Read Around Africa Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Africa.
Best books from Africa (1152)
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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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Appelez-moi Cize : Conversations avec Stéphane Boudsocq by Cesaria Evora FR
Country: Africa / Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Description:
Cesaria Evora, c'est un talent, une sincérité, l'ambassadrice d'un style musical et d'un peuple. Cesaria, c'est une carrière et une vie que, pour la première fois, la chanteuse raconte. Elle se remémore ses années d'enfance au Cap-Vert dans les quartiers pauvres de la capitale. Sans fard, elle en évoque les moments difficiles, lorsqu'elle est placée chez des religieuses ou sa relation avec l'alcool. Avec la simplicité qui la caractérise, Cesaria raconte dans ces pages sa carrière musicale, ses succès immenses et sa philosophie d'une vie à la fois riche et simple.
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Daba's Travels from Ouadda to Bangui by Makombo Bamboté EN
Country: Africa / 
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Description:
A boy from the Central African Republic leaves his village on a brief vacation that becomes a lengthy absence as he makes many new friends and gets an education.
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Balénguindi by Benoît Kongbo FR
Country: Africa / Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Description:
A travers ce recueil de nouvelles, l'on découvre la vie des Centrafricains, enfants de la rue, chasseurs, chercheurs de diamants, pêcheurs des rives de l'oubangui. Une vie où se mêlent étroitement modernité et tradition, réalité et mystères . Ce recueil exprime aussi la révolte d'une jeunesse contre la corruption, contre la misère des enfants de la rue et contre certaines pratiques héritées du passé comme l'excision.