History through Novels: West Africa

1.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,090 ratings
2.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,456 ratings
3.
A Man of the People
A Man of the People 3.89 avg rating — 5,429 ratings
4.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,547 ratings
5.
Ancestor Stones
Ancestor Stones 3.79 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
6.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah 3.85 avg rating — 4,491 ratings
7.
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2)
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 12,585 ratings
8.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,118 ratings
9.
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born 3.87 avg rating — 3,379 ratings
10.
The Healers
The Healers 4.36 avg rating — 250 ratings
11.
Immersed in West Africa: My Solo Journey Across Senegal, Mauritania, The Gambia, Guinea and Guinea Bissau (Travels With Terry Book 1)
Immersed in West Africa: My Solo Journey Across Senegal, Mauritania, The Gambia, Guinea and Guinea Bissau (Travels With Terry Book 1) 4.29 avg rating — 118 ratings
12.
A New Day Dawns (Travels With Terry, #2)
A New Day Dawns (Travels With Terry, #2) 4.66 avg rating — 82 ratings
13.
Ama: A Story Of The Atlantic Slave Trade
Ama: A Story Of The Atlantic Slave Trade 4.20 avg rating — 208 ratings
14.
God's Bits of Wood
God's Bits of Wood 3.98 avg rating — 3,057 ratings
15.
Two Thousand Seasons
Two Thousand Seasons 4.43 avg rating — 381 ratings
16.
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3)
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3) 3.79 avg rating — 8,932 ratings
16.
Houseboy
Houseboy 3.73 avg rating — 2,316 ratings
18.
Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote
Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote 3.85 avg rating — 449 ratings
18.
So Long a Letter
So Long a Letter 3.99 avg rating — 11,638 ratings
20.
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name 4.47 avg rating — 90,242 ratings
21.
Aya (Aya, #1)
Aya (Aya, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 7,048 ratings
21.
Amkoullel, l'enfant Peul
Amkoullel, l'enfant Peul 4.37 avg rating — 404 ratings
23.
The Trial of Christopher Okigbo
The Trial of Christopher Okigbo 3.92 avg rating — 37 ratings
23.
Soundjata ou l'épopée mandingue
Soundjata ou l'épopée mandingue 3.65 avg rating — 2,711 ratings
25.
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love 3.93 avg rating — 5,143 ratings
26.
Maïmouna
Maïmouna 3.95 avg rating — 91 ratings
27.
Water Music
Water Music 4.19 avg rating — 5,375 ratings
28.
Les bouts de bois de Dieu
Les bouts de bois de Dieu 3.98 avg rating — 3,057 ratings
29.
Oil on Water
Oil on Water 3.55 avg rating — 2,045 ratings
30.
The Famished Road
The Famished Road
by: Ben Okri
3.73 avg rating — 13,392 ratings
31.
Osiris Rising: a novel of Africa past, present and future
Osiris Rising: a novel of Africa past, present and future 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings
32.
The Poor Christ of Bomba
The Poor Christ of Bomba 3.77 avg rating — 330 ratings
33.
Allah Is Not Obliged
Allah Is Not Obliged 3.68 avg rating — 2,316 ratings
34.
Agõtĩme: Her Legend
Agõtĩme: Her Legend 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
35.
To Saint Patrick
To Saint Patrick 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
35.
Kings of the Jungle
Kings of the Jungle 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
35.
After Roy
After Roy 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
35.
The Dogon Initiative (The Deniables, #1)
The Dogon Initiative (The Deniables, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings
35.
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Girl with the Louding Voice
by: Abi Daré
4.42 avg rating — 167,322 ratings
35.
The Signare of Gorée
The Signare of Gorée 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings
35.
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1)
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,850 ratings
35.
At Night All Blood Is Black
At Night All Blood Is Black 3.81 avg rating — 26,962 ratings
35.
The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 7,127 ratings
44.
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade 4.20 avg rating — 208 ratings
44.
The Laughing Monsters
The Laughing Monsters 3.18 avg rating — 4,182 ratings
44.
Oui, mon commandant ! (Mémoires, Tome 2)
Oui, mon commandant ! (Mémoires, Tome 2) 4.27 avg rating — 136 ratings
44.
And So I Roar
And So I Roar
by: Abi Daré
4.09 avg rating — 5,049 ratings
48.
Jazz et vin de palme
Jazz et vin de palme 3.76 avg rating — 102 ratings
48.
Taduno's Song
Taduno's Song 3.56 avg rating — 612 ratings
50.
The Joys of Motherhood
The Joys of Motherhood 4.21 avg rating — 8,107 ratings
50.
Le vieux nègre et la médaille
Le vieux nègre et la médaille
by: Oyono
3.62 avg rating — 458 ratings
50.
The Bitter Side of Sweet
The Bitter Side of Sweet 4.23 avg rating — 3,684 ratings
53.
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali 3.65 avg rating — 2,711 ratings
54.
De Tilène au Plateau: Une enfance dakaroise
De Tilène au Plateau: Une enfance dakaroise 3.59 avg rating — 86 ratings
54.
The House at Sugar Beach
The House at Sugar Beach 3.91 avg rating — 8,008 ratings
56.
Copper Sun
Copper Sun 4.35 avg rating — 16,907 ratings
57.
Thread of Gold Beads
Thread of Gold Beads really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43 ratings
58.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,118 ratings
59.
The Road to the Country
The Road to the Country 3.81 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
60.
Mema
Mema 3.50 avg rating — 143 ratings
61.
Benny and Omar
Benny and Omar 3.61 avg rating — 889 ratings
62.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano 3.74 avg rating — 14,418 ratings
63.
The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest
The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest 4.06 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
63.
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree 4.26 avg rating — 3,961 ratings
65.
The Viceroy of Ouidah
The Viceroy of Ouidah 3.63 avg rating — 1,385 ratings
65.
Crossing the Stream
Crossing the Stream 4.19 avg rating — 84 ratings
67.
Segu (Ségou, #1)
Segu (Ségou, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
68.
The Other Side of Truth
The Other Side of Truth 3.75 avg rating — 3,052 ratings