Read Around Africa Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Africa.
Best books from Africa (1155)
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Festín de sangre by Malika Moustadraf ES
MoroccoDescription:
Los cuentos de Malika Moustadraf atraviesan con crudeza las distintas capas del Marruecos de principios del siglo XXI y ofrecen una mirada de las complejidades de una sociedad que, desde lejos, puede parecer sólida y homogénea. Con un estilo brutal y personajes contradictorios, el sexo, la prostitución, la enfermedad y la corrupción se muestran como grandes traumas, especialmente para las mujeres, en un escenario donde también hay lugar para la esperanza y la ternura.
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Another Morocco by Abdellah Taїa EN
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Tales of life in North Africa that flirt with strategies of revelation and concealment, by the first openly gay writer to be published in Morocco. Tangier is a possessed city, haunted by spirits of different faiths. When we have literature in our blood, in our souls, it's impossible not to be visited by them. —from Another Morocco In 2006, Abdellah Taïa returned to his native Morocco to promote the Moroccan release of his second book, Le rouge du tarbouche (The Red of the Fez). During this book tour, he was interviewed by a reporter for the French-Arab journal Tel Quel, who was intrigued by th... continue
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L'enfant de sable : La nuit sacrée by Tahar Ben Jelloun FR
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Enfant née fille et élevée comme un garçon pour l'honneur de son père, Ahmed traverse son douloureux destin, affrontant l'incompréhension de sa famille et les tabous d'une société bridée. Ce personnage, digne des contes des Mille et Une Nuits inspiré d'un authentique fait divers, est le héros de ces deux romans tragiques et merveilleux.
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Pão Seco by Muhammad Chukri PT
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Estreia do autor em Portugal, em tradução directa do árabe, Pão Seco foi publicado originalmente em 1973, na tradução inglesa de Paul Bowles (For Bread Alone), quando os editores de língua árabe não estavam ainda preparados para o caos narrativo, a linguagem crua e a indisciplina gramatical que desafiavam a tradição e o «bom gosto». «Verdadeiro documento do desespero humano» (Tennessee Williams), obra de culto proibida até recentemente nos países árabes por tocar em tabus da sociedade magrebina, este avassalador romance autobiográfico consagrou o autor e continua a iluminar o caminho de várias... continue
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The Arch and the Butterfly by Muhammed Achaari EN
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Preparing to leave for work one morning, Youssef al-Firsiwi finds a mysterious letter has been slipped under his door. In a single line, he learns that his only son, Yacine, whom he believed to be studying engineering in Paris, has been killed in Afghanistan fighting with the Islamist resistance. His comfortable life as a leftist journalist shattered, Youssef loses both his sense of smell and his sense of self. He and his wife divorce and he becomes involved with a new woman. He turns for support to his friends Ahmad and Ibrahim, themselves enmeshed in ever-more complex real estate deals and h... continue
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The Curious Case of Dassoukine's Trousers by Fouad Laroui EN
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"A striking metaphor for our times."—Le Figaro This long-awaited English-language debut from Morocco's most prominent contemporary writer won the Prix Gouncourt de Nouvelles, France's most prestigious literary award, for best story collection. Laroui uses surrealism, laugh-out-loud humor, and profound compassion across a variety of literary styles to highlight the absurdity of the human condition, exploring the realities of life in a world where everything is foreign. Fouad Laroui has published over twenty novels and collections of short stories, poetry, and essays. Laroui teaches econometrics... continue
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The Sand Child by Tahar Ben Jelloun EN
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A poetic vision of power, colonialism, and gender in North Africa, The Sand Child has been justifiably celebrated around the world as a daring and significant work of international fiction.
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The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami EN
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER ● READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ● From Laila Lalami—the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist and a “maestra of literary fiction” (NPR)—comes a riveting and utterly original novel about one woman’s fight for freedom, set in a near future where even dreams are under surveillance. Sara has just landed at LAX, returning home from a conference abroad, when agents from the Risk Assessment Administration pull her aside and inform her that she will soon commit a crime. Using data from her dreams, the RAA’s algorithm has determined that she is at imm... continue
