Books from Equatorial Guinea
8 popular equatorial guinean books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Equatorial Guinea.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Arde el monte de noche by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel ES
Country: Africa / Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
La novela está ambientada en una de las islas de Guinea Ecuatorial (posiblemente Annabon, donde nació el autor; Guinea Ecuatorial fue la única colonia que tuvo España en el África Subsahariana.
El narrador es una hombre que cuenta recuerdos de su infancia en la isla, en la que habitan solamente dos hombres blancos, el representante de la Corona Española y el sacerdote. Lo más peculiar del ambiente, es que se trata de un lugar profundamente aislado, y sus habitantes tienen una idea muy vaga de la existencia de otros hombres en otros lugares. La ... continue
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By Night the Mountain Burns by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel EN
Country: Africa / Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
Exiled Equatorial Guinean writer shows the life of the native people of his west African island destroyed by distant rulers.
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El metro by Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo ES
Country: Africa / Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
Lambert Obama Ondo immigrates to Span in search of a better life but what price will he have to pay for it?
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La albina del dinero by Trifonia Melibea Obono ES
Country: Africa / Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
La albina del dinero, obra de la escritora ecuatoguineana Trifonia Melibea, aborda la situación de la mujer en la Guinea Ecuatorial actual a través de la historia de una chica albina, el asesinato de la cual comporta el choque de dos clanes enfrentados. Una lectura, coeditada por Altaïr y Casa África, que denuncia la opresión heteropatriarcal de las mujeres fang, que "lloran en voz alta de noche. Lloran en voz baja de día".
Trifonia Melibea. Periodista, docente e investigadora sobre temas de género en África. Profesora en la Univ... 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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Shadows of Your Black Memory by Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo EN
Country: Africa / Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
Set during the last years of Spanish rule in Equatorial Guinea, Shadows of Your Black Memory presents the voice of a young African man reflecting on his childhood. Through the idealistic eyes of the nameless protagonist, Donato Ndongo portrays the cultural conflicts between Africa and Spain, ancestral worship competing with Catholicism, and tradition giving way to modernity. The backdrop of a nation moving toward a troubled independence parallels the young man's internal struggle to define his own identity. Now in paperback, Shadows of Your Black Memory masterfully exposes the cultural fissure... continue
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The Gurugu Pledge by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel EN
Country: Africa / Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
Informed by first-hand accounts, this strangely funny yet chilling refugees' tale offers a distinctly African perspective on a global crisis.