Africa

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New Releases Tagged "Africa"

Daughter of Egypt
Aicha
Winter of My Spring
Daughter of Egypt
Cursed Daughters
Cleopatra
Dream Count
Maame
The Stolen Queen
L'homme qui lisait des livres
All the Glimmering Stars
Death of the Author
Never
What I Know About You
Gabriel's Moon
The Surf House
Jacaranda
Notes on Grief
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Homegoing
The Poisonwood Bible
Half of a Yellow Sun
Americanah
Heart of Darkness
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
Purple Hibiscus
Cutting for Stone
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Out of Africa
Cry, the Beloved Country
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonDisgrace by J.M. CoetzeeBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMy Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan
Best South African reads
314 books — 183 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,204 books — 2,558 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
557 books — 277 voters
National Geographic by Leah Bendavid-ValThe Art Book by Phaidon PressAlways a Traveler, Never a Tourist by Judy BloombergAnsel Adams by Ansel AdamsPortraits by Steve McCurry
Best Coffee Table Books
596 books — 294 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Women Around the World
1,177 books — 437 voters
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Ou... by Philip GourevitchLeft to Tell by Immaculée IlibagizaShake Hands with the Devil by Roméo Dallaire"A Problem from Hell" by Samantha PowerMachete Season by Jean Hatzfeld
Books on Rwanda genocide
93 books — 103 voters


Ryszard Kapuściński
The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos. Only with the greatest simplification, for the sake of convenience, can we say 'Africa'. In reality, except as a geographical appellation, Africa does not exist. ...more
Ryszard Kapuściński, The Cobra's Heart

Idowu Koyenikan
Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African. They judge me before they get to know me. What they do not know is The pride I have in the blood that runs through my veins; The pride I have in my rich culture and the history of my people; The pride I have in my strong family ties and the deep connection to my community; The pride I have in the African music, African art, and African dance; The pride I have in my name and the meaning behind it. ...more
idowu koyenikan, Wealth for all Africans: How Every African Can Live the Life of Their Dreams

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