Fem's Reading Around the World List - Africa

1.
Algerian White
Algerian White 3.79 avg rating — 275 ratings
2.
That Hair
That Hair 3.08 avg rating — 660 ratings
3.
Thread of Gold Beads
Thread of Gold Beads really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43 ratings
4.
The Silence of the Wilting Skin
The Silence of the Wilting Skin 3.18 avg rating — 244 ratings
5.
The Water Princess
The Water Princess 4.31 avg rating — 3,275 ratings
6.
My Country Wept: One Man's Incredible Story of Finding Faith, Hope and Forgiveness in the Burundian Civil War
My Country Wept: One Man's Incredible Story of Finding Faith, Hope and Forgiveness in the Burundian Civil War 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings
7.
The Madwoman of Serrano
The Madwoman of Serrano 3.35 avg rating — 146 ratings
8.
How Beautiful We Were
How Beautiful We Were 3.95 avg rating — 18,585 ratings
9.
Co-Wives, Co-Widows
Co-Wives, Co-Widows 3.88 avg rating — 318 ratings
10.
The Trial of Hissène Habré: How the People of Chad Brought a Tyrant to Justice
The Trial of Hissène Habré: How the People of Chad Brought a Tyrant to Justice 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
11.
A Girl Called Eel
A Girl Called Eel
by: Ali Zamir
3.32 avg rating — 219 ratings
12.
African Psycho
African Psycho 3.21 avg rating — 1,096 ratings
13.
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child 4.24 avg rating — 7,295 ratings
14.
In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men 3.82 avg rating — 832 ratings
15.
Passage of Tears
Passage of Tears 3.01 avg rating — 102 ratings
16.
The Queue
The Queue 3.55 avg rating — 2,779 ratings
17.
La bastarda
La bastarda 3.53 avg rating — 1,231 ratings
18.
Silence Is My Mother Tongue
Silence Is My Mother Tongue 3.81 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
19.
When the Ground Is Hard
When the Ground Is Hard 4.13 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
20.
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History 3.54 avg rating — 849 ratings
21.
Awu's Story
Awu's Story 3.63 avg rating — 79 ratings
22.
Reading the Ceiling
Reading the Ceiling 3.36 avg rating — 359 ratings
23.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,284 ratings
24.
THE DARKEST KID: The Autobiography of an African Boy
THE DARKEST KID: The Autobiography of an African Boy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
25.
The Ultimate Tragedy
The Ultimate Tragedy 3.52 avg rating — 222 ratings
26.
The House of Rust
The House of Rust 3.55 avg rating — 1,335 ratings
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Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman 3.94 avg rating — 484 ratings
28.
She Would Be King
She Would Be King really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,233 ratings
29.
The Slave Yards: A Novel
The Slave Yards: A Novel 4.11 avg rating — 1,454 ratings
30.
Return to the Enchanted Island
Return to the Enchanted Island 2.71 avg rating — 843 ratings
31.
soft magic.
soft magic. 3.90 avg rating — 3,591 ratings
32.
For Honour and other stories
For Honour and other stories 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
33.
Anos Ku Ta Manda
Anos Ku Ta Manda 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
34.
The Desert and the Drum
The Desert and the Drum 3.87 avg rating — 287 ratings
35.
The Last Brother
The Last Brother 3.82 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
36.
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Straight from the Horse's Mouth 3.66 avg rating — 991 ratings
37.
Neighbours: The Story of a Murder
Neighbours: The Story of a Murder 3.90 avg rating — 288 ratings
38.
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu 3.76 avg rating — 326 ratings
39.
Tina Shot Me Between the Eyes: and Other Stories
Tina Shot Me Between the Eyes: and Other Stories 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
40.
The Death of Vivek Oji
The Death of Vivek Oji 4.12 avg rating — 66,341 ratings
41.
Our Lady of the Nile
Our Lady of the Nile 3.77 avg rating — 3,385 ratings
42.
São Tome: Journey to the Abyss--Portugal's Stolen Children
São Tome: Journey to the Abyss--Portugal's Stolen Children 3.97 avg rating — 68 ratings
43.
So Long a Letter
So Long a Letter 3.99 avg rating — 11,639 ratings
44.
Voices: Short stories from the Seychelles Islands
Voices: Short stories from the Seychelles Islands 3.36 avg rating — 50 ratings
45.
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 54,593 ratings
46.
Sacred River: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series)
Sacred River: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
47.
The Orchard of Lost Souls
The Orchard of Lost Souls 3.85 avg rating — 1,815 ratings
48.
Coconut
Coconut 3.65 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
49.
Zoo City
Zoo City 3.62 avg rating — 11,529 ratings
50.
No Time to Mourn: An anthology by South Sudanese Women
No Time to Mourn: An anthology by South Sudanese Women 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
51.
Thirteen Months of Sunrise
Thirteen Months of Sunrise 3.75 avg rating — 381 ratings
52.
Stains on My Khanga
Stains on My Khanga 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings
53.
Do They Hear You When You Cry
Do They Hear You When You Cry 4.12 avg rating — 4,774 ratings
54.
I Die by This Country (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French)
I Die by This Country (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French) 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings
55.
The Triangle
The Triangle 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
56.
Stories of the Sahara
Stories of the Sahara
by: Sanmao
4.45 avg rating — 3,280 ratings
57.
Patchwork
Patchwork 3.77 avg rating — 391 ratings
58.
Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions 4.04 avg rating — 22,079 ratings
59.
House of Stone
House of Stone 3.80 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
60.
The Old Drift
The Old Drift 3.73 avg rating — 7,421 ratings
61.
Kintu
Kintu 4.11 avg rating — 4,364 ratings
62.
Stay with Me
Stay with Me 4.06 avg rating — 63,585 ratings
63.
Happiness, Like Water
Happiness, Like Water 4.02 avg rating — 1,783 ratings
64.
The Shadow King
The Shadow King 3.66 avg rating — 14,622 ratings
65.
The Barefoot Woman
The Barefoot Woman 4.10 avg rating — 1,754 ratings
66.
This Mournable Body
This Mournable Body 3.33 avg rating — 4,834 ratings
67.
At Night All Blood Is Black
At Night All Blood Is Black 3.81 avg rating — 26,928 ratings