Read Around Africa Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Africa.
Best books from Africa (1156)
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Lunatyczna kraina by Mia Couto PL
Country: Africa / 
Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Zaczyna się jak u Becketta: pustą drogą wędrują stary mężczyzna i chłopiec, który nie pamięta, kim jest. W poszukiwaniu schronienia docierają do wraku autobusu, gdzie przy jednym z martwych ciał znajdują plik zapisanych zeszytów. Czytając co wieczór mężczyźnie jeden z nich, chłopiec odkrywa, że historia autora, Kindzu, w zagadkowy sposób splata się z jego własnym życiem. Dalej jest jak u Márqueza: sen przenika się z jawą, przodkowie upominają się o swoje, a wszystkim rządzą przepowiednie i czary. Dzienniki Kindzu opisują jego zmagania z duchem ojca, zdobytą i... continue
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La terraza del frangipani by Mia Couto ES
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
Hay crímenes que desafían la lógica. Su rango de singularidad abre la puerta a una historia mayor. A un caso de esta naturaleza se enfrenta el inspector Izidine Naíta. Es un policía de ciudad y debe investigar el asesinato del director de un asilo, albergado en un edificio que fue una legendaria fortaleza, ubicada lejos de la modernidad urbana. El país es Mozambique; el año, 1976. Poco tiempo atrás hubo una revolución, entre otras misiones, que aspira a dejar atrás la cultura ancestral, los mitos y las leyendas. La primera sorpresa surge en los interrogatorios: cada uno de los sospechosos se d... continue
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Under the Frangipani by Mia Couto EN
Country: Africa / Mozambique
Mozambique
Description:
A police inspector is investigating a strange murder, a case in which all the suspects are eager to claim responsibility for the act. Set in a former Portuguese fort which stored slaves and ivory, Under the Frangipani combines fable and allegory, dreams and myths with an earthy humour. The dead meet the living, language is invented, reality is constantly changing. Part thriller, part exploration of language, Mia Couto surprises and delights, and shows why he is one of the most important African writers of today.
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The Purple Violet of Oshaantu by Neshani Andreas EN
NamibiaDescription:
Annotation Mee Ali has good reason to be thankful; she has a happy marriage. For some in her village, marriage turns out to be a loveless entrapment.
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I Am Not Your Slave : A Memoir by Tupa Tjipombo, Chris Lockhart EN
Description:
I am Not Your Slave is the shocking true story of a young African girl, Tupa, who was abducted from southwestern Africa and funneled through an extensive yet almost completely unknown human trafficking network spanning the entire African continent. As she is transported from the point of her abduction on a remote farm near the Namibian-Angolan border and channeled to her ultimate destination in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, her three-year odyssey exposes the brutal horrors of a modern day middle passage. During her ordeal, Tupa encounters members of Africa's notorious gangs, terrifying wi... continue
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Born of the Sun : A Namibian Novel by Joseph Diescho EN
Description:
This is the revealing story of a dispossessed black majority forced to work in the gold and diamond mines of Namibia and South Africa. (Back cover).
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Sipping Dom Pérignon Through A Straw by Eddie Ndopu EN
Description:
'Uncompromising... A masterful writer poised for even more great success' - Forest Whitaker, Academy award-winning actor A memoir, penned with one good finger, about being profoundly disabled and profoundly successful. Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare degenerative motor neuron disease affecting his mobility. He was told that he wouldn't live beyond age five and yet, Ndopu thrived. He grew up loving pop music and haute couture, lip syncing to the latest hits, and was the only wheelchair user at his school, where he flourished academically. By his lat... continue
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Mama Namibia by Mari Serebrov EN
Description:
Mama Namibia is based on the compelling, true story of an innocent Herero girl whose life portrays the suffering, perseverance, and resilience of the Herero and Nama people as they faced their most daunting test - a genocide that proved to be the training grounds for the Holocaust."
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Engaging Modernity : Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger by Ousseina D. Alidou EN
NigerDescription:
Seizing the space opened by the early 1990s democratization movement, Muslim women are carving an active, influential, but often-overlooked role for themselves during a time of great change. Engaging Modernity provides a compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confronted the challenges and opportunities of the late twentieth century. Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork—including a wealth of interviews—Ousseina Alidou’s work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory and li... continue
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De strijd om Gao : een geschiedenis uit Niger by Nouhou Malio NL
Description:
Mondeling overgeleverd episch verhaal over de geschiedenis van Gao, hoofdstad van het Songhay-rijk in West-Afrika in de 15e en 16e eeuw.