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Allah Is Not Obliged by Ahmadou KouroumaHouseboy by Ferdinand OyonoLife and a Half by Sony Labou TansiSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
Book Riot African Reading List
78 books — 16 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,097 books — 1,535 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Books White People Need to Read
1,303 books — 1,568 voters
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonTsotsi by Athol Fugard
Best South African reads
313 books — 171 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradGod's Bits of Wood by Ousmane SembèneSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâWeep Not Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Fictitious Africa
546 books — 264 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Plague by Albert Camus
Best books for an African Safari
475 books — 525 voters

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Stranger by Albert CamusSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,755 books — 1,631 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Plague by Albert CamusGod's Bits of Wood by Ousmane SembènePetals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Best by African Authors
407 books — 221 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusThe Dark Child by Camara LayeAmkoullel, l'enfant Peul by Amadou Hampâté Bâ
African Fiction
600 books — 427 voters
Batouala by René Maran
Books Set in Central African Republic
24 books — 11 voters

Batouala by René MaranGod's Bits of Wood by Ousmane SembèneWeep Not Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oPetals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
African Writers Series
239 books — 63 voters
Soundjata ou l'épopée mandingue by Djibril Tamsir NianeMaïmouna by Abdoulaye SadjiThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeAmkoullel, l'enfant Peul by Amadou Hampâté BâHouseboy by Ferdinand Oyono
History through Novels: West Africa
68 books — 42 voters

The Black Cloth by Bernard Binlin Dadié
African and African American Folktales
137 books — 19 voters
Cahier d'un retour au pays natal by Aimé Césaire
Books Set in Martinique
8 books — 4 voters

Les Contes d'Amadou Koumba by Birago DiopRiwan ou le chemin de sable by Ken BugulClimbié, by Bernard Binlin DadiéThe Fortunes of Wangrin by Amadou Hampâté BâThe Poor Christ of Bomba by Mongo Beti
Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century
100 books — 65 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
820 books — 286 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Stranger by Albert CamusHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Books About Colonialism
677 books — 239 voters
Le Monde s'effondre by Chinua AchebeMurambi, le livre des ossements by Boubacar Boris DiopCongo Inc. by In Koli Jean BofaneTout s'effondre by Chinua Achebe
Exploratology Books
112 books — 10 voters

Le Monde s'effondre by Chinua Achebe
Les 100 Meilleurs Livres De Tous Les Temps (Cercle Norvégien Du Livre)
12 books — 3 voters
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books Ever
76,001 books — 282,190 voters