Books from Botswana
14 popular botswana 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 Botswana.
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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Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng EN
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'A terrific collection' Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane and Love Marriage A Most Anticipated Title for Oprah Daily, Essence, BuzzFeed, The Millions and Brittle Paper Full of heart and humour, Gothataone Moeng's first collection, set between the rural village of Serowe and the thrumming capital city of Gaborone, captures a chorus of voices from a country in flux. Meet a young woman who has worn the same mourning clothes for almost a year, and a teenage girl who shies away from the room where her once vibrant aunt lies dying. Elsewhere, watch as a younger sister hides her romantic exploits from... continue
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Far and Beyon’ by Unity Dow EN
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"Far and Beyon'" is a captivating novel by an exciting new voice in African literature.
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Go Tell the Sun by Wame Molefhe EN
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WAME MOLEFHE's stories have a gentle, unassuming yet intimate and captivating feel to them. Set in Botswana, the stories trace the lives of characters whose paths cross and re-cross each others', some times in and through love, at other times through tragedy. And through them the author brings to bear a woman's perspective on the societal mores in which sexual abuse, homophobia and AIDS, among others, flourish and spread. The social content and views are never proclaimed as a loud agenda; instead, it forms a 'natural' backdrop to the lives of the characters, something that may raise a wry comm... continue
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If you enjoy the likes of The Number No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, Kasane may just be right up your alley. Kasane is a story that follows the life of a young lady, Tori, as she starts an adventure in Kasane, home to one of the world's hidden wonders. A town known for its casual wildlife. A town where warthogs roam the streets and elephants wander from Choppies to Shoprite. In this taut thriller, Tori forms new friendships, reconnects with old acquaintances, and creates unbreakable bonds, while trying to solve a mind-boggling mystery that lurks in the Chobe.
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Nisa erzählt. Das Leben einer Nomadenfrau in Afrika by Marjorie Shostak, Nisa DE
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Die Kung-Frau Nisa erzählt von ihrem Leben bei ihrem Nomadenstamm: von der glücklichen Kindheit, der frühen Verheiratung und anderen Erlebnissen.
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Saturday Is for Funerals by Unity Dow, Myron Essex EN
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Dow and Essex tell the true story of lives in Botswana ravaged by AIDS. Witness the actions of community leaders, medical professionals, research scientists, and educators of all types to see how an unprecedented epidemic of death and destruction is being stopped in its tracks.
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The Careless Seamstress by Tjawangwa Dema EN
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This dazzling debut announces a not-so-new voice: that of the spoken-word poet Tjawangwa Dema. Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Dema’s collection, The Careless Seamstress, evokes the national and the subjective while reemphasizing that what is personal is always political. The girls and women in these poems are not mere objects; they speak, labor, and gaze back, with difficulty and consequence. The tropes are familiar, but in their animation they question and move in unexpected ways. The female body—as a daughter, wife, worker, cultural mutineer—moves continually acr... continue
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The Heavens May Fall by Unity Dow EN
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Unity Dow's fourth novel tells the story of Naledi Chaba, a young attorney who has to battle prejudices within the legal profession and in the broader society. Her clients are mainly women and children, and she finds that under traditional law and modern Botswana law they are without protection.
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The Screaming of the Innocent by Unity Dow EN
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Annotation. When a twelve-year-old girl goes missing near her village, the local police tell her mother and the villagers that she has been taken by a wild animal. Five years later, a young government employee finds a box containing evidence of human involvement in the affair.