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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La saison des prunes : roman by Alain Patrice Nganang FR
CameroonDescription:
1940-1944 : « saison des prunes » qui vit les Camerounais prendre le parti de la France libre, accueillir De Gaulle et son lieutenant Leclerc, tous deux alors condamnés à mort. Bâti sur l’amitié entre deux hommes – Ruben Um Nyobé, le futur chef indépendantiste, et le poète Louis-Marie Pouka –, ce roman foisonnant commence par la défaite française d’août 1940. Pouka et Um Nyobé rentrent dans leur village, Edéa. Le poète veut y réaliser un de ses vieux rêves : créer un cénacle pour former les futurs poètes camerounais, groupe qui se réunira dans le bar du village, devenu aussi maison de passe...... continue
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The Last Will and Testament of Senhor Da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida EN
Country: Africa / 
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Description:
"In his will, Senhor da Silva Araujo has left a memoir that is a touching web of elaborate self-deceptions. He desired so ardently to prosper, to be taken seriously, and to join (perhaps, if they would have him) the exclusive Gremio country club. But most of all, he wanted to be a good man. And yet, shady deals, twists of fate, an illegitimate child: such is the lot of poor, self-critical Senhor da Silva Araujo. A bit like Calvino's Mr. Palomar in his attention to protocol and in his terror of life's passions; a bit like Svevo's Zeno (a little pompous, a little old-fashioned, and often hapless... continue
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The Madwoman of Serrano by Dina Salústio EN
Country: Africa / Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Description:
The first novel by a female author to be published in Cape Verde, and the first to be translated into English, The Madwoman of Serrano is a magical tale of rural ideals and urban ambition, underpinned by an exploration of female empowerment. Serrano is an isolated village where a madwoman roams. But is she really mad or is she marginalised because she is wise and a woman? Could her babbling be prophecy? One day a girl falls from the sky and is found in the forest by Jeronimo. The villagers are suspicious of the newcomer, but Jeronimo falls in love with her. When she gives birth and disappears,... continue
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Historias de dentro de casa by Germano Almeida ES
Country: Africa / Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Description:
Cuentos ambientados en el país insular de Cabo Verde, en donde como en otras antiguas colonias portuguesas se percibe un mestizaje humano y cultural muy rico.
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Chiquinho : A Novel of Cabo Verde by Baltasar Lopes da Silva EN
Country: Africa / Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Description:
Originally published in Portuguese in 1947, Baltazar Lopes's Chiquinho offers a rich and compelling exploration of Cabo Verde's unique identity. Tracing the arc of its young protagonist's life as he approaches adulthood, the novel follows Chiquinho as he leaves his village, journeys to São Vicente Island to further his education, returns home as drought and famine strike the archipelago, and makes the difficult decision to join his father in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Reflecting the challenges faced by the Creole intellectuals of the so-called Claridade generation, this long-overdue English t... continue
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Fables and Fairy Tales of Cape Verde by R. I. J. ROULHAC EN
Country: Africa / Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Description:
The exotic, remote and unknown islands of Cape Verde play host to a trio of stories created in part from the imagination of visionary R. I. J. ROULHAC, actual historical archives and cultural Cape Verdean folklore. While tackling issues of Racism, Environmentalism, Socialism and Colonialism that plague Cape Verde still to this very day, tales of swashbuckling pirates, lost treasure and mystical mermaids splash over the pages.
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Cape Verdean Blues by Shauna Barbosa EN
Country: Africa / Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Description:
“These words feel like experiences. Some are personal, most are enlightening, but all connect. Connect on a higher Level. A spiritual level.” —Kendrick Lamar, Grammy Award-winning artist, and winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music A Lit Hub Favorite Book of 2018 The speaker in Cape Verdean Blues is an oracle walking down the street. Shauna Barbosa interrogates encounters and the weight of their space. Grounded in bodily experience and the phenomenology of femininity, this collection provides a sense of Cape Verdean identity. It uniquely captures the essence of “Sodade,” as it refers to th... continue