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Reading list: Africa
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.
by Anouar Benmalek
Note: Algeria
2.
by Anouar Benmalek
Note: Algeria
3.
by Paul Bowles
Note: Algeria
4.
by Lesley Blanch
Note: Algeria
5.
by Claire Messud
Note: Algeria
6.
by Stacy Schiff
Note: Algeria
7.
by Pepetela
Note: Angola
8.
by Ulrich Wickert
Note: Angola
9.
by Robert Wilson
Note: Benin
10.
by Bessie Head
Note: Botswana
11.
by Bessie Head, Helen Oyeyemi
Note: Botswana
12.
by Katrin Rohde
Note: Burkina Faso
13.
by Gaël Faye
Note: Burundi
14.
by Christopher Schaefer, Roland Rugero
Note: Burundi
15.
by Tracy Kidder
Note: Burundi
16.
by Esther Kamatari
Note: Burundi
17.
by Calixthe Beyala, Christopher Mischke
Note: Cameroon
18.
by Sheila Faria Glaser, Germano Almeida
Note: Cape Verde
19.
by Veronique Mortaigne
Note: Cape Verde
20.
by Romain Gary
Note: Central African Republic
21.
by Koulsy Lamko
Note: Chad
22.
by Robert Hampson, Joseph Conrad
Note: Congo Free State
23.
by Barbara Kingsolver
Note: Belgian Congo
24.
by Tamar Myers
Note: Belgian Congo
25.
by Adèle Caby-Livannah
Note: Republic of Congo
26.
by Adèle Caby-Livannah
Note: Republic of Congo
27.
by Patrice Yengo, Daniel Bersot
Note: Republic of Congo
28.
by Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
29.
by J.J. Bola
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
30.
by Tim Butcher
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
31.
by Thomas Turner
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
32.
by Jason K. Stearns
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
33.
by Mike Tidwell
Note: Democratic Republic of Congo
34.
by Mouna-Hodan Ahmed
Note: Djibouti
35.
by Nicole Ball, David Ball, Abdourahman A. Waberi
Note: Djibouti
36.
by Abdourahman A. Waberi
Note: Djibouti
37.
by Abdourahman A. Waberi
Note: Djibouti
38.
by Ahdaf Soueif
Note: Egypt
39.
by Ahdaf Soueif
Note: Egypt
40.
by Nawal El Saadawi
Note: Egypt
41.
by Andrée Chedid
Note: Egypt
42.
by Andrée Chedid
Note: Egypt
43.
by Naguib Mahfouz, Roger Allen
Note: Egypt
44.
by نجيب محفوظ, Naguib Mahfouz, Peter Theroux
Note: Egypt
45.
by Naguib Mahfouz
Note: Egypt
46.
by Naguib Mahfouz
Note: Egypt
47.
by Naguib Mahfouz
Note: Egypt
48.
by Beryl Markham, William S. Burroughs, Naguib Mahfouz, T.E. Lawrence, Various Authors
Note: Egypt
49.
by Colette Rossant
Note: Egypt
50.
by Jehan Sadat
Note: Egypt
51.
by Anwar Sadat
Note: Egypt
52.
by Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, Zvi harry Hurwitz, Yisrael Medad
Note: Egypt
53.
by Sarah B. Pomeroy
Note: Egypt (and other parts of the ancient world)
54.
by Duane W. Roller
Note: Egypt (and other parts of the Ancient Roman empire)
55.
by Kara Cooney
Note: Egypt
56.
by Stacy Schiff
Note: Egypt
57.
by Zahi Hawass, Donald P. Ryan, Michael Höveler-Müller, Helmut Wiedenfeld
Note: Egypt
58.
by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Note: Egypt
59.
by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Note: Egypt
60.
by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Note: Egypt
61.
by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Note: Egypt
62.
by Aidan Dodson
Note: Egypt
63.
by Agatha Christie
Note: Egypt
64.
by Agatha Christie
Note: Egypt
65.
by Agatha Christie
Note: Egypt
66.
by Elizabeth Peters
Note: Egypt
67.
by Olivia Manning
Note: Egypt
68.
by Lawrence Durrell
Note: Egypt
69.
by Thomas Pynchon
Note: Egypt
70.
by Bolesław Prus, Christopher Kasparek
Note: Egypt
71.
by Gustave Flaubert
Note: Egypt
72.
by Elaine Pagels
Note: Egypt
73.
by Maimonides
Note: Egypt and Morocco
74.
by Herodotus, Aubrey de Sélincourt, John M. Marincola
Note: Egypt (and Greece and Persia)
75.
by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Note: Equatorial Guinea
76.
by Donato Ndongo
Note: Equatorial Guinea
77.
by María Nsue Angüe
Note: Equatorial Guinea
78.
by Hannah Pool
Note: Eritrea
79.
by Francesca Melandri
Note: Eritrea (and Italy)
80.
by Maaza Mengiste
Note: Ethiopia
81.
by Alan Moorehead
Note: Ethiopia
82.
by Heruy Wäldä-Sellassé
Note: Ethiopia
83.
by Samuel Johnson
Note: Ethiopia
84.
by Moses Hadas, Heliodorus of Emesa
Note: Ethiopia
85.
by Daniel Mengara
Note: Gabon
86.
by Jimmy Carter, Albert Schweitzer, Antje Bultmann Lemke
Note: Gabon
87.
by Sally Singhateh
Note: Gambia
88.
by Vincent Carretta, Phillis Wheatley
Note: Gambia (probably -- or Senegal)
89.
by Ann Rinaldi
Note: Gambia
90.
by Aphra Behn, Janet Todd
Note: Ghana
91.
by Yaa Gyasi
Note: Ghana
92.
by Ayi Kwei Armah
Note: Ghana
93.
by Ayi Kwei Armah
Note: Ghana
94.
by Ayi Kwei Armah
Note: Ghana
95.
by Ayi Kwei Armah
Note: Ghana
96.
by Kofi Annan
Note: Ghana
97.
by Stanley Meisler
Note: Ghana
98.
by Camara Laye
Note: Guinea
99.
by Jethro Soutar, Abdulai Sila
Note: Guinea-Bissau
100.
by Véronique Tadjo, Amy Baram Reid
Note: Ivory Coast
101.
by Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie
Note: Ivory Coast
102.
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Note: Kenya
103.
by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Uzodinma Iweala
Note: Kenya
104.
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Note: Kenya
105.
by Margaret A. Ogola
Note: Kenya
106.
by Elspeth Huxley
Note: Kenya
107.
by Elspeth Huxley
Note: Kenya
108.
by Elspeth Huxley
Note: Kenya
109.
by Sara Wheeler
Note: Kenya
110.
by Paula McLain
Note: Kenya
111.
by Stefanie Zweig
Note: Kenya
112.
by Barack Obama
Note: Kenya
113.
by Thomas Mofolo
Note: Lesotho
114.
by Mpho 'M'atsepo Nthunya, K. Limakatso Kendall (Editor), Foreword by Ellen Kuzwayo
Note: Lesotho
115.
by Helene Cooper
Note: Liberia
116.
by Fatima Massaquoi, Konrad Tuchscherer, Vivian Seton
Note: Liberia
117.
by Hisham Matar
Note: Libya
118.
by Ibrahim al-Koni
Note: Lybia
119.
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Note: Libya
120.
by Fitzroy MacLean
Note: Libya
121.
by Michèle Rakotoson
Note: Madagascar
122.
by Michèle Rakotoson
Note: Madagascar
123.
by Naivo, Allison M. Charette
Note: Madagascar
124.
by Raharimanana, Jean-Pierre Haga, Alexandra Malala, Johary Ravaloson, Magali Nirina Marson, Esther Randriamamonjy
Note: Madagascar
125.
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Note: Malawi
126.
by Uli Wittmann, Maryse Condé
Note: Mali
127.
by T.C. Boyle, James R. Kincaid
Note: Mali
128.
by Joshua Hammer
Note: Mali
129.
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Note: Mauritania and Morocco
130.
by Lindsey Collen
Note: Mauritius
131.
by Ananda Devi, Cecile Menon, Angeline Rothermundt
Note: Mauritius
132.
by Nathacha Appanah
Note: Mauritius
133.
by Sophie Blanchy, Various Authors, Zaharia Soilihi
Note: Mayotte
134.
by Laila Lalami
Note: Morocco
135.
by Amin Maalouf
Note: Morocco
136.
by Fatima Mernissi
Note: Morocco
137.
by Fatima Mernissi
Note: Morocco
138.
by Fatima Mernissi, Mary Jo Lakeland
Note: Morocco
139.
by Ibn Battuta, Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Note: Morocco
140.
by Edith Wharton
Note: Morocco
141.
by Esther Freud
Note: Morocco
142.
by William S. Burroughs, James Grauerholz
Note: Morocco
143.
by Ulrich Wickert
Note: Morocco
144.
by Fatema Hal, Jean-Francois Hamon, Bruno Barbey
Note: Morocco
145.
by António Lobo Antunes
Note: Mozambique
146.
by Mia Couto, David Brookshaw
Note: Mozambique
147.
by Paulina Chiziane, David Brookshaw
Note: Mozambique
148.
by Édouard Riou, Lília Momplé, Paula Salnot
Note: Mozambique
149.
by Neshani Andreas
Note: Namibia
150.
by Anoeschka Von Meck
Note: Namibia
151.
by Hélène Kaziende
Note: Niger
152.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Note: Nigeria
153.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Note: Nigeria
154.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Note: Nigeria
155.
by Ben Okri
Note: Nigeria
156.
by Chinua Achebe
Note: Nigeria
157.
by Chinua Achebe
Note: Nigeria
158.
by Chinua Achebe
Note: Nigeria
159.
by Chinua Achebe
Note: Nigeria
160.
by Chinua Achebe
Note: Nigeria
161.
by Wole Soyinka
Note: Nigeria
162.
by Olaudah Equiano, Brycchan Carey
Note: Nigeria
163.
by Jean Lods
Note: Réunion
164.
by Scholastique Mukasonga
Note: Rwanda
165.
by Philip Gourevitch
Note: Rwanda
166.
by Samantha Power, Roméo Dallaire
Note: Rwanda
167.
by Gerard Prunier
Note: Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo
168.
by Clea Koff
Note: Rwanda (and Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo)
169.
by Julia Blackburn
Note: Saint Helena
170.
by Mariama Bâ, Modupe-Bode-Thomas
Note: Senegal
171.
by Katherine Woods, Hamidou Kane
Note: Senegal
172.
by Ousmane Sembène
Note: Senegal
173.
by Antoine Abel
Note: Seychelles
174.
by Aminatta Forna
Note: Sierra Leone
175.
by Aminatta Forna
Note: Sierra Leone
176.
by Lawrence Hill
Note: Sierra Leone and Gambia
177.
by Graham Greene
Note: (Based on) Sierra Leone
178.
by Nadifa Mohamed
Note: Somalia
179.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Note: Somalia
180.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Note: Somalia
181.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Note: Somalia
182.
by Nadine Gordimer
Note: South Africa
183.
by Nadine Gordimer
Note: South Africa
184.
by Nadine Gordimer
Note: South Africa
185.
by Nadine Gordimer
Note: South Africa
186.
by Nadine Gordimer
Note: South Africa
187.
by Nadine Gordimer
Note: South Africa
188.
by Nelson Mandela
Note: South Africa
189.
by Martin Meredith
Note: South Africa
190.
by Maya Angelou
Note: South Africa
191.
by Desmond Tutu
Note: South Africa
192.
by Ezekiel Mphahlele, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Note: South Africa
193.
by Zakes Mda
Note: South Africa
194.
by Dalene Matthee
Note: South Africa
195.
by Giles Foden
Note: South Africa
196.
by Dan Sleigh
Note: South Africa
197.
by Alan Paton
Note: South Africa
198.
by Etienne van Heerden
Note: South Africa
199.
by J.M. Coetzee
Note: South Africa
200.
by J.M. Coetzee
Note: South Africa
201.
by John Maxwell Coetzee
Note: South Africa
202.
by J.M. Coetzee
Note: South Africa
203.
by J.M. Coetzee
Note: South Africa
204.
by André Brink
Note: South Africa
205.
by Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie
Note: South Africa (and Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada)
206.
by Deborah Scroggins
Note: South Sudan
207.
by Zach Vertin
Note: South Sudan
208.
by Ṭayyib Ṣāliḥ
Note: Sudan
209.
by Alan Moorehead
Note: Sudan and Egypt
210.
by 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
Note: Sudan
211.
by Sarah Mkhonza
Note: Swaziland
212.
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Note: Tanzania
213.
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Note: Tanzania
214.
by Tijs Goldschmidt
Note: Tanzania
215.
by George Packer
Note: Togo
216.
by Albert Memmi
Note: Tunisia
217.
by Gustave Flaubert
Note: Tunisia
218.
by Virgil
Note: Tunisia
219.
by Violet Barungi
Note: Uganda
220.
by Violet Barungi
Note: Uganda
221.
by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Note: Uganda
222.
by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Note: Uganda
223.
by Mary Karooro Okurut
Note: Uganda
224.
by Mary Karooro Okurut
Note: Uganda
225.
by Violet Barungi, Hilda Twongyeirwe, Rebecca Salonen
Note: Uganda
226.
by Felix Chami, Ayeta Anne Wangusa, Various Authors, Violet Barungi
Note: Uganda
227.
by China Keitetsi
Note: Uganda
228.
by Helen Epstein
Note: Uganda
229.
by Ahmed-Baba Miské
Note: Western Sahara
230.
by Ellen Banda-Aaku
Note: Zambia
231.
by Muna Ndulo
Note: Zambia
232.
by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Note: Zimbabwe
233.
by Petina Gappah
Note: Zimbabwe
234.
by Tendai Huchu
Note: Zimbabwe
235.
by J. Nozipo Maraire
Note: Zimbabwe
236.
by Alexander McCall Smith
Note: Zimbabwe
237.
by Alexander McCall Smith
Note: Zimbabwe
238.
by Patrick Neate
Note: Zimbabwe
239.
by Doris Lessing
Note: Zimbabwe
240.
by Alexandra Fuller
Note: Zimbabwe
241.
by Roger Vailland, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Michèle Rakotoson, Various Authors, Charles Renel
Note: Various southern African island settings
242.
by Chinua Achebe, C.L. Innes
Note: Various African origins and settings
243.
by Brian Chikwava, Monica Arac de Nyeko, Doreen Baingana, Parselelo Kantai, Nick Elam
Note: Various African origins and settings
244.
by Monica Arac de Nyeko, The Caine Prize for African Writing, Various Authors
Note: Various African origins and settings
245.
by Various Authors, Hilda Twongyeirwe
Note: Various African origins and settings
246.
by Various Authors, Hilda Twongyeirwe
Note: Various African origins and settings
247.
by Various Authors, Hilda Twongyeirwe
Note: Various African origins and settings
248.
by Various Authors, Violet Barungi, Hilda Twongyeirwe
Note: Various African origins and settings
249.
by Margaret Busby, Various Authors
Note: Various African origins and settings
250.
by Jane Robinson, Various Authors
Note: Various African settings
251.
by Katharine Sim
Note: Various African and Middle Eastern settings
252.
by Anthony Sattin
Note: Various African settings
253.
by Kevin Rushby
Note: Various African island settings
254.
by Gus Casely-Hayford
Note: Various African settings
255.
by Toby Green
Note: Various African settings
256.
by Dan Bortolotti
Note: Various settings in Africa and around the world
257.
by Lise Morjé Howard
Note: Various settings in Africa and around the world
258.
by 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
Note: Various origins from Africa and around the world
259.
by 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
Note: Various origins from Africa and around the world
260.
by Barbara Brenner, Various Authors
Note: Various origins from Africa and around the world
261.
by Hubb Community Kitchen, HRH The Duchess of Sussex
Note: Various African and international (Caribbean / Middle Eastern / Asian) cuisines
262.
by V.S. Naipaul
Note: Fictional African setting
263.
by V.S. Naipaul
Note: Fictional African setting
264.
by Saul Bellow
Note: Fictional African setting
265.
by Alice Walker
Note: Fictional African setting
266.
by S.A. Chakraborty
Note: Fictional African setting
267.
by Charlotte Brontë, Libby Purves
Note: Fictional African setting
268.
by H. Rider Haggard, Patrick Brantlinger
Note: Fictional African setting
269.
by H. Rider Haggard
Note: Fictional African setting
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