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| the African Literati 100 | Books to Read

| The African Literati | is a group for readers - avid or aspiring - that have an interest in African Literature from the continent and the Diaspora. The goal of the group is to read 100 books by Africana authors, spanning all genres and writing styles. This is the list of books the Literati will read. Join us as we get through this list.
Happy Reading!
The African Literati
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka
Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka
5
Aké: The Years of Childhood (Wole Soyinka)
Aké: The Years of Childhood
Wole Soyinka
6
Of Africa (Wole Soyinka)
Of Africa
Wole Soyinka
7
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
8
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: The River Between
9
Weep Not Child
Weep Not Child
10
Infidel
Infidel
11
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
12
The Radiance of Tomorrow (Ishmael Beah)
The Radiance of Tomorrow
Ishmael Beah
13
Zoo City
Zoo City
14
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
Lauren Beukes
15
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
16
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love
17
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
18
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
Chinua Achebe
19
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah
20
Unbowed (Kenya)
Unbowed (Kenya)
21
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
22
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death
23
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
Nnedi Okorafor
24
Lyrics Alley (Leila Aboulela)
Lyrics Alley
Leila Aboulela
25
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
26
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
Alain Mabanckou
27
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
28
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
29
Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions
30
The Famished Road
The Famished Road
31
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
32
A Question of Power
A Question of Power
33
Open City
Open City
34
We Need New Names
We Need New Names
35
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
36
So Long a Letter
So Long a Letter
37
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
38
All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
Dinaw Mengestu
39
How to Read the Air
How to Read the Air
40
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom
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