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Eastern Africa

Books in this genre are set in or about Eastern Africa.

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Lonely Planet Tanzania, Zanzibar & Pemba by Lonely Planet

Empires of the monsoon by Richard Seymour Hall

Painted Devils and the Land of Ordinary Men by Tuan Marais

Zanzibar

44 books — 8 voters

The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley

Books Set in Kenya

195 books — 108 voters

A spell of good things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

100 Notable African Books of 2023

101 books — 7 voters

A Night of Falling Stars by Lucia Damisa

Young Adult African High Fantasy by African-Americans of the 2020s

6 books — 4 voters

Mon père, cette autre partie de moi qu on m a arrachée. Homma... by Jeanne Habyarimana

Books about East Africa

21 books — 14 voters

His Dark Enchantress by Victoria Chatham

Le Pays sans ombre by Abdourahman A. Waberi

Guidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.

The Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth Pastor

Djibouti

13 books — 6 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Eastern Africa”

“ What is now Tanzania was once Tanganyika and before that part of British East Africa and prior to that a colony of Germany. During World War I the fighting actually came to the Continent of Africa. Known as the East African Campaign, many of the battles almost went unreported and are little known, however the romance of this war is portrayed by many novels and the well-known movie “African Queen,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. The film is a stretch, but strictly speaking it is ...more ”
― Captain Hank Bracker, "Salty & Saucy Maine",

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“ When #UgandaDecides and when it truly does so, then East Africa Community will be ready for an economic bloc. The people are united to a common future that no political manipulation would stop an idea whose time has come... ”
― DON SANTO

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