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African Literary Canon - Page 3

This is a compilation of 150 must-read books from the African literary canon. It was put together through a combination of existing lists (including APNET's 'Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th century) and a review of literary prizes. It includes authors from both sub-Saharan Africa and northern Africa.
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Johnny Mad Dog (Emmanuel Dongala)
Johnny Mad Dog (Emmanuel Dongala)
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The Fire of Origins (Emmanuel Dongola)
The Fire of Origins (Emmanuel Dongola)
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Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
Houseboy (Ferdinand Oyono)
84
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
85
Agatha Moudio's Son (Francis Bebey)
Agatha Moudio's Son (Francis Bebey)
86
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
87
Trois Pretendants... Un Mari (Guillaume Oyono-Mbia)
Trois Pretendants... Un Mari (Guillaume Oyono-Mbia)
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Waiting for an Angel (Helon Habila)
Waiting for an Angel (Helon Habila)
89
In the Country of Men (Hisham Matar)
In the Country of Men (Hisham Matar)
90
A Squatter's Tale (Ike Oguine)
A Squatter's Tale (Ike Oguine)
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Congo Inc.: Bismarck's Testament (In Koli Jean Bofane)
Congo Inc.: Bismarck's Testament (In Koli Jean Bofane)
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Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
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The Quiet Violence of Dreams (K. Sello Duiker)
The Quiet Violence of Dreams (K. Sello Duiker)
94
Our Wife and Other Stories (Karen King-Aribisala)
Our Wife and Other Stories (Karen King-Aribisala)
95
Nedjma (Kateb Yacine)
Nedjma (Kateb Yacine)
96
Riwan, Ou Le Chemin De Sable (Ken Bugul)
Riwan, Ou Le Chemin De Sable (Ken Bugul)
97
Sozaboy (Ken Saro-Wiwa)
Sozaboy (Ken Saro-Wiwa)
98
Search Sweet Country (Kojo Laing)
Search Sweet Country (Kojo Laing)
99
Secret Son (Laila Lalami)
Secret Son (Laila Lalami)
100
The Translator (Leila Aboulela)
The Translator (Leila Aboulela)
101
Season of the Shadow (Léonora Miano)
Season of the Shadow (Léonora Miano)
102
The Collected Poems of Leopold Sedar Senghor (Leopold Sedar Senghor)
The Collected Poems of Leopold Sedar Senghor (Leopold Sedar Senghor)
103
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
104
We Killed Mangy-Dog (Luís Bernardo Honwana)
We Killed Mangy-Dog (Luís Bernardo Honwana)
105
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
106
Daughters of Africa (Margaret Busby)
Daughters of Africa (Margaret Busby)
107
La Grande Maison (Mohammed Dib)
La Grande Maison (Mohammed Dib)
108
Third World Express (Mongane Serote)
Third World Express (Mongane Serote)
109
Cruel City (Mongo Beti)
Cruel City (Mongo Beti)
110
Nairobi Heat (Mukoma Wa Ngugi)
Nairobi Heat (Mukoma Wa Ngugi)
111
Black Mamba Boy (Nadifa Mohamed)
Black Mamba Boy (Nadifa Mohamed)
112
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
113
Tropic of Violence (Nathacha Appanah)
Tropic of Violence (Nathacha Appanah)
114
Tail of the Blue Bird (Nii Ayikwei Parkes)
Tail of the Blue Bird (Nii Ayikwei Parkes)
115
Dog Eat Dog (Niq Mhlongo)
Dog Eat Dog (Niq Mhlongo)
116
Zahrah the Windseeker (Nnedi Okorafor)
Zahrah the Windseeker (Nnedi Okorafor)
117
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (Noo Saro-Wiwa)
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (Noo Saro-Wiwa)
118
Maps (Nurrudin Farah)
Maps (Nurrudin Farah)
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God's Bit of Wood (Ousmane Sembene)
God's Bit of Wood (Ousmane Sembene)
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Mayombe (Pepetela)
Mayombe (Pepetela)
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