African History

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. African History
Africa's 100 Best Books
Creative Writing
 Africa's 100 Best Books of
 the 20th Century – Full List
• Introduction

  Children's Literature:
• Al-Homi–Tadjo

  Creative Writing:
• Achebe–Diebar
• Emecheta–Nyembezi
• Okigbo–Yacine

  Scholarship/Non-fiction:
• Amin–Van Onselen
 

The 97 authors on the full list are associated with the following countries: Algeria (3), Angola (3), Benin (1), Burkina Faso (1), Cameroon (2), Cape Verde (1), Congo (1), Côte d'Ivoire (3), Democratic Republic of Congo (2), Egypt (6), Ghana (7), Guinea (3), Guinea-Bissau (1), Kenya (3), Lesotho (1), Mali (1), Morocco (2), Mozambique (4), Nigeria (10), Senegal (10), Sierra Leone (1), Somalia (1), South Africa (19), Sudan (1), Tanzania (1), Tunisia (1), Uganda (3), Zimbabwe (5).

Creative Writing
Chinua ACHEBE
(Nigeria)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua ACHEBE
(Nigeria)
Arrow of God
Abdell Rahman
el-ADNOODY
(Algeria)
Death on the Asphalt
Ama Ata AIDOO
(Ghana)
Anowa
Germano de ALMEIDA
(Cape Verde)
O Testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva Araujo
Ayi Kwei ARMAH
(Ghana)
The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Amadou Hampâté BÂ
(Mali)
L'étrange Destin de Wangrin
(Trans. Fortunes of Wangin)
Mariama BÂ
(Senegal)
Une Si Longue Lettre
(Trans. So Long A Letter)
Tahar BEN JELLOUN
(Morocco)
La Nuit Sacrée
Mongo BETI
(Cameroon)
Le Pauvre Christ de Bomba
André BRINK
(South Afirca)
A Dry White Season
Ken BUGUL
(Senegal)
Riwan
Sly CHENEY-COKER
(Sierra Leone)
The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar
Driss CHRAÏBI
(Morocco)
Le Passé Simple
JM COETZEE
(South Africa)
Life and Times of Michael K
Mia COUTO
(Mozambique)
Terra Sonambula
José CRAVEIRINHA
(Mozambique)
Karingana ua Karingana
Bernard DADIÉ
(Côte d'Ivoire)
Climbié
Tsitsi DANGAREMBGA
(Zimbabwe)
Nervous Conditions
Mohammed DIB
(Algeria)
Algerie: La Grande Maison, L'Incendie, Le Métier à Tisser
Birago DIOP
(Senegal)
Les Contes d'Amadou Koumba
Boubacar Boris DIOP
(Senegal)
Murambi ou le Livre des Ossements
Assia DJEBAR
(Algeria)
L'Amour La Fantasia


About's African History Chatroom:
 
 Essentials
 African History
 Popular resources
 Independence
 Slavery
 Timelines
 Glossary
 Primary Sources
 African Stencils
Subscribe to the Newsletter
Name
Email

Alistair Boddy-Evans – your Guide to African History

Previous Features on African History

Explore African History

About.com Special Features

How to Ace the GRE

Being well prepared is the first step; here are more essential suggestions. More >

The Business School Lowdown

Everything from choosing a school and applying, to employment after graduation. More >

African History

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. African History

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.