Read Around Africa Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Africa.
Best books from Africa (892)
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Soft Magic by Upile Chisala EN
MalawiDescription:
'soft magic.' is the debut collection of prose and poetry by Malawian writer, Upile Chisala. This book explores the self, joy, blackness, gender, matters of the heart, the experience of Diaspora, spirituality and most of all, how we survive. 'soft magic.' is a shared healing journey.
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Dark Matter by Michelle Paver EN
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A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far north.
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The Fortunes of Wangrin by Amadou Hampâté Bâ EN
MaliDescription:
A novel on the evils of white colonialism in Africa. Set in French-ruled Mali, the hero is a young teacher who plays the white man's idea of a good black in order to advance his career.
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Bound to Violence by Yambo Ouologuem EN
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The African empire of Nakem is exploited by Arabs and colonialism and spiced with black magic, cannibalism and murder.
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Amkoullel, l'enfant peul by Amadou Hampâté Bâ FR
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Amkoullel, tel est le surnom que porte le jeune Hampâté Bâ quand, au début du XXe siècle, il s'initie aux traditions familiales séculaires. Fréquentant l'école française en même temps que la coranique, courant la savane alors que des proches partent pour une guerre que l'on dit mondiale, mais qui les concerne si peu, à l'écoute des grands maîtres de la parole, il devient lui-même, à son insu, un griot, garant et dépositaire d'une civilisation orale en pleine mutation. A la fois roman d'aventure, tableau de mœurs et fresque historique, ce livre restitue dans une langue savoureuse et limpide tou... continue
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Kaidara : by Amadou Hampâté Bâ ES
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Kaidara es la historia del viaje iniciático de tres compañeros a través de un país subterráneo repleto de encuentros simbólicos y misteriosos, hacia el hogar del “tan lejano y tan próximo” Kaidara, dios del oro y del conocimiento. Tras el aspecto recreativo de este gran cuento africano, concebido para todas las edades, cada imagen, cada evento posee un sentido oculto que Amadou Hampâté Bâ nos ayuda a descubrir en un importante aparato de notas sobre el simbolismo y la espiritualidad africanos.
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Amkoullel, the Fula Boy by Amadou Hampâté Bâ EN
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Born in 1900 in French West Africa, Malian writer Amadou Hampâté Bâ was one of the towering figures in the literature of twentieth-century Francophone Africa. In Amkoullel, the Fula Boy, Bâ tells in striking detail the story of his youth, which was set against the aftermath of war between the Fula and Toucouleur peoples and the installation of French colonialism. A master storyteller, Bâ recounts pivotal moments of his life, and the lives of his powerful and large family, from his first encounter with the white commandant through the torturous imprisonment of his stepfather and to his forced a... continue
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Desdemona by Toni Morrison, Rokia Traoré EN
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The story of Desdemona from Shakespeare's Othello is re-imagined by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison, Malian singer and songwriter Rokia Traoré, and acclaimed stage director Peter Sellars. Morrison's response to Othello is an intimate dialogue of words and music between Desdemona and her African nurse Barbary. Morrison gives voice and depth to the female characters, letting them speak and sing in the fullness of their hearts. Desdemona is an extraordinary narrative of words, music and song about Shakespeares doomed heroine, who speaks from the grave about the traumas of race, class, gender, ... continue