The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book By A Central African Author
 Central African countries- Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé & Príncipe.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
All books added
Transparent City by Ondjaki

Transparent City

Ondjaki

9 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction magical realism challenging sad medium-paced
Angola is Wherever I Plant My Field by João Melo

Angola is Wherever I Plant My Field

João Melo

180 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction short stories funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Le Commerce des Allongés by Alain Mabanckou

Le Commerce des Allongés

Alain Mabanckou

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary
Of Passion and Ink: New Voices from Cameroon by Dzekashu MacViban

Of Passion and Ink: New Voices from Cameroon

Dzekashu MacViban

242 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

challenging informative medium-paced
The Selfless Act of Breathing by J.J. Bola

The Selfless Act of Breathing

J.J. Bola

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Abigail Pesta, Sandra Uwiringiyimana

How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child

Abigail Pesta, Sandra Uwiringiyimana

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Awu's Story by Justine Mintsa

Awu's Story

Justine Mintsa

126 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Queen Nzingha, the People's Queen by Akua Agusi

Queen Nzingha, the People's Queen

Akua Agusi

18 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history
O que é ser uma escritora negra hoje, de acordo comigo by Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida

O que é ser uma escritora negra hoje, de acordo comigo

Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida

97 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

nonfiction essays medium-paced
Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji

Shut Up You're Pretty

Téa Mutonji

138 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced