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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The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi by Pacifique Irankunda EN
BurundiDescription:
A prizewinning young author tells the moving story of growing up during Burundi’s ethnic civil war in this powerful memoir hailed as “a jewel of a book” (Margaret MacMillan). “There’s nothing like a great love song, and Pacifique Irankunda sings a beautiful one here to his homeland and to all those who choose love even in the bleakest of times.”—Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers and How Beautiful We Were Pacifique Irankunda’s childhood in Burundi was marked by a thirteen-year civil war—a grueling struggle that destroyed his home, upended his family, and devastated his country’s beauti... continue
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Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue EN
CameroonDescription:
A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream—the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends the economy New York Times Bestseller • Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award • Longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award • An ALA Notable Book NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • The New York Times Book Review • San Francisco Chronicle • The Guardian • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Chicago Public Library • BookPage • Refinery29 • Kirkus Reviews Jende Jonga, a... continue
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How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue EN
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Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, Imbolo Mbue tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company. The country's government, led by a brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest only. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight back
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Bearing Witness: Poems from a Land in Turmoil by Joyce Ashuntantang EN
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Bearing Witness: Poems from a Land in Turmoil is a poetic response to the devastating Anglophone Crisis/Ambazonian Conflict in Cameroon that has killed thousands of children, women and men, displaced over half a million people and left hundreds of communities in ruins. The poems in this volume capture an all-encompassing landscape marked by alienation, despair, displacement, loss, anger, trauma, as well as courage, hope, heroism, justice and resilience. These poems also engender psychic healing which has the potential of turning victims into survivors. With over 100 poems by 73 poets—seasoned ... continue
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Mission to Kala by Mongo Beti EN
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American ed. (New York, Macmillan) published under title: Mission accomplished.
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Contours du jour qui vient by Leonora Miano FR
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Décryptez Contours du jour qui vient de Léonora Miano avec l’analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir de Contours du jour qui vient, le troisième volet de la "Suite africaine" de Léonora Miano ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une fiche de lecture complète et détaillée. Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche : • Un résumé complet • Une présentation des personnages principaux tels que Musango et Ewenji • Une analyse des spécificités de l’œuvre : La relation mère-fille, l'interrogation sur l'avenir, la narration en "je" Une analyse de référence pour com... continue
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The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me by Calixthe Beyala EN
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Set in the grim world of urban prostitution, this book gives voice to the multitude of women trapped in African ghettos. Ateba is quiet and unassuming, taking care of her aunt's needs. But she craves the mother who abandoned her, and creates imaginary women to talk to. Then her world is shaker: Jean, the lodger forces a relationship on her; and old neighborhood prostitute dies; and her best friend is killed by a botched abortion. Caught between traditional values, male demands, and the need to survive, Ateba seeks to end the tyranny of men, whom she holds responsible for this suffering.
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De dagen komen en gaan by Hemley Boum NL
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Drie generaties vrouwen vertellen hun verhaal en schetsen zo de hedendaagse geschiedenis van Kameroen
Op haar oude dag herinnert Anna zich haar veelbewogen leven in een snel veranderend Kameroen. Haar enige dochter, Abi, die ervoor koos in Frankrijk te gaan wonen, houdt haar gezelschap. Een jonge vrouw, Tina, een overlevende van de Boko Haram-kampen, voelt zich op verschillende manieren met hen verbonden en vertelt ook haar aangrijpende verhaal.
Met de verhalen van deze vrouwen schetst Hemley Boum de hedendaagse geschiedenis van Kameroen aan de hand van universele menselijke waarden, gev... continue
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Don't Whisper Too Much and Portrait of a Young Artiste from Bona Mbella by Frieda Ekotto EN
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Don't Whisper Too Much and Bona Mbella present love stories between African women in a positive light. In presenting the emotional and romantic lives of gay African women, Ekotto addresses how female sexuality is often marked by violence, and yet is also a place for emotional connection, pleasure and agency.