tadjo
Astonishing the Gods (Ben Okri)
Astonishing the Gods
32
Ben Okri
Aya (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya
33
Marguerite Abouet
Baho! (Roland Rugero)
Baho!
34
Roland Rugero
Baking Cakes in Kigali (Gaile Parkin)
Baking Cakes in Kigali
35
Gaile Parkin
Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala
36
Rene Maran
A Beautiful Place to Die (Malla Nann)
A Beautiful Place to Die
37
Malla Nann
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
38
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
39
Because of Women (Mbela Sone Dipoko)
Because of Women
40
Mbela Sone Dipoko
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