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Reading list: Africa

Created by: Themis-Athena's Garden of Books

Keeping track of the books on my TBR by African authors or set in Africa, by country, for purposes of my "Around the World in 80 Books" reading project.

I have included the books I've already read in 2019, but no books read prior to this year.

Books: 269

1.
Les amants désunis - Anouar Benmalek
Les amants désunis
Note: Algeria
2.
Le Rapt - Anouar Benmalek
Le Rapt
Note: Algeria
3.
The Sheltering Sky - Paul Bowles
The Sheltering Sky
Note: Algeria
4.
The Wilder Shores of Love - Lesley Blanch
The Wilder Shores of Love
Note: Algeria
5.
The Last Life - Claire Messud
The Last Life
Note: Algeria
6.
Saint-Exupéry - Stacy Schiff
Saint-Exupéry
Note: Algeria
7.
The Return of the Water Spirit - Pepetela
The Return of the Water Spirit
Note: Angola
8.
Die Wüstenkönigin - Ulrich Wickert
Die Wüstenkönigin
Note: Angola
9.
Instruments of Darkness - Robert Wilson
Instruments of Darkness
Note: Benin
10.
A Question of Power - Bessie Head
A Question of Power
Note: Botswana
11.
When Rain Clouds Gather & Maru - Bessie Head, Helen Oyeyemi
When Rain Clouds Gather & Maru
Note: Botswana
12.
Mama Tenga: Mein Afrikanisches Leben - Katrin Rohde
Mama Tenga: Mein Afrikanisches Leben
Note: Burkina Faso
13.
Petit pays - Gaël Faye
Petit pays
Note: Burundi
14.
Baho! - Christopher Schaefer, Roland Rugero
Baho!
Note: Burundi
15.
Strength in What Remains - Tracy Kidder
Strength in What Remains
Note: Burundi
16.
Prinzessin der Waisen - Esther Kamatari
Prinzessin der Waisen
Note: Burundi
17.
Der kleine Prinz aus der Vorstadt - Calixthe Beyala, Christopher Mischke
Der kleine Prinz aus der Vorstadt
Note: Cameroon
18.
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araúj... - Sheila Faria Glaser, Germano Almeida
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo
Note: Cape Verde
19.
Cesaria Evora: La voix du Cap-Vert - Veronique Mortaigne
Cesaria Evora: La voix du Cap-Vert
Note: Cape Verde
20.
Les racines du ciel - Romain Gary
Les racines du ciel
Note: Central African Republic
21.
Les racines du yucca - Koulsy Lamko
Les racines du yucca
Note: Chad
22.
Heart of Darkness - Robert Hampson, Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness
Note: Congo Free State
23.
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
The Poisonwood Bible
Note: Belgian Congo
24.
The Witch Doctor's Wife - Tamar Myers
The Witch Doctor's Wife
Note: Belgian Congo
25.
Contes et histoires du Congo - Adèle Caby-Livannah
Contes et histoires du Congo
Note: Republic of Congo
26.
Les contes de la Pleine Lune - Adèle Caby-Livannah
Les contes de la Pleine Lune
Note: Republic of Congo
27.
Sous la chicote: Nouvelles congolaises - Patrice Yengo, Daniel Bersot
Sous la chicote: Nouvelles congolaises
Note: Republic of Congo
28.
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child - Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
29.
No Place To Call Home: Love, Loss, Belonging - J.J. Bola
No Place To Call Home: Love, Loss, Belonging
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
30.
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart - Tim Butcher
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
31.
The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality - Thomas Turner
The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
32.
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of ... - Jason K. Stearns
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
33.
The Ponds of Kalambayi: A Peace Corps Memoir - Mike Tidwell
The Ponds of Kalambayi: A Peace Corps Memoir
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
34.
Les enfants du khat - Mouna-Hodan Ahmed
Les enfants du khat
Note: Djibouti
35.
Transit - Nicole Ball, David Ball, Abdourahman A. Waberi
Transit
Note: Djibouti
36.
La Divine Chanson - Abdourahman A. Waberi
La Divine Chanson
Note: Djibouti
37.
The Land Without Shadows - Abdourahman A. Waberi
The Land Without Shadows
Note: Djibouti
38.
In the Eye of the Sun - Ahdaf Soueif
In the Eye of the Sun
Note: Egypt
39.
The Map of Love - Ahdaf Soueif
The Map of Love
Note: Egypt
40.
Woman at Point Zero - Nawal El Saadawi
Woman at Point Zero
Note: Egypt
41.
La femme en rouge et autres nouvelles - Andrée Chedid
La femme en rouge et autres nouvelles
Note: Egypt
42.
Romans - Andrée Chedid
Romans
Note: Egypt
43.
Karnak Café - Naguib Mahfouz, Roger Allen
Karnak Café
Note: Egypt
44.
Children of the Alley - نجيب محفوظ, Naguib Mahfouz, Peter Theroux
Children of the Alley
Note: Egypt
45.
Before the Throne - Naguib Mahfouz
Before the Throne
Note: Egypt
46.
Miramar - Naguib Mahfouz
Miramar
Note: Egypt
47.
Midaq Alley - Naguib Mahfouz
Midaq Alley
Note: Egypt
48.
Cairo - Beryl Markham, William S. Burroughs, Naguib Mahfouz, T.E. Lawrence, Various Authors
Cairo
Note: Egypt
49.
Apricots on the Nile: A Memoir with Recipes - Colette Rossant
Apricots on the Nile: A Memoir with Recipes
Note: Egypt
50.
A Woman of Egypt - Jehan Sadat
A Woman of Egypt
Note: Egypt
51.
In Search Of Identity: An Autobiography - Anwar Sadat
In Search Of Identity: An Autobiography
Note: Egypt
52.
Peace in the Making: The Menachem Begin - Anwar Sa... - Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, Zvi harry Hurwitz, Yisrael Medad
Peace in the Making: The Menachem Begin - Anwar Sadat Personal Correspondence
Note: Egypt
53.
Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Clas... - Sarah B. Pomeroy
Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity
Note: Egypt (and other parts of the ancient world)
54.
Cleopatra's Daughter: And Other Royal Women of the... - Duane W. Roller
Cleopatra's Daughter: And Other Royal Women of the Augustan Era
Note: Egypt (and other parts of the Ancient Roman empire)
55.
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt - Kara Cooney
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
Note: Egypt
56.
Cleopatra: A life - Stacy Schiff
Cleopatra: A life
Note: Egypt
57.
Das Hatschepsut-Puzzle - Zahi Hawass, Donald P. Ryan, Michael Höveler-Müller, Helmut Wiedenfeld
Das Hatschepsut-Puzzle
Note: Egypt
58.
Hatchepsut: The Female Pharoah - Joyce A. Tyldesley
Hatchepsut: The Female Pharoah
Note: Egypt
59.
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt - Joyce A. Tyldesley
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt
Note: Egypt
60.
Nefertiti: Unlocking the Mystery Surrounding Egypt... - Joyce A. Tyldesley
Nefertiti: Unlocking the Mystery Surrounding Egypt's Most Famous and Beautiful Queen
Note: Egypt
61.
Judgement of the Pharaoh: Crime and Punishment in ... - Joyce A. Tyldesley
Judgement of the Pharaoh: Crime and Punishment in Ancient Egypt
Note: Egypt
62.
Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemhe... - Aidan Dodson
Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation
Note: Egypt
63.
Akhnaton: A Play in Three Acts - Agatha Christie
Akhnaton: A Play in Three Acts
Note: Egypt
64.
Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie
Death on the Nile
Note: Egypt
65.
Murder on the Nile - Agatha Christie
Murder on the Nile
Note: Egypt
66.
Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Note: Egypt
67.
Fortunes of War: The Levant Trilogy - Olivia Manning
Fortunes of War: The Levant Trilogy
Note: Egypt
68.
The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mounto... - Lawrence Durrell
The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea.
Note: Egypt
69.
V. - Thomas Pynchon
V.
Note: Egypt
70.
Pharaoh - Bolesław Prus, Christopher Kasparek
Pharaoh
Note: Egypt
71.
La Tentation de saint Antoine - Gustave Flaubert
La Tentation de saint Antoine
Note: Egypt
72.
Gnostic Gospels - Elaine Pagels
Gnostic Gospels
Note: Egypt
73.
The Guide for the Perplexed - Maimonides
The Guide for the Perplexed
Note: Egypt and Morocco
74.
The Histories - Herodotus, Aubrey de Sélincourt, John M. Marincola
The Histories
Note: Egypt (and Greece and Persia)
75.
By Night the Mountain Burns - Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
By Night the Mountain Burns
Note: Equatorial Guinea
76.
Shadows of Your Black Memory - Donato Ndongo
Shadows of Your Black Memory
Note: Equatorial Guinea
77.
Ekomo - María Nsue Angüe
Ekomo
Note: Equatorial Guinea
78.
My Father's Daughter - Hannah Pool
My Father's Daughter
Note: Eritrea
79.
Alle, außer mir - Francesca Melandri
Alle, außer mir
Note: Eritrea (and Italy)
80.
Beneath the Lion's Gaze - Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Note: Ethiopia
81.
The Blue Nile - Alan Moorehead
The Blue Nile
Note: Ethiopia
82.
The New World - Heruy Wäldä-Sellassé
The New World
Note: Ethiopia
83.
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Samuel Johnson
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
Note: Ethiopia
84.
Heliodorus: An Ethiopian Romance - Moses Hadas, Heliodorus of Emesa
Heliodorus: An Ethiopian Romance
Note: Ethiopia
85.
Mema - Daniel Mengara
Mema
Note: Gabon
86.
Out of My Life and Thought - Jimmy Carter, Albert Schweitzer, Antje Bultmann Lemke
Out of My Life and Thought
Note: Gabon
87.
The Sun Will Soon Shine - Sally Singhateh
The Sun Will Soon Shine
Note: Gambia
88.
Complete Writings - Vincent Carretta, Phillis Wheatley
Complete Writings
Note: Gambia (probably -- or Senegal)
89.
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons - Ann Rinaldi
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
Note: Gambia
90.
Oroonoko - Aphra Behn, Janet Todd
Oroonoko
Note: Ghana
91.
Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing
Note: Ghana
92.
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born - Ayi Kwei Armah
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Note: Ghana
93.
The Healers - Ayi Kwei Armah
The Healers
Note: Ghana
94.
Two Thousand Seasons - Ayi Kwei Armah
Two Thousand Seasons
Note: Ghana
95.
Osiris Rising: a novel of Africa past, present and... - Ayi Kwei Armah
Osiris Rising: a novel of Africa past, present and future
Note: Ghana
96.
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace - Kofi Annan
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace
Note: Ghana
97.
Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War - Stanley Meisler
Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War
Note: Ghana
98.
L'enfant noir - Camara Laye
L'enfant noir
Note: Guinea
99.
The Ultimate Tragedy - Jethro Soutar, Abdulai Sila
The Ultimate Tragedy
Note: Guinea-Bissau
100.
Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice - Véronique Tadjo, Amy Baram Reid
Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice
Note: Ivory Coast
101.
Aya: Life in Yop City - Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie
Aya: Life in Yop City
Note: Ivory Coast
102.
Petals of Blood - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Petals of Blood
Note: Kenya
103.
The River Between - Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Uzodinma Iweala
The River Between
Note: Kenya
104.
Matigari - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Matigari
Note: Kenya
105.
The River and the Source - Margaret A. Ogola
The River and the Source
Note: Kenya
106.
Murder on Safari - Elspeth Huxley
Murder on Safari
Note: Kenya
107.
The African Poison Murders - Elspeth Huxley
The African Poison Murders
Note: Kenya
108.
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African C... - Elspeth Huxley
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
Note: Kenya
109.
Too Close To The Sun: The Life and Times of Denys ... - Sara Wheeler
Too Close To The Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton
Note: Kenya
110.
Circling the Sun - Paula McLain
Circling the Sun
Note: Kenya
111.
Nirgendwo in Afrika / Irgendwo in Deutschland - Stefanie Zweig
Nirgendwo in Afrika / Irgendwo in Deutschland
Note: Kenya
112.
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inherit... - Barack Obama
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Note: Kenya
113.
Chaka - Thomas Mofolo
Chaka
Note: Lesotho
114.
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an A... - Mpho 'M'atsepo Nthunya, K. Limakatso Kendall (Editor), Foreword by Ellen Kuzwayo
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman
Note: Lesotho
115.
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost Afri... - Helene Cooper
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
Note: Liberia
116.
The Autobiography of an African Princess - Fatima Massaquoi, Konrad Tuchscherer, Vivian Seton
The Autobiography of an African Princess
Note: Liberia
117.
In the Country of Men - Hisham Matar
In the Country of Men
Note: Libya
118.
The Bleeding Of The Stone (Arris World Fiction) - Ibrahim al-Koni
The Bleeding Of The Stone (Arris World Fiction)
Note: Lybia
119.
Terre des hommes - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Terre des hommes
Note: Libya
120.
Eastern Approaches - Fitzroy MacLean
Eastern Approaches
Note: Libya
121.
Juillet au pays: Chroniques d'un retour à Madagasc... - Michèle Rakotoson
Juillet au pays: Chroniques d'un retour à Madagascar
Note: Madagascar
122.
Dadabé: Erzählungen aus Madagaskar - Michèle Rakotoson
Dadabé: Erzählungen aus Madagaskar
Note: Madagascar
123.
Beyond the Rice Fields - Naivo, Allison M. Charette
Beyond the Rice Fields
Note: Madagascar
124.
Nouvelles de Madagascar - Raharimanana, Jean-Pierre Haga, Alexandra Malala, Johary Ravaloson, Magali Nirina Marson, Esther Randriamamonjy
Nouvelles de Madagascar
Note: Madagascar
125.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir - William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir
Note: Malawi
126.
Wie Spreu im Wind - Uli Wittmann, Maryse Condé
Wie Spreu im Wind
Note: Mali
127.
Water Music - T.C. Boyle, James R. Kincaid
Water Music
Note: Mali
128.
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race... - Joshua Hammer
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
Note: Mali
129.
Courrier sud - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Courrier sud
Note: Mauritania and Morocco
130.
Boy - Lindsey Collen
Boy
Note: Mauritius
131.
Eve Out of Her Ruins - Ananda Devi, Cecile Menon, Angeline Rothermundt
Eve Out of Her Ruins
Note: Mauritius
132.
Une annee lumiere: chroniques - Nathacha Appanah
Une annee lumiere: chroniques
Note: Mauritius
133.
Furukombe et autres contes de Mayotte - Sophie Blanchy, Various Authors, Zaharia Soilihi
Furukombe et autres contes de Mayotte
Note: Mayotte
134.
The Moor's Account: A Novel - Laila Lalami
The Moor's Account: A Novel
Note: Morocco
135.
Léon l'Africain - Amin Maalouf
Léon l'Africain
Note: Morocco
136.
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood - Fatima Mernissi
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
Note: Morocco
137.
Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in a Muslim ... - Fatima Mernissi
Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in a Muslim Society (Saqi Essentials)
Note: Morocco
138.
Forgotten Queens of Islam - Fatima Mernissi, Mary Jo Lakeland
Forgotten Queens of Islam
Note: Morocco
139.
The Travels of Ibn Battutah - Ibn Battuta, Tim Mackintosh-Smith
The Travels of Ibn Battutah
Note: Morocco
140.
In Morocco - Edith Wharton
In Morocco
Note: Morocco
141.
Hideous Kinky - Esther Freud
Hideous Kinky
Note: Morocco
142.
Interzone - William S. Burroughs, James Grauerholz
Interzone
Note: Morocco
143.
Das marokkanische Mädchen - Ulrich Wickert
Das marokkanische Mädchen
Note: Morocco
144.
Authentic Recipes from Morocco - Fatema Hal, Jean-Francois Hamon, Bruno Barbey
Authentic Recipes from Morocco
Note: Morocco
145.
Fado Alexandrino - António Lobo Antunes
Fado Alexandrino
Note: Mozambique
146.
Confession of the Lioness - Mia Couto, David Brookshaw
Confession of the Lioness
Note: Mozambique
147.
The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy - Paulina Chiziane, David Brookshaw
The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy
Note: Mozambique
148.
Neighbours - Édouard Riou, Lília Momplé, Paula Salnot
Neighbours
Note: Mozambique
149.
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu - Neshani Andreas
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
Note: Namibia
150.
My Name Is Vaselinetjie - Anoeschka Von Meck
My Name Is Vaselinetjie
Note: Namibia
151.
Aydia - Hélène Kaziende
Aydia
Note: Niger
152.
Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus
Note: Nigeria
153.
The Thing Around Your Neck - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Thing Around Your Neck
Note: Nigeria
154.
We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Should All Be Feminists
Note: Nigeria
155.
The Famished Road - Ben Okri
The Famished Road
Note: Nigeria
156.
The African Trilogy - Chinua Achebe
The African Trilogy
Note: Nigeria
157.
Anthills of the Savannah - Chinua Achebe
Anthills of the Savannah
Note: Nigeria
158.
Girls at War and Other Stories - Chinua Achebe
Girls at War and Other Stories
Note: Nigeria
159.
A Man of the People - Chinua Achebe
A Man of the People
Note: Nigeria
160.
Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God
Note: Nigeria
161.
Ake: The Years of Childhood - Wole Soyinka
Ake: The Years of Childhood
Note: Nigeria
162.
The Interesting Narrative - Olaudah Equiano, Brycchan Carey
The Interesting Narrative
Note: Nigeria
163.
Le bleu des vitraux - Jean Lods
Le bleu des vitraux
Note: Réunion
164.
Notre-Dame du Nil - Scholastique Mukasonga
Notre-Dame du Nil
Note: Rwanda
165.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Kil... - Philip Gourevitch
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
Note: Rwanda
166.
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanit... - Samantha Power, Roméo Dallaire
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
Note: Rwanda
167.
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, a... - Gerard Prunier
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
Note: Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo
168.
The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search... - Clea Koff
The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo
Note: Rwanda (and Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo)
169.
The Emperor's Last Island: A Journey to St. Helena - Julia Blackburn
The Emperor's Last Island: A Journey to St. Helena
Note: Saint Helena
170.
So Long a Letter - Mariama Bâ, Modupe-Bode-Thomas
So Long a Letter
Note: Senegal
171.
Ambiguous Adventure - Katherine Woods, Hamidou Kane
Ambiguous Adventure
Note: Senegal
172.
Les Bouts de bois de Dieu - Ousmane Sembène
Les Bouts de bois de Dieu
Note: Senegal
173.
Coco sec: Récit - Antoine Abel
Coco sec: Récit
Note: Seychelles
174.
The Memory of Love - Aminatta Forna
The Memory of Love
Note: Sierra Leone
175.
The Devil That Danced On The Water - Aminatta Forna
The Devil That Danced On The Water
Note: Sierra Leone
176.
Someone Knows My Name - Lawrence Hill
Someone Knows My Name
Note: Sierra Leone and Gambia
177.
The Heart of the Matter - Graham Greene
The Heart of the Matter
Note: (Based on) Sierra Leone
178.
The Orchard of Lost Souls - Nadifa Mohamed
The Orchard of Lost Souls
Note: Somalia
179.
Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey T... - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
Note: Somalia
180.
Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
Note: Somalia
181.
Infidel: My Life - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Infidel: My Life
Note: Somalia
182.
Loot and Other Stories - Nadine Gordimer
Loot and Other Stories
Note: South Africa
183.
The Conservationist - Nadine Gordimer
The Conservationist
Note: South Africa
184.
Jump and Other Stories - Nadine Gordimer
Jump and Other Stories
Note: South Africa
185.
July's People - Nadine Gordimer
July's People
Note: South Africa
186.
Burger's Daughter - Nadine Gordimer
Burger's Daughter
Note: South Africa
187.
The House Gun - Nadine Gordimer
The House Gun
Note: South Africa
188.
Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom
Note: South Africa
189.
Nelson Mandela: A Biography - Martin Meredith
Nelson Mandela: A Biography
Note: South Africa
190.
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute - Maya Angelou
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute
Note: South Africa
191.
No Future Without Forgiveness - Desmond Tutu
No Future Without Forgiveness
Note: South Africa
192.
Down Second Avenue - Ezekiel Mphahlele, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Down Second Avenue
Note: South Africa
193.
The Heart of Redness - Zakes Mda
The Heart of Redness
Note: South Africa
194.
Fiela's Child - Dalene Matthee
Fiela's Child
Note: South Africa
195.
Ladysmith: A Novel - Giles Foden
Ladysmith: A Novel
Note: South Africa
196.
Islands - Dan Sleigh
Islands
Note: South Africa
197.
Cry, the Beloved Country - Alan Paton
Cry, the Beloved Country
Note: South Africa
198.
Ancestral Voices - Etienne van Heerden
Ancestral Voices
Note: South Africa
199.
Waiting for the Barbarians - J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Barbarians
Note: South Africa
200.
Life and Times of Michael K - J.M. Coetzee
Life and Times of Michael K
Note: South Africa
201.
Elizabeth Costello - John Maxwell Coetzee
Elizabeth Costello
Note: South Africa
202.
Dusklands - J.M. Coetzee
Dusklands
Note: South Africa
203.
Youth - J.M. Coetzee
Youth
Note: South Africa
204.
A Dry White Season - André Brink
A Dry White Season
Note: South Africa
205.
The Grand Tour: Letters and Photographs from the B... - Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie
The Grand Tour: Letters and Photographs from the British Empire Expedition 1922
Note: South Africa (and Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada)
206.
Emma's War: Love, Betrayal and Death in the Sudan - Deborah Scroggins
Emma's War: Love, Betrayal and Death in the Sudan
Note: South Sudan
207.
A Rope from the Sky: The Making and Unmaking of th... - Zach Vertin
A Rope from the Sky: The Making and Unmaking of the World's Newest State
Note: South Sudan
208.
Season of Migration to the North - Ṭayyib Ṣāliḥ
Season of Migration to the North
Note: Sudan
209.
The White Nile - Alan Moorehead
The White Nile
Note: Sudan and Egypt
210.
Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fea... - Jane Smiley, Howard Zinn, George Saunders, Frank McCourt, Nadine Gordimer, John Dufresne, Robert Pinsky, Phillip Lopate, J.C. Hallman, Ishmael Beah, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Steve Almond, James Alan McPherson, Ron Hansen, Gail Dines, Bill Roorbach, Betsy Lerner, Sarah Stone, J
Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fear, Risk, and Hope
Note: Sudan
211.
Weeding the Flowerbeds - Sarah Mkhonza
Weeding the Flowerbeds
Note: Swaziland
212.
By The Sea - Abdulrazak Gurnah
By The Sea
Note: Tanzania
213.
Paradise - Abdulrazak Gurnah
Paradise
Note: Tanzania
214.
Darwin's Dreampond - Tijs Goldschmidt
Darwin's Dreampond
Note: Tanzania
215.
The Village of Waiting - George Packer
The Village of Waiting
Note: Togo
216.
The Pillar of Salt - Albert Memmi
The Pillar of Salt
Note: Tunisia
217.
Salammbô - Gustave Flaubert
Salammbô
Note: Tunisia
218.
Doomed Love - Virgil
Doomed Love
Note: Tunisia
219.
Cassandra - Violet Barungi
Cassandra
Note: Uganda
220.
Gifts of Harvest - Violet Barungi
Gifts of Harvest
Note: Uganda
221.
Manchester Happened - Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Manchester Happened
Note: Uganda
222.
Kintu - Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Kintu
Note: Uganda
223.
The Invisible Weevil - Mary Karooro Okurut
The Invisible Weevil
Note: Uganda
224.
A Woman's Voice - Mary Karooro Okurut
A Woman's Voice
Note: Uganda
225.
Taboo. Voices of Women in Uganda on Female Genital... - Violet Barungi, Hilda Twongyeirwe, Rebecca Salonen
Taboo. Voices of Women in Uganda on Female Genital Mutilation
Note: Uganda
226.
Tears of Hope: A Collection of Short Stories by Ug... - Felix Chami, Ayeta Anne Wangusa, Various Authors, Violet Barungi
Tears of Hope: A Collection of Short Stories by Ugandan Rural Women
Note: Uganda
227.
Child Soldier: Fighting for My Life - China Keitetsi
Child Soldier: Fighting for My Life
Note: Uganda
228.
Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on... - Helen Epstein
Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror
Note: Uganda
229.
La décolonisation de l'Afrique revisitée : La resp... - Ahmed-Baba Miské
La décolonisation de l'Afrique revisitée : La responsabilité de l'Europe
Note: Western Sahara
230.
Patchwork - Ellen Banda-Aaku
Patchwork
Note: Zambia
231.
Security, Reconstruction, and Reconciliation: When... - Muna Ndulo
Security, Reconstruction, and Reconciliation: When the Wars End
Note: Zambia
232.
Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga
Nervous Conditions
Note: Zimbabwe
233.
The Book of Memory - Petina Gappah
The Book of Memory
Note: Zimbabwe
234.
The Hairdresser of Harare - Tendai Huchu
The Hairdresser of Harare
Note: Zimbabwe
235.
Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter - J. Nozipo Maraire
Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter
Note: Zimbabwe
236.
Folktales from Africa: The Girl Who Married a Lion... - Alexander McCall Smith
Folktales from Africa: The Girl Who Married a Lion (Illustrated Children's Edition)
Note: Zimbabwe
237.
Children of Wax: African Folk Tales - Alexander McCall Smith
Children of Wax: African Folk Tales
Note: Zimbabwe
238.
Twelve Bar Blues - Patrick Neate
Twelve Bar Blues
Note: Zimbabwe
239.
The Grass Is Singing - Doris Lessing
The Grass Is Singing
Note: Zimbabwe
240.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Chi... - Alexandra Fuller
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
Note: Zimbabwe
241.
Océan Indien: Madagascar - La Réunion - Maurice - Roger Vailland, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Michèle Rakotoson, Various Authors, Charles Renel
Océan Indien: Madagascar - La Réunion - Maurice
Note: Various southern African island settings
242.
African Short Stories:Twenty Short Stories from Ac... - Chinua Achebe, C.L. Innes
African Short Stories:Twenty Short Stories from Across the Continent
Note: Various African origins and settings
243.
Seventh Street Alchemy (Caine Prize for African Wr... - Brian Chikwava, Monica Arac de Nyeko, Doreen Baingana, Parselelo Kantai, Nick Elam
Seventh Street Alchemy (Caine Prize for African Writing)
Note: Various African origins and settings
244.
Jambula Tree and other stories: The Caine Prize fo... - Monica Arac de Nyeko, The Caine Prize for African Writing, Various Authors
Jambula Tree and other stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 8th Annual Collection
Note: Various African origins and settings
245.
Nothing to See Here - Various Authors, Hilda Twongyeirwe
Nothing to See Here
Note: Various African origins and settings
246.
World of Our Own and Other Stories - Various Authors, Hilda Twongyeirwe
World of Our Own and Other Stories
Note: Various African origins and settings
247.
I Dare to Say: African Women Share Their Stories o... - Various Authors, Hilda Twongyeirwe
I Dare to Say: African Women Share Their Stories of Hope and Survival
Note: Various African origins and settings
248.
Beyond The Dance. Voices Of Women On Female Genita... - Various Authors, Violet Barungi, Hilda Twongyeirwe
Beyond The Dance. Voices Of Women On Female Genital Mutilation
Note: Various African origins and settings
249.
New Daughters of Africa: An International Antholog... - Margaret Busby, Various Authors
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent
Note: Various African origins and settings
250.
Unsuitable for Ladies: An Anthology of Women Trave... - Jane Robinson, Various Authors
Unsuitable for Ladies: An Anthology of Women Travellers
Note: Various African settings
251.
Desert Traveller: The Life of Jean Louis Burckhard... - Katharine Sim
Desert Traveller: The Life of Jean Louis Burckhardt
Note: Various African and Middle Eastern settings
252.
The Gates Of Africa: Death, Discovery And The Sear... - Anthony Sattin
The Gates Of Africa: Death, Discovery And The Search For Timbuktu
Note: Various African settings
253.
Hunting Pirate Heaven: In Search of Lost Pirate Ut... - Kevin Rushby
Hunting Pirate Heaven: In Search of Lost Pirate Utopias
Note: Various African island settings
254.
The Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Gus Casely-Hayford
The Lost Kingdoms of Africa
Note: Various African settings
255.
A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of ... - Toby Green
A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
Note: Various African settings
256.
Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without ... - Dan Bortolotti
Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders
Note: Various settings in Africa and around the world
257.
UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars - Lise Morjé Howard
UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars
Note: Various settings in Africa and around the world
258.
The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives - Aleksandar Hemon, Marina Lewycka, Ariel Dorfman, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Fatima Bhutto, David Bezmozgis, Porochista Khakpour, Vu Tran, Joseph Kertes, Kao Kalia Yang, Dina Nayeri, Maaza Mengiste, Reyna Grande, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Lev Golinkin, Joseph Azam, Thi Bui, Meron Hader
The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives
Note: Various origins from Africa and around the world
259.
All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the W... - Deborah Santana, America Ferrera, Natalie Baszile, Lalita Tademy, Porochista Khakpour, Mila Jam, Marian Wright Edelman, Belva Davis, Samina Ali, Michelle "Mush" Lee, Miriam Ching Yoon Louie, Musimbi, Dr. Kanyoro, Nashormeh Lindo, Nayomi Munaweera, Jennifer De
All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom (Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God)
Note: Various origins from Africa and around the world
260.
Voices : Poetry and Art from Around the World - Barbara Brenner, Various Authors
Voices : Poetry and Art from Around the World
Note: Various origins from Africa and around the world
261.
Together: Our Community Cookbook - Hubb Community Kitchen, HRH The Duchess of Sussex
Together: Our Community Cookbook
Note: Various African and international (Caribbean / Middle Eastern / Asian) cuisines
262.
In a Free State - V.S. Naipaul
In a Free State
Note: Fictional African setting
263.
A Bend in the River - V.S. Naipaul
A Bend in the River
Note: Fictional African setting
264.
Henderson the Rain King - Saul Bellow
Henderson the Rain King
Note: Fictional African setting
265.
Possessing The Secret Of Joy - Alice Walker
Possessing The Secret Of Joy
Note: Fictional African setting
266.
The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass
Note: Fictional African setting
267.
The Green Dwarf: A Tale of the Perfect Tense (Hesp... - Charlotte Brontë, Libby Purves
The Green Dwarf: A Tale of the Perfect Tense (Hesperus Classics)
Note: Fictional African setting
268.
She - H. Rider Haggard, Patrick Brantlinger
She
Note: Fictional African setting
269.
King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard
King Solomon's Mines
Note: Fictional African setting
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