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Literary Tour of Africa (African Literature) - Page 2

This list contains at least one book for each country in Africa, with the emphasis on African literature (books by Africans) and includes novels, memoirs, folktale collections and poetry. Mark off a country if you've read a book by an author from that country, whether the book is on the list or not.
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The Fire of Origins (Emmanuel Dongola)
The Fire of Origins
Emmanuel Dongola
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Jazz and Palm Wine (Emmanuel Dongala)
Jazz and Palm Wine
Emmanuel Dongala
43
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
44
How Dare the Sun Rise (Sandra Uwiringiyimana)
How Dare the Sun Rise
Sandra Uwiringiyimana
45
Black Moses (Alain Mabanckou)
Black Moses
Alain Mabanckou
46
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
Alain Mabanckou
47
Djibouti
Djibouti
48
The Land Without Shadows (Abdourahman Waberi)
The Land Without Shadows
Abdourahman Waberi
49
Egypt
Egypt
50
The Return of the Spirit (Tawfiq Al-Hakim)
The Return of the Spirit
Tawfiq Al-Hakim
51
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
Naguib Mahfouz
52
Children of the Alley (Naguib Mahfouz)
Children of the Alley
Naguib Mahfouz
53
The Open Door (Latifa Al-Zayyat)
The Open Door
Latifa Al-Zayyat
54
Beer in the Snooker Club (Waguih Ghali)
Beer in the Snooker Club
Waguih Ghali
55
Proud Beggars (Albert Cossery)
Proud Beggars
Albert Cossery
56
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
Nawal El Saadawi
57
Blue Lorries (Radwa Ashour)
Blue Lorries
Radwa Ashour
58
The Map of Love (Ahdaf Soueif)
The Map of Love
Ahdaf Soueif
59
The Yacoubian Building (Alaa Al Aswany)
The Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany
60
Distant View of a Minaret (Alifa Rifaat)
Distant View of a Minaret
Alifa Rifaat
61
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
Penelope Lively
62
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue
Basma Abdel Aziz
63
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
64
La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
Trifonia Melibea Obono
65
By Night the Mountain Burns (Juan Tomas Avila Laurel)
By Night the Mountain Burns
Juan Tomas Avila Laurel
66
Obi's Nightmare (Jamón Y Queso)
Obi's Nightmare
Jamón Y Queso
67
Eritrea
Eritrea
68
A Painful Season & a Stubborn Hope (Abeba Tesfagiorgis)
A Painful Season & a Stubborn Hope
Abeba Tesfagiorgis
69
Eswatini
Eswatini
70
A Beautiful Place to Die (Malla Nann)
A Beautiful Place to Die
Malla Nann
71
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
72
The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros: A Seventeenth-Century African Biography of an E (Galawdewos)
The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros: A Seventeenth-Century African Biography of an E
Galawdewos
73
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (Maaza Mengiste)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Maaza Mengiste
74
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
75
Your Body Is War (Mahtem Shiferraw)
Your Body Is War
Mahtem Shiferraw
76
Fuchsia (Mahtem Shiferraw)
Fuchsia
Mahtem Shiferraw
77
Gabon
Gabon
78
Mema (Daniel Mengara)
Mema
Daniel Mengara
79
Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala
Rene Maran
80
The Fury and the Cries of Women (Angele Rawiri)
The Fury and the Cries of Women
Angele Rawiri
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