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African Literary Canon - Page 4

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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Yaka (Pepetela)
Yaka (Pepetela)
122
Ripples in the Pool (Rebeka Njau)
Ripples in the Pool (Rebeka Njau)
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Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala (Rene Maran)
124
Dependence (Sarah Ladipo Manyika)
Dependence (Sarah Ladipo Manyika)
125
Our Lady of the Nile (Scholastique Mukasonga)
Our Lady of the Nile (Scholastique Mukasonga)
126
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
127
Harvest of Thorns (Shimmer Chinodya)
Harvest of Thorns (Shimmer Chinodya)
128
The Rich Man of Pietermaritzburg (Sibusiso Nyembezi)
The Rich Man of Pietermaritzburg (Sibusiso Nyembezi)
129
Life and a Half (Sony Labou Tansi)
Life and a Half (Sony Labou Tansi)
130
The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar (Syl Cheney-Coker)
The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar (Syl Cheney-Coker)
131
The Sacred Night (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
The Sacred Night (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
132
The Sand Child (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
The Sand Child (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
133
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
134
Selected Poems (Tchicaya U Tam'si)
Selected Poems (Tchicaya U Tam'si)
135
Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
136
Un Attiéké Pour Elgass (Tierno Monénembo)
Un Attiéké Pour Elgass (Tierno Monénembo)
137
The Abduction and Trial of Jestina Mukoko (Trymore Mukoko)
The Abduction and Trial of Jestina Mukoko (Trymore Mukoko)
138
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
139
Ualalapi (Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa)
Ualalapi (Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa)
140
Before the Birth of the Moon (Valentin Mudimbe)
Before the Birth of the Moon (Valentin Mudimbe)
141
The Blind Kingdom (Veronique Tadjo)
The Blind Kingdom (Veronique Tadjo)
142
As the Crow Flies (Véronique Tadjo)
As the Crow Flies (Véronique Tadjo)
143
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
144
Le Jeune Homme De Sable (Williams Sassine)
Le Jeune Homme De Sable (Williams Sassine)
145
Death and the King's Horsemen (Wole Soyinka)
Death and the King's Horsemen (Wole Soyinka)
146
Bound to Violence (Yambo Ouologuem)
Bound to Violence (Yambo Ouologuem)
147
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
148
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
149
David's Story (Zoe Wicomb)
David's Story (Zoe Wicomb)
150
Men of the South (Zukiswa Wanner)
Men of the South (Zukiswa Wanner)
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