Books Set in Zimbabwe

1.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood 3.97 avg rating — 56,655 ratings
2.
Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions 4.04 avg rating — 22,078 ratings
3.
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa 4.17 avg rating — 9,387 ratings
4.
Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa 4.28 avg rating — 4,628 ratings
5.
The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe
The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe 4.18 avg rating — 3,579 ratings
6.
An Elegy for Easterly: Stories
An Elegy for Easterly: Stories 3.78 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
7.
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness 3.91 avg rating — 12,743 ratings
8.
The Grass Is Singing
The Grass Is Singing 3.83 avg rating — 14,769 ratings
9.
We Need New Names
We Need New Names 3.75 avg rating — 23,067 ratings
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Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier
Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier 3.81 avg rating — 5,124 ratings
11.
Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm 3.90 avg rating — 1,171 ratings
12.
The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe
The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe 4.06 avg rating — 1,979 ratings
13.
Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir
Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir 4.06 avg rating — 2,611 ratings
14.
Fortunate
Fortunate 3.77 avg rating — 35 ratings
15.
The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door 3.72 avg rating — 843 ratings
16.
Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future
Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future 3.78 avg rating — 370 ratings
17.
The Hairdresser of Harare
The Hairdresser of Harare 3.62 avg rating — 2,943 ratings
18.
Out of Shadows
Out of Shadows 3.79 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
19.
My Brother-But-One
My Brother-But-One 4.15 avg rating — 434 ratings
19.
Like Sodium in Water: A memoir of home and heartache
Like Sodium in Water: A memoir of home and heartache 3.97 avg rating — 72 ratings
21.
House of Stone: The True Story of a Family Divided in War-Torn Zimbabwe
House of Stone: The True Story of a Family Divided in War-Torn Zimbabwe 4.07 avg rating — 637 ratings
22.
The House of Hunger
The House of Hunger 3.96 avg rating — 1,232 ratings
23.
Bitter Harvest: Zimbabwe and the Aftermath of its Independence
Bitter Harvest: Zimbabwe and the Aftermath of its Independence 4.06 avg rating — 337 ratings
24.
Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter
Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter 4.11 avg rating — 1,434 ratings
25.
Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe And The Tragedy Of Zimbabwe
Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe And The Tragedy Of Zimbabwe 3.86 avg rating — 101 ratings
26.
Men of Men (The Ballantyne Novels, #2)
Men of Men (The Ballantyne Novels, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 4,621 ratings
27.
The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam
The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam 3.54 avg rating — 482 ratings
28.
The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (The Ballantyne Novels, #4)
The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (The Ballantyne Novels, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 5,143 ratings
29.
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town 3.99 avg rating — 15,570 ratings
30.
A Girl Named Disaster
A Girl Named Disaster 3.84 avg rating — 5,187 ratings
31.
African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe
African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe 3.78 avg rating — 435 ratings
32.
Where We Have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe
Where We Have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe 3.98 avg rating — 329 ratings
33.
The Book of Memory
The Book of Memory 3.74 avg rating — 3,919 ratings
34.
Bones
Bones 3.79 avg rating — 151 ratings
35.
Harvest of Thorns
Harvest of Thorns 4.09 avg rating — 307 ratings
36.
Casting with a Fragile Thread: A Story of Sisters and Africa
Casting with a Fragile Thread: A Story of Sisters and Africa 3.70 avg rating — 529 ratings
37.
The Cry of the Go-Away Bird
The Cry of the Go-Away Bird 3.86 avg rating — 289 ratings
38.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 3.87 avg rating — 16,304 ratings
39.
Long Time Coming: Short Writings from Zimbabwe
Long Time Coming: Short Writings from Zimbabwe 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
40.
The Dust Diaries
The Dust Diaries 3.81 avg rating — 145 ratings
41.
Voices from the Rocks: Nature, Culture, and History in the Matopos Hills of Zimbabwe
Voices from the Rocks: Nature, Culture, and History in the Matopos Hills of Zimbabwe 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
41.
Elephant Dawn: The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness
Elephant Dawn: The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness 4.47 avg rating — 684 ratings
43.
Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World
Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World 3.96 avg rating — 203 ratings
44.
Butterfly Burning
Butterfly Burning 3.59 avg rating — 617 ratings
45.
The Stone Virgins
The Stone Virgins 3.76 avg rating — 353 ratings
46.
The Collapse of Rhodesia: Population Demographics and the Politics of Race
The Collapse of Rhodesia: Population Demographics and the Politics of Race liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
46.
Laughing Now. New Stories from Zimbabwe
Laughing Now. New Stories from Zimbabwe liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
48.
Travel Light, Move Fast
Travel Light, Move Fast 4.05 avg rating — 2,318 ratings
49.
A Matter of Clues
A Matter of Clues liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
50.
Harare North
Harare North 3.42 avg rating — 400 ratings
51.
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 51,857 ratings
52.
Walking Still
Walking Still 4.02 avg rating — 42 ratings
53.
The Book of Not
The Book of Not 3.62 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
54.
Nehanda
Nehanda 3.61 avg rating — 122 ratings
55.
The Last Leopard (Animal Healer, #3)
The Last Leopard (Animal Healer, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 1,691 ratings
56.
African Dawn (African Sky, #2)
African Dawn (African Sky, #2)
by: Tony Park
4.22 avg rating — 782 ratings
57.
We Are All Zimbabweans Now
We Are All Zimbabweans Now 3.43 avg rating — 51 ratings
57.
Catastrophe: What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe?
Catastrophe: What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe? 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings
59.
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa 3.47 avg rating — 2,195 ratings
60.
Now Is the Time for Running
Now Is the Time for Running 4.05 avg rating — 1,766 ratings
61.
Far from Home
Far from Home 4.19 avg rating — 214 ratings
62.
Elephant Song
Elephant Song 3.99 avg rating — 6,067 ratings
63.
Rumours of Ophir
Rumours of Ophir 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
64.
The Generation That Never Laughed
The Generation That Never Laughed 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
64.
This Was the Old Chief's Country (Collected African Stories, Vol. 1)
This Was the Old Chief's Country (Collected African Stories, Vol. 1) 4.14 avg rating — 129 ratings
64.
Tokoloshe
Tokoloshe
by: Andy Lang
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
64.
Son Of A King
Son Of A King 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
64.
Cecil The Lion's Testament
Cecil The Lion's Testament 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
64.
Moving On and Other Zimbabwean Stories
Moving On and Other Zimbabwean Stories 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
64.
Shadows Along the Zambezi
Shadows Along the Zambezi 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
64.
Zambesi Island
Zambesi Island 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
64.
Clouds In The Wind: A story of danger, love and tragedy
Clouds In The Wind: A story of danger, love and tragedy 4.11 avg rating — 133 ratings
73.
Becoming Zimbabwe. A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008
Becoming Zimbabwe. A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008 3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings
73.
Tall, Dark and Kilted
Tall, Dark and Kilted 3.91 avg rating — 417 ratings
73.
The Hangman's Replacement: Sprout of Disruption
The Hangman's Replacement: Sprout of Disruption 3.66 avg rating — 193 ratings
73.
The Second Coming of Dambudzo Marechera
The Second Coming of Dambudzo Marechera 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
73.
Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel
Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
73.
Penny Goes to Rhodesia
Penny Goes to Rhodesia liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
73.
The First Matabele War
The First Matabele War 2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
80.
The Hollow Heart (Heartfelt, #1)
The Hollow Heart (Heartfelt, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 127 ratings
80.
Karima: A Story from the Guerilla War in Rhodesia
Karima: A Story from the Guerilla War in Rhodesia 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
80.
Penny Goes A-Sailing
Penny Goes A-Sailing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
80.
The Second Matabele War
The Second Matabele War 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
80.
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives 4.38 avg rating — 29,060 ratings
85.
Penny Goes A-Camping
Penny Goes A-Camping 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
86.
Veld Girl - Cynthia Stockley: A Recreated Life
Veld Girl - Cynthia Stockley: A Recreated Life 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
86.
Penny Goes Home Again
Penny Goes Home Again 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
88.
The Maestro, the Magistrate and the Mathematician
The Maestro, the Magistrate and the Mathematician 3.49 avg rating — 222 ratings
88.
Witch Doctor's Revenge
Witch Doctor's Revenge 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
90.
Penny Goes Exploring
Penny Goes Exploring 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
91.
Stephen on Safari
Stephen on Safari it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
92.
Penny Goes A-Flying
Penny Goes A-Flying 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
93.
The Zebra Crossings
The Zebra Crossings did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating
93.
The Big Rain
The Big Rain it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
95.
Tennis Champion
Tennis Champion 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
96.
In Search of Sunshine
In Search of Sunshine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
97.
Do You Know Me
Do You Know Me 3.80 avg rating — 61 ratings
98.
Without a Name and Under the Tongue
Without a Name and Under the Tongue 3.81 avg rating — 104 ratings
99.
Swan Luka: Zimbabwe/ South Africa (My Friends Around The World Book 1)
Swan Luka: Zimbabwe/ South Africa (My Friends Around The World Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
100.
Of Spirits and Madness: An American Psychiatrist in Africa
Of Spirits and Madness: An American Psychiatrist in Africa 3.74 avg rating — 105 ratings
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