Books from Senegal
27 popular senegalese 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 Senegal.
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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Beyond the Door of No Return : A Novel by David Diop EN
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A Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature One of The Atlantic’s 10 Best Books of 2023 A Financial Times Best Book of 2023 | Named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews “A hypnotic, powerful historical novel in which stories nest within one another like dolls . . . It all coheres mesmerizingly.” —Clémence Michallon, The New York Times Book Review “Stunningly realized . . . Exquisite . . . A spellbinding novel.” —Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King The thrilling and deeply moving new novel by David Diop, winner of the International Book... continue
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Brotherhood by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr EN
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La 4e de couv. indique : "Under the regime of the so-called Brotherhood, two young people are publicly executed for having loved each other. In response, their mothers begin a secret correspondence, their only outlet for the grief they share and each woman's personal reckoning with a leadership that would take her beloved child's life. In this brilliant analysis of tyranny and brutality, Mbougar Sarr explores the ways in which resistance and heroism can often give way to cowardice, all while giving voice to the moral ambiguities and personal struggles involved in each of his characters' search... continue
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Dark Moons Rising on a Starless Night by Mame Bougouma Diene EN
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Fistulas There's a village that lies in the shade of a giant tree. Humanitarian Dr. Salio discovers that the children living there need assistance and to be studied, but is there any cure for when tradition and horror are one and the same? The Whores, The Dealer and The Diamond The most beautiful things are found in the darkest of places, just as hope is found in the darkest of moments. Sometimes darkness overcomes them all. Popobawa You can find everything in Zanzibar. It grows on the side of the road, shinning white baobabs, pineapples, nutmeg, and the essence of Chanel N°5. And demons. Blac... continue
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Die Nacht des Baobab : Eine Afrikanerin in Europa by Ken Bugul DE
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Seit Urzeiten lag ihr Dorf im schützenden Schatten des Baobab, des Affenbrotbaums. Auf der Suche nach einer Zukunft, nach Wissen und Bildung zieht Ken in die Stadt und erhält ein Stipendium für ein Studium in Europa. Dort ist sie den Blicken auf der Straße, dem ständigen Wechselbad von Ablehnung und Anmache ausgesetzt. Verzweifelt und verloren sucht sie dennoch die Anerkennung, wo sie am leichtesten zu finden ist: in den Nachtclubs und in den Bars. Hier wird sie schließlich zur Philosophin schwarzer und weiblicher Kultur. Sensibel und schonungslos schildert sie,... continue
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Die Tränen der Töchter by Khady DE
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Der aufrüttelnde Lebensbericht der Senegalesin Khady, die mit 7 Jahren den Albtraum der Beschneidung erleidet, mit 13 zwangsverheiratet wird und die sich heute dem Kampf gegen die weibliche Genitalverstümmelung widmet.
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Djeliya : A West African Fantasy Epic by Juni Ba EN
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Juni Ba’s Djeliya is a stunning graphic novel retelling, recontextualization, and remix of the West African Sundiata epic of Mandé origin. Inspired by West African folklore and stories handed over centuries, this unique graphic novel follows the adventures of Mansour Keita, last prince of a dying kingdom, and Awa Kouyaté, his loyal Djeli, or 'royal storyteller' as they journey to meet the great wizard who destroyed their world and then withdrew into his tower, never to be seen again. On their journey they'll cross paths with friend and foe, from myth and legend alike, and revisit the tradition... continue
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Ein so langer Brief : ein afrikanisches Frauenschicksal by Mariama Bâ DE
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Nach dreissig scheinbar glücklichen Ehejahren wird eine Frau von ihrem Mann verlassen. Aber nicht wegen einer Geliebten: Er heiratet ein zweites Mal; ein Schulmächen, das dieselben Rechte haben wird wie sie.
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God's Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembène EN
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"God's Bits of Wood is a fictionalized account of the Dakar-Niger train strikes which took in the 1940s. The novel looks at both the political and personal sacrifices the strikers and their families made. The political power is portrayed here as the strikers try to win back pensions, annual paid vacations, and family allowances from the Europeans. The novel can be seen as a shift of power between the African strikers and their European bosses. The Europeans have the political process and violence as a leverage of power, which they use both insistently and mindlessly. One of the European delega... continue
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Hombres Puros by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr ES
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It all started with a viral video in Senegal. We see how a corpse is dug up, then dragged out of a cemetery by a crowd. As soon as he watches it, Ndéné Gueye, a young literature professor disappointed by teaching and tired of the moral hypocrisy of his society, becomes preoccupied, even obsessed, by this event. Who was it about? Why was the body exhumed? To these questions, there is only one answer: he was a góor-jigéen, a "man-woman". In other words, a homosexual. Ndéné sets out to research this man's past. Around him, in the university environment as well as within his own family, suspicions... continue
