Best Postcolonial Literature (fiction and nonfiction)

101.
Zaat
Zaat 3.57 avg rating — 5,427 ratings
101.
The Wish Maker
The Wish Maker
by: Ali Sethi
2.91 avg rating — 892 ratings
101.
The Year of the Runaways
The Year of the Runaways 3.87 avg rating — 10,237 ratings
104.
The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree 3.56 avg rating — 34 ratings
104.
Agaat
Agaat 4.03 avg rating — 1,576 ratings
104.
The Impostor: A Novel
The Impostor: A Novel 3.71 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
107.
Lucy
Lucy 3.83 avg rating — 13,953 ratings
107.
Collected Poems, 1948-1984
Collected Poems, 1948-1984 4.16 avg rating — 879 ratings
107.
The Prevalence of Witches
The Prevalence of Witches 3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings
110.
Fragments
Fragments 3.86 avg rating — 160 ratings
110.
The Meursault Investigation
The Meursault Investigation 3.49 avg rating — 9,217 ratings
112.
All About H. Hatterr
All About H. Hatterr 3.86 avg rating — 462 ratings
112.
Frankenstein in Baghdad
Frankenstein in Baghdad 3.59 avg rating — 18,807 ratings
114.
The Palm-Wine Drinkard & My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
The Palm-Wine Drinkard & My Life in the Bush of Ghosts 3.88 avg rating — 1,463 ratings
115.
A Question of Power
A Question of Power 3.69 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
115.
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born 3.87 avg rating — 3,379 ratings
117.
In the Country of Men
In the Country of Men 3.75 avg rating — 7,363 ratings
117.
Mayombe
Mayombe
by: Pepetela
4.20 avg rating — 2,449 ratings
119.
Swallow
Swallow
by: Sefi Atta
3.67 avg rating — 407 ratings
119.
Terra Sonâmbula
Terra Sonâmbula
by: Mia Couto
4.01 avg rating — 5,930 ratings
121.
Ceniza en la boca
Ceniza en la boca 4.04 avg rating — 6,681 ratings
122.
Redemption in Indigo
Redemption in Indigo 3.88 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
122.
A Country for Dying
A Country for Dying 3.68 avg rating — 613 ratings
124.
Proud Beggars
Proud Beggars 4.04 avg rating — 1,240 ratings
125.
Onitsha
Onitsha 3.65 avg rating — 694 ratings
126.
Tales of Tenderness and Power
Tales of Tenderness and Power 4.06 avg rating — 104 ratings
127.
The Whale Caller
The Whale Caller
by: Zakes Mda
3.56 avg rating — 566 ratings
128.
Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
by: Zakes Mda
3.89 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
128.
Life and Times of Michael K
Life and Times of Michael K 3.87 avg rating — 20,652 ratings
130.
Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer
Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer 3.87 avg rating — 60 ratings
130.
Nós Matamos o Cão Tinhoso!
Nós Matamos o Cão Tinhoso! 3.81 avg rating — 808 ratings
132.
Jubiabá
Jubiabá 3.80 avg rating — 1,087 ratings
133.
Allah Is Not Obliged
Allah Is Not Obliged 3.68 avg rating — 2,317 ratings
133.
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
by: Noor Naga
3.93 avg rating — 11,499 ratings
135.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,810 ratings
136.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum 3.98 avg rating — 114,821 ratings
136.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating — 68,162 ratings
138.
Legends of Khasak
Legends of Khasak 4.13 avg rating — 8,652 ratings
139.
Fireflies in the Mist
Fireflies in the Mist 4.03 avg rating — 345 ratings
140.
Essence of Camphor
Essence of Camphor 3.76 avg rating — 90 ratings
141.
In Times of Siege: A Novel
In Times of Siege: A Novel 2.94 avg rating — 140 ratings
142.
The Calcutta Chromosome
The Calcutta Chromosome 3.49 avg rating — 7,006 ratings
142.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,132 ratings
144.
A New World: A Novel
A New World: A Novel 3.06 avg rating — 252 ratings
145.
The Indian Clerk
The Indian Clerk 3.57 avg rating — 1,690 ratings
146.
News from Home: Short Stories
News from Home: Short Stories
by: Sefi Atta
3.83 avg rating — 151 ratings
147.
A Bit of Difference
A Bit of Difference
by: Sefi Atta
3.43 avg rating — 474 ratings
148.
Zulu
Zulu 3.84 avg rating — 1,238 ratings
149.
Lagoon
Lagoon 3.63 avg rating — 8,984 ratings
150.
Laziness in the Fertile Valley
Laziness in the Fertile Valley 3.94 avg rating — 576 ratings
151.
The Day the Leader Was Killed
The Day the Leader Was Killed 3.58 avg rating — 3,709 ratings
152.
AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers
AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers 3.94 avg rating — 294 ratings
153.
Exile and the Kingdom
Exile and the Kingdom 3.84 avg rating — 15,131 ratings
154.
The Nawal El Saadawi Reader
The Nawal El Saadawi Reader 4.05 avg rating — 79 ratings
155.
The Story of Zahra
The Story of Zahra 3.43 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
156.
Picador Book of African Stories
Picador Book of African Stories 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings
157.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah 3.85 avg rating — 4,491 ratings
158.
Girls at War and Other Stories
Girls at War and Other Stories 3.74 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
159.
In the Hour of Signs (African Writers Series)
In the Hour of Signs (African Writers Series) 3.72 avg rating — 54 ratings
160.
Moxyland
Moxyland 3.57 avg rating — 3,788 ratings
161.
Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black and Other Stories
Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black and Other Stories 3.18 avg rating — 679 ratings
162.
From a Crooked Rib
From a Crooked Rib 3.30 avg rating — 624 ratings
163.
Telling Tales
Telling Tales 3.59 avg rating — 494 ratings
164.
Zoo City
Zoo City 3.62 avg rating — 11,529 ratings
165.
The Blue Door
The Blue Door 3.17 avg rating — 527 ratings
166.
The Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1)
The Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,756 ratings
167.
Get a Life
Get a Life 2.92 avg rating — 676 ratings
168.
Rhadopis of Nubia
Rhadopis of Nubia 3.62 avg rating — 2,742 ratings
169.
The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories
The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories 3.37 avg rating — 75 ratings
170.
Death and the King's Horseman
Death and the King's Horseman 3.79 avg rating — 5,157 ratings
171.
Slow Man
Slow Man 3.45 avg rating — 9,471 ratings
172.
The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town
The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town 3.85 avg rating — 47 ratings
173.
Ajaiyi and His Inherited Poverty
Ajaiyi and His Inherited Poverty 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings
174.
Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English
Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English 3.98 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
175.
Johnny Mad Dog
Johnny Mad Dog 3.92 avg rating — 427 ratings
176.
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears 3.71 avg rating — 8,732 ratings
177.
Elizabeth Costello
Elizabeth Costello 3.48 avg rating — 9,921 ratings
178.
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener 3.83 avg rating — 30,209 ratings
179.
Narcopolis
Narcopolis 3.44 avg rating — 7,871 ratings
180.
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution 3.70 avg rating — 2,016 ratings
181.
The Mission Song
The Mission Song 3.47 avg rating — 7,144 ratings
182.
The Honourable Schoolboy
The Honourable Schoolboy 3.99 avg rating — 25,320 ratings
183.
Land of Marvels
Land of Marvels 3.24 avg rating — 764 ratings
184.
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama 3.50 avg rating — 9,835 ratings
185.
Recollections of the Golden Triangle
Recollections of the Golden Triangle 3.71 avg rating — 190 ratings
186.
Oriental Tales
Oriental Tales 3.86 avg rating — 4,269 ratings
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