Read Around Africa Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Africa.
Best books from Africa (890)
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The Living and the Rest by José Eduardo Agualusa EN
AngolaDescription:
Daniel lives with artist Moira on her native Island of Mozambique. They are awaiting the birth of their child, while also organising the island's first literary festival. But as soon as the first guests arrive, the coast is hit by a cyclone. The island is spared, but the bridge to the mainland is left impassable, and telephone and internet connections are severed. The islanders - and the writers who have come for the festival - are cut off from the outside world. Left to their own devices, the authors forge new bonds and make the best of a situation that gets stranger each day. Some believe th... continue
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O quase fim do mundo by Pepetela PT
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O quase fim do mundo, romance futurista do angolano PEPETELA, inicia-se em Calpe, cidade fictícia em algum ponto da África, entre as regiões Central e Austral, onde um grupo de pessoas sobrevive a um evento apocalíptico de origem desconhecida. O médico Simba Ukolo, ao voltar para casa após um dia de trabalho, presencia um clarão que ilumina todo o céu. Na sequência, toda a vida na terra é aniquilada, sobrando apenas as roupas das pessoas, algumas plantas e poucos animais. Aos poucos, Simba percebe que não está só e um grupo de sobreviventes, de origens e perfis diversos, começa a se formar: um... continue
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Luuanda: estórias by José Luandino Vieira PT
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As três narrativas aqui reunidas retratam a dura realidade dos musseques angolanos - os bairros pobres de Luanda, onde o próprio autor viveu. Essas histórias curtas, buscam na oralidade inspiração para recriar a linguagem e nos fazem lembrar da nossa própria trajetória literária.
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Avódezanove e o segredo do soviético : romance by Ondjaki PT
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As obras do Mausoléu que irá albergar os restos mortais do presidente da República estão quase a terminar. Os habitantes do bairro vizinho descobrem que as suas casas serão destruídas porque o espaço circundante ao monumento será requalificado. Duas crianças decidem explodir o Mausoléu e assim poupar o bairro onde sempre viveram. Entretanto o responsável pela obra, um soviético, apaixona-se pela avó de uma das crianças. Entretanto essa avó tem de ser operada para lhe amputarem um dedo do pé. Entretanto existe uma outra avó que aparece muito mas não existe. Entretanto o plano das crianças falha... continue
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The Society of Reluctant Dreamers by José Eduardo Agualusa EN
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While swimming in the clear blue waters of the Rainbow Hotel, Daniel Benchimol finds a waterproof camera, floating seemingly lost in the sea. He goes on to discover that the camera belongs to Moira, a Mozambican artist famous for a series of photos depicting her own dreams. On seeing the images, Daniel realises that Moira is also the mysterious woman whom he has been dreaming about repeatedly. The two meet, and Daniel becomes involved in a unusual dream experiment with a Brazilian neuroscientist, who's working with Moira on a machine to film and photograph people's dreams. Meanwhile, Daniel's ... continue
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Broken Halves of a Milky Sun : Poems by Aaiún Nin EN
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With the emotional undertow of Ocean Vuong and the astute political observations of Natalie Diaz, a powerful poetry debut exploring the effects of racism, war and colonialism, queer love and desire. In their breathtaking international debut, Aaiún Nin plumbs the depths of the lived and enduring effects of colonialism in their native country, Angola. In these pages, Nin untangles complexities of exile, the reckoning of familial love, but also reveals the power of queer love and desire through the body that yearns to love and be loved. Nin shows the ways in which faith and devotion serve as form... continue
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Essa Dama Bate Bué! by Yara Nakahanda Monteiro PT
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Vitória nasceu em Angola, mas foi criada em Portugal. A infância, que está longe de idílica (por causa do racismo e da condição de exilada), esconde um trauma: ela nunca conheceu a mãe, uma revolucionária angolana. Narrado com eletricidade, o romance embaralha saudavelmente as formas e as expectativas: é uma história de amor e de guerra, um conto contemporâneo que lida com o passado, um chamado à independência das mulheres como seres políticos.
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Autobiography of the Lower East Side : A Novel in Short Stories by Rashidah Ismaili EN
BeninDescription:
"This well established poet makes a brilliant debut in fiction with these complex, poetically detailed, interrelated stories of Blacks from Africa, the Caribbean and the USA who converge and form an artistic community in the early 1960s in the most easterly regions of Alphabet City ." -David Henderson, author of 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky "Ismaili charts the lower East side just prior to the turbulent, revolutionary Sixties, when the influence of Leroi Jones and the Black Arts Movement signaled a cultural sea-change. Her characters persevere through desertion, loss, abandonment and betraya... continue
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Historical Dictionary of Benin by Mathurin C. Houngnikpo, Samuel Decalo EN
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Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues to improve its electoral and parliamentary systems. Since its democracy it has taken important steps towards laying the foundation for the rule of law by establishing stable political institutions that can withstand the test of time. It has also engaged in an important legal, institutional, and regulatory reform to establish a more favorable environment for private initiative. The fourth edition of ... continue
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Snares Without End by Olympe Bhêly-Quénum EN
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A novel, also a philosophical tale in which destiny entraps the innocent protagonist and holds him fast. Some readers have found an affinity in it with Camus' notion of the absurd, while others have preferred to dwell on its evocation of country life in northern Dahomey and the importance of music in the farmers' daily life. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR