African Lit

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Year of the Uprising
Year of the Uprising 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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All Our Names
All Our Names 3.61 avg rating — 4,890 ratings
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The Girl in the Nile (Mamur Zapt, #5)
The Girl in the Nile (Mamur Zapt, #5) 3.81 avg rating — 129 ratings
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Coconut
Coconut 3.65 avg rating — 1,923 ratings
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The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits
The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits 3.91 avg rating — 229 ratings
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African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic
African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic 3.20 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Ivory Ghosts (Catherine Sohon Elephant Mystery #1)
Ivory Ghosts (Catherine Sohon Elephant Mystery #1) 3.79 avg rating — 112 ratings
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The Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt (Mamur Zapt, #6)
The Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt (Mamur Zapt, #6) 3.80 avg rating — 118 ratings
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The Seasons of Beento Blackbird
The Seasons of Beento Blackbird 4.09 avg rating — 288 ratings
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The First Rule of Survival (Col Vaughn de Vries, #1)
The First Rule of Survival (Col Vaughn de Vries, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 474 ratings
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A Girl Called Problem
A Girl Called Problem 3.87 avg rating — 380 ratings
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Faceless
Faceless 3.84 avg rating — 439 ratings
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The Mouth of the Crocodile
The Mouth of the Crocodile 3.59 avg rating — 153 ratings
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Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1)
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,850 ratings
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Chromosome 6 (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #3)
Chromosome 6 (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 15,915 ratings
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Yohannes Ishi
Yohannes Ishi 3.73 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Moon Over Tangier (Francis Bacon #3)
Moon Over Tangier (Francis Bacon #3) 3.70 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Long Walk Home (Hope of Sudan #1)
Long Walk Home (Hope of Sudan #1) 4.28 avg rating — 165 ratings
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The Snake Catcher's Daughter (Mamur Zapt, #8)
The Snake Catcher's Daughter (Mamur Zapt, #8) 4.05 avg rating — 111 ratings
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Nairobi Days
Nairobi Days 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Allah Is Not Obliged
Allah Is Not Obliged 3.68 avg rating — 2,317 ratings
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The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War 3.99 avg rating — 24,732 ratings
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Changes: A Love Story
Changes: A Love Story 3.79 avg rating — 2,053 ratings
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The Cockroach Dance (Longman African Classics Series)
The Cockroach Dance (Longman African Classics Series) 3.97 avg rating — 143 ratings
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The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1)
The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 121,523 ratings
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Nairobi Heat
Nairobi Heat 3.26 avg rating — 778 ratings
127.
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat 3.88 avg rating — 6,514 ratings
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9)
The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9) 4.10 avg rating — 25,393 ratings
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The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall 3.82 avg rating — 3,649 ratings
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The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)
The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 41,970 ratings
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Chaka
Chaka 3.62 avg rating — 664 ratings
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Smokescreen
Smokescreen 4.08 avg rating — 5,300 ratings
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GraceLand
GraceLand 3.79 avg rating — 2,660 ratings
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Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6)
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 4,200 ratings
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Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,473 ratings
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In the Country of Men
In the Country of Men 3.75 avg rating — 7,363 ratings
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Guarding the Princess (Sahara Kings #5)
Guarding the Princess (Sahara Kings #5) 3.91 avg rating — 129 ratings
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Dreams in a Time of War
Dreams in a Time of War 3.92 avg rating — 1,716 ratings
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The Brede Chronicles (The Brede Chronicles, #1)
The Brede Chronicles (The Brede Chronicles, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade 4.20 avg rating — 208 ratings
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The Last Brother
The Last Brother 3.82 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
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Kehinde
Kehinde 3.93 avg rating — 435 ratings
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The Lovers of Algeria
The Lovers of Algeria 3.80 avg rating — 263 ratings
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African Love Stories: An Anthology
African Love Stories: An Anthology 3.86 avg rating — 252 ratings
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Horses of God
Horses of God 4.14 avg rating — 1,073 ratings
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The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating — 12,548 ratings
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Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria 3.78 avg rating — 1,069 ratings
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The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu 3.76 avg rating — 326 ratings
148.
Waiting for an Angel
Waiting for an Angel 3.95 avg rating — 485 ratings
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No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2)
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 12,585 ratings
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Say You're One of Them
Say You're One of Them 3.55 avg rating — 16,253 ratings
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Weight of Whispers
Weight of Whispers 3.94 avg rating — 54 ratings
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Open City
Open City
by: Teju Cole
3.49 avg rating — 17,169 ratings
153.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,296 ratings
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Oil on Water
Oil on Water 3.55 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
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Daughters Who Walk This Path
Daughters Who Walk This Path 4.11 avg rating — 1,593 ratings
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Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 37,836 ratings
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The Famished Road
The Famished Road
by: Ben Okri
3.73 avg rating — 13,392 ratings
159.
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives 4.08 avg rating — 15,436 ratings
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The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love 3.93 avg rating — 5,143 ratings
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Crossbones
Crossbones 3.43 avg rating — 300 ratings
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The Orchard of Lost Souls
The Orchard of Lost Souls 3.85 avg rating — 1,815 ratings
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Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters 3.59 avg rating — 23,646 ratings
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The October Killings (Yudel Gordon #4)
The October Killings (Yudel Gordon #4) 3.52 avg rating — 238 ratings
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In a Strange Room
In a Strange Room 3.66 avg rating — 4,776 ratings
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Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
by: Zakes Mda
3.89 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
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Minaret
Minaret 3.59 avg rating — 3,067 ratings
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Paradise
Paradise 3.60 avg rating — 12,591 ratings
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Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe 3.71 avg rating — 606 ratings
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Abyssinian Chronicles
Abyssinian Chronicles 3.54 avg rating — 882 ratings
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Baking Cakes in Kigali
Baking Cakes in Kigali 3.69 avg rating — 6,851 ratings
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The Hairdresser of Harare
The Hairdresser of Harare 3.62 avg rating — 2,943 ratings
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Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah 3.85 avg rating — 4,491 ratings
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ميرامار
ميرامار 3.83 avg rating — 7,767 ratings
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Nineveh
Nineveh 3.60 avg rating — 270 ratings
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Homing
Homing 3.77 avg rating — 134 ratings
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Diamond Boy
Diamond Boy 4.12 avg rating — 696 ratings
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Threatened (Ape Quartet #2)
Threatened (Ape Quartet #2) 3.98 avg rating — 985 ratings
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Zoo City
Zoo City 3.62 avg rating — 11,529 ratings
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