Popular African Contemporary Fiction Books

Find contemporary fiction books written by authors from Africa for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (81)

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La chica del tren by Paula Hawkins ES

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Country: Africa / Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe
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¿Estabas en el tren de las 8.04? ¿Viste algo sospechoso? Rachel, sí Rachel toma siempre el tren de las 8.04 h. Cada mañana lo mismo: el mismo paisaje, las mismas casas… y la misma parada en la señal roja. Son solo unos segundos, pero le permiten observar a una pareja desayunando tranquilamente en su terraza. Siente que los conoce y se inventa unos nombres para ellos: Jess y Jason. Su vida es perfecta, no como la suya. Pero un día ve algo. Sucede muy deprisa, pero es suficiente. ¿Y si Jess y Jason no son tan felices como ella cree? &iq... continue

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La muerte de Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Oji ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
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«A menudo me pregunto si morí de la mejor manera posible». Una tarde, en una ciudad del sureste de Nigeria, una madre abre la puerta de su casa y se encuentra el cuerpo de su hijo, envuelto en tela de colores, a sus pies. Así comienza la vibrante historia de una familia y sus dificultades para comprender a un hijo de espíritu tan delicado como enigmático. Criado por un padre distante y una madre comprensiva pero sobreprotectora, Vivek a menudo sufre desmayos, momentos confusos de desconexión entre su ser y el mundo que lo rodea. Cuando la adolesc... continue

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La pluie lave le ciel : roman by Adrienne Yabouza FR

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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"""Ma soeur, c'est comment ? On a gagné. On a bien gagné même si on a quelques bosses. Demain, tout le monde parlera de nous. Tout le monde saura ce qu'on a dit, ce qu'on a fait..." Elles finirent leur jus. Monalisa demanda : "On a parlé pour le président ou pour les rebelles ? On a parlé, c'est tout." Rien n'était déjà très reluisant dans la République des Murmures, mais cette fois c'est du pire tout pire, du sauve-qui-peut, parce que vraiment rien ne va plus : les rebelles islamistes sont là, aux portes du pouvoir ! Le président M'Mollo M'Mollo doit faire sa valise avant d'être exfiltré vers... continue

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Little Family by Ishmael Beah EN

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From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Long Way Gone. A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together. Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country’s tumultuous past. Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise. Clever Khoudiemata maneuvers to keep the younger kids—athletic, pragmatic Ndevui, thoughtful Kpindi, and especially their newest member, Namsa—safe and fed. When Eliman... continue

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Little Rot : A Novel by Akwaeke Emezi EN

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Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
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NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY HARPER'S BAZAAR, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOKPAGE AND MORE! "Emezi unspools a web of erotic danger in their entertaining latest...readers in search of a decadent good time will find it here."–Publishers Weekly A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi One weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. A party that goes awry. A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed. Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive ... continue

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Maame : A Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick by Jessica George EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Ghana flag Ghana
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An unforgettable debut about a young British Ghanaian woman as she navigates her twenties and finds her place in the world, for readers of Queenie and The Other Black Girl.

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Minaret by Leila Aboulela EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Sudan flag Sudan
Description:
In her Muslim hijab, with her down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose houses she cleans in London.

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Murambi, the Book of Bones by Boubacar Boris Diop EN

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Country: Africa / Senegal flag Senegal
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A novel about the 1994 slaughter of nearly a million Rwandans.

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My Friends : A Novel by Hisham Matar EN

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Country: Africa / Libya flag Libya
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return, a luminous novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile The trick time plays is to lull us into the belief that everything lasts forever, and although nothing does, we continue, inside our dream. One evening, as a young boy growing up in Benghazi, Khaled hears a bizarre short story read aloud on the radio, about a man being eaten alive by a cat. Obsessed by the power of those words—and by their enigmatic author, Hosam Zowa—Khaled eventually embarks on a journey that will take him far from home, to pursue a life of the... continue

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N'être by Charline Effah FR

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Gabon flag Gabon
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"Naître et ne pas être" pourrait résumer ce roman de l'exclusion familiale. Née d'un adultère, une jeune femme noire lutte contre le rejet de sa famille blanche. Le ressentiment changé en haine de sa mère lui fait vivre le pire dans ses relations intimes, particulièrement avec les hommes. La violence contenue dans le début du récit se mue peu à peu en une quête de sérénité où il s'agit de contourner le destin pour retrouver une mère, presque aimante.