English books from Africa
Recommended English books (652)
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If you speak English here are some English books from Africa for the next part of the "Read Around The World Challenge".
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MauritiusDescription:
"Set in Mauritius during the uprising following the death of the Mauritian musician Kaya, Kaya Days tells the story of a young woman's daylong search for her younger brother who has gone missing"--
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Keeping Hope Alive : One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed by Dr. Hawa Abdi EN
SomaliaDescription:
The moving memoir of one brave woman who, along with her daughters, has kept 90,000 of her fellow citizens safe, healthy, and educated for over 20 years in Somalia. Dr. Hawa Abdi, "the Mother Teresa of Somalia" and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is the founder of a massive camp for internally displaced people located a few miles from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia. Since 1991, when the Somali government collapsed, famine struck, and aid groups fled, she has dedicated herself to providing help for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty. She turned her 1300 acres of farmland int... continue
Algeria234.
Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga EN
RwandaDescription:
A new masterwork of satire, lore and living memory from the leading voice of French Rwandan literature.
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Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi EN
UgandaDescription:
Uganda's history reimagined through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan in an award-winning debut.
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Kumukanda by Kayombo Chingonyi EN
ZambiaDescription:
*Winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2018* *Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award 2018* 'A brilliant debut - a tender, nostalgic and, at times, darkly hilarious exploration of black boyhood, masculinity and grief. A gorgeous and necessary collection from one of my favourite writers' Warsan Shire Translating as 'initiation', kumukanda is the name given to the rites a young boy from the Luvale tribe must pass through before he is considered a man. The poems of Kayo Chingonyi's remarkable debut explore this passage: between two worlds, ancestral and contemporary; between the living and the dead; betw... continue
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La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono EN
Country: Africa / 
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
This coming-of-age story from Equatorial Guinea chronicles a teenage girl's quest to find out who she is.
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Land of My Fathers by Vamba Sherif EN
LiberiaDescription:
Gripping story of conflict and turmoil in Liberia.
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Leaving Tangier by Jelloun, Tahar Ben EN
MoroccoDescription:
In his new novel, author Tahar Ben Jelloun tells the story of a Moroccan brother and sister making new lives for themselves in Spain. Azel is a young man in Tangier who dreams of crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. When he meets Miguel, a wealthy Spaniard, he leaves behind his girlfriend, his sister, Kenza, and his mother, and moves with him to Barcelona, where Kenza eventually joins them. What they find there forms the heart of this novel of seduction and betrayal, deception and disillusionment, in which Azel and Kenza are reminded powerfully not only of where they've come from, but also of who... continue
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza EN
Description:
Presents the true story of a woman who endures the murder of her family as a result of genocide in Rwanda and turns to prayer for strength, love, and forgiveness.