Books from Nigeria
102 popular nigerian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Nigeria.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty : A Novel by Akwaeke Emezi EN
Description:
Feyi Adekola feels every time she locks eyes with the one person in the house who is most definitely off-limits. Who is she ready to become? Can she release her past and honor her grief while still embracing her future? And, of course, there's the biggest question of all-how far is she willing to go for a second chance at love?
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Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie EN
Description:
The emotional storms weathered by a mother and daughter yield a profound new understanding in a moving short story by the bestselling, award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists When Zikora, a DC lawyer from Nigeria, tells her equally high-powered lover that she's pregnant, he abandons her. But it's Zikora's demanding, self-possessed mother, in town for the birth, who makes Zikora feel like a lonely little girl all over again. Shunned by the speed with which her ideal life fell apart, Zikora turns to reflecting on her mother's painful past and struggle for dignity. Prepa... continue