Read Around Africa Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Africa.
Best books from Africa (764)
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The Purple Violet of Oshaantu by Neshani Andreas EN
NamibiaDescription:
Annotation Mee Ali has good reason to be thankful; she has a happy marriage. For some in her village, marriage turns out to be a loveless entrapment.
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I Am Not Your Slave : A Memoir by Tupa Tjipombo, Chris Lockhart EN
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I am Not Your Slave is the shocking true story of a young African girl, Tupa, who was abducted from southwestern Africa and funneled through an extensive yet almost completely unknown human trafficking network spanning the entire African continent. As she is transported from the point of her abduction on a remote farm near the Namibian-Angolan border and channeled to her ultimate destination in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, her three-year odyssey exposes the brutal horrors of a modern day middle passage. During her ordeal, Tupa encounters members of Africa's notorious gangs, terrifying wi... continue
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Born of the Sun : A Namibian Novel by Joseph Diescho EN
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This is the revealing story of a dispossessed black majority forced to work in the gold and diamond mines of Namibia and South Africa. (Back cover).
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Engaging Modernity : Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger by Ousseina D. Alidou EN
NigerDescription:
Seizing the space opened by the early 1990s democratization movement, Muslim women are carving an active, influential, but often-overlooked role for themselves during a time of great change. Engaging Modernity provides a compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confronted the challenges and opportunities of the late twentieth century. Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork—including a wealth of interviews—Ousseina Alidou’s work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory and li... continue
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De strijd om Gao : een geschiedenis uit Niger by Nouhou Malio NL
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Mondeling overgeleverd episch verhaal over de geschiedenis van Gao, hoofdstad van het Songhay-rijk in West-Afrika in de 15e en 16e eeuw.
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The Epic of Askia Mohammed by Nouhou Malio EN
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Askia Mohammed is the most famous leader in the history of the Songhay Empire, which reached its apogee during his reign in 1493-1528. Songhay, approximately halfway between the present-day cities of Timbuktu in Mali and Niamey in Niger, became a political force beginning in 1463, under the leadership of Sonni Ali Ber. By the time of his death in 1492, the foundation had been laid for the development under Askia Mohammed of a complex system of administration, a well-equipped army and navy, and a network of large government-owned farms. The present rendition of the epic was narrated by the grio... continue
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Les fers de l'absence by Hélène Kaziendé FR
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Alors que Raya se débat à Irtaabi pour élever ses trois enfants, son époux Wadou, incarcéré à Bulala, la prison la plus répressive de Wirfaaba, confie à son journal sa solitude, ses blessures et ses doutes sur l'avenir. ŠL'auteure nous introduit au coeur de la politique africaine, et personne ne s'étonnera devant le tableau qu'elle peint de ces dictatures abominables qui ont régenté le continent. Derrière la poésie qui se dégage de cette oeuvre engagée, il y a la réalité révoltante du sort fait au peuple, la volonté de le voir sortir de ses fers et la conviction qu'il porte en lui-même les lum... continue
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El héroe que fue al infierno y escuchó que cantaba allí su epopeya: cantos épicos del pueblo djerma de Niger by Safiatou Amadou, José Manuel Pedrosa ES
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Narración de algunas de las historias de cuatro personas notables del pueblo djerma, en el sur del Níger. El libro recoge los relatos que se fueron transmitiendo de generación en generación de forma oral. Quien las contaba se acompañaba de un instrumento musical, a menudo de varios músicos y se dirigía a un auditorio popular en un mundo tradicional que hoy tiene los días contados y desgraciadamente se perderá irremisiblemente.
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe EN
NigeriaDescription:
Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive and he is one of the powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show his weakness. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, he takes violent action. Will the great man's pride eventually destroy him?
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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie EN
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Fifteen-year-old Kambili's world is circumscribed by the high walls and frangipani trees of her family compound. Her wealthy Catholic father, under whose shadow Kambili lives, while generous and politically active in the community, is repressive and fanatically religious at home. When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father sends her and her brother away to stay with their aunt, a University professor, whose house is noisy and full of laughter. There, Kambili and her brother discover a life and love beyond the confines of their father's authority. The visit will li... continue