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| the African Literati 100 | Books to Read - Page 2

| 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.
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Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
J. M. Coetzee
42
The Concubine
The Concubine
43
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano
44
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
Yvonne Vera
45
Labyrinths, With Path of Thunder
Labyrinths, With Path of Thunder
46
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (Noo Saro-Wiwa)
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
Noo Saro-Wiwa
47
You Must Set Forth at Dawn (Wole Soyinka)
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
Wole Soyinka
48
I Write What I Like (Steve Biko)
I Write What I Like
Steve Biko
49
Mama Miti (Donna Jo Napoli)
Mama Miti
Donna Jo Napoli
50
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
Black Skin, White Masks
Frantz Fanon
51
Toward an African Revolution (Frantz Fanon)
Toward an African Revolution
Frantz Fanon
52
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
Franz Fanon
53
A Time for New Dreams (Ben Okri)
A Time for New Dreams
Ben Okri
54
A Way of Being Free (Ben Okri)
A Way of Being Free
Ben Okri
55
Discourse on Colonialism (Aime Cesaire)
Discourse on Colonialism
Aime Cesaire
56
Colonizer and the Colonized (Albert Memmi)
Colonizer and the Colonized
Albert Memmi
57
The Invention of Africa (V.Y. Mudimbe)
The Invention of Africa
V.Y. Mudimbe
58
Everyday Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Everyday Is for the Thief
Teju Cole
59
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
Ama Ada Aidoo
60
Changes: A Love Story (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes: A Love Story
Ama Ata Aidoo
61
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
Binyavanga Wainaina
62
Citizen and Subject (Mahmood Mamdani)
Citizen and Subject
Mahmood Mamdani
63
Confessions of the Lioness (Mia Couto)
Confessions of the Lioness
Mia Couto
64
The Journey of Ibn Fattouma (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Journey of Ibn Fattouma
Naguib Mahfouz
65
Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah (Kwame Nkrumah)
Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah
66
The Class Struggle in Africa (Kwame Nkrumah)
The Class Struggle in Africa
Kwame Nkrumah
67
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Kwame Nkrumah)
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism
Kwame Nkrumah
68
God's Bits of Wood
God's Bits of Wood
69
I Laugh at These Skinny Girls (Tolu Akinyemi)
I Laugh at These Skinny Girls
Tolu Akinyemi
70
Your Father Walks Like a Crab (Tolu Akinyemi)
Your Father Walks Like a Crab
Tolu Akinyemi
71
How Intelligence Kills (Okechukwu Ofili)
How Intelligence Kills
Okechukwu Ofili
72
How Stupidity Saved My Life (Okechukwu Ofili)
How Stupidity Saved My Life
Okechukwu Ofili
73
Murder at Cape Three Points (Kwei Quartey)
Murder at Cape Three Points
Kwei Quartey
74
Hiding in Plain Sight (Nurrudin Farah)
Hiding in Plain Sight
Nurrudin Farah
75
Maps (Nurrudin Farah)
Maps
Nurrudin Farah
76
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
Yvonne Owuor
77
Black Widow Society (Angela Makholwa)
Black Widow Society
Angela Makholwa
78
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty (Alain Mabanckou)
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty
Alain Mabanckou
79
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe (Zakes Mda)
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe
Zakes Mda
80
Kintu (Jennifer Makumbi)
Kintu
Jennifer Makumbi
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