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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Zeit der Nordwanderung by Tajjib Salich DE
SudanDescription:
Tajjib Salichs erster Roman machte ihn über Nacht berühmt und das Buch wurde zum Kultbuch der arabischen Intellektuellen.
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The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih EN
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“The Wedding of Zein” unfolds in the same village on the upper Nile where Tayeb Salih’s tragic masterpiece Season of Migration to the North is set. Here, however, the story that emerges through the overlapping, sometimes contradictory voices of the villagers is comic. Zein is the village idiot, and everyone in the village is dumbfounded when the news goes around that he will be getting married—Zein the freak, Zein who burst into laughter the moment he was born and has kept women and children laughing ever since, Zein who lost all his teeth at six and whose face is completely hairless, Zein mar... continue
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Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun EN
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A collection of stories by the author, journalist, and activist, Rania Mamoun.
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The Journey by Abdul Musa Adam EN
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Abdul is just 7 years old when his parents are killed before his eyes.
As a brutal war sweeps Sudan, Abdul and his 3-year-old brother are forced to flee.
Their gruelling journey across the Sahara to a refugee camp in Chad is fraught with danger, and every day is a struggle against hunger and disease.
Until one day Abdul is offered a chance to escape. A chance that could save him, but will force him to make the most heartbreaking decision of his life.
Abdul's death-defying flight leaves deep scars. But his affinity with animals provides a lifeline, when he is offered the chance... continue
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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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Le messie du Darfour by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin FR
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« C’était la seule à Nyala et sans doute même dans tout le Soudan à s’appeler Abderahman. » Avec son prénom d’homme et sa cicatrice à la joue, terrible signe de beauté, Abderahman est la fille de fortune de tante Kharifiyya, sans enfant et le cœur grand, qui l’a recueillie un jour de marché en lui demandant de ne jamais parler de la guerre. De la guerre, pourtant, Abderahman sait tout, absolument tout. C’est un jour de marché qu’elle rencontre Shikiri, jeune idéaliste enrôlé de force dans l’armée, venu en permission chez sa tante Kharifiyya. Ni une, ni deux, Abderhaman en fait joyeusement son ... continue
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A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gafar EN
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The Nile brings them life. But the Nile also takes away. 1970s. A village in North Sudan is shaken by the news that a little boy has drowned. Then the village camels die of a mysterious illness; the date tree fields catch fire and burn to the ground. The women whisper rumours of a mysterious sorceress from the Nuba mountains. It is the dry season. The men have no work, the women have their own troubles, the children continue to play where the river runs over its own banks. For 14-year-old Fatima escape lies in the big city of Khartoum. 1950s. In Khartoum, Nyamakeem is 33, a single mother makin... continue
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Weeding the Flowerbeds by Sarah Mkhonza EN
EswatiniDescription:
Weeding the Flowerbeds is a memoir of boarding school at Manzini Nazarene High School in Swaziland, a country in Southern Africa. In this book Sarah explores life in the boarding school at Manzini Nazarene High School, a school that produced many graduates. She explores life in an educational institution where growing up is takes place under strict hostel rules in the seventies. As young Swazi girls Bulelo, Sisile and Makhosi grow up learning about life and Christianity. They learn to love school and also to appreciate writing and literature. All the time they feel as if they are being pushed ... continue
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When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn EN
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Edgar Award nominee stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre. Adele Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian Academy. She knows the upcoming semester at school is going to be great with her best friend Delia at her side. Then Delia dumps her for a new girl with more money, and Adele is forced to share a room with Lottie, the school pariah, who doesn't pray and defies teachers' orders. But as they share a copy of Jane Eyre, Lottie's gruff exterior and honesty grow on Adele,... continue