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These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

These Letters End in Tears

Musih Tedji Xaviere

226 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
Houseboy by Ferdinand Oyono

Houseboy

Ferdinand Oyono

122 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective sad medium-paced
Cruel City by Mongo Beti

Cruel City

Mongo Beti

196 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction reflective medium-paced
The Poor Christ of Bomba by Gerald Moore, Mongo Beti

The Poor Christ of Bomba

Gerald Moore, Mongo Beti

219 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal

The Impatient

Djaïli Amadou Amal

176 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Behold the Dreamers

Imbolo Mbue

381 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

How Beautiful We Were

Imbolo Mbue

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories by Nana Nkweti

Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories

Nana Nkweti

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Contemporary Plays by African Women: Niqabi Ninja; Bonganyi; Unsettled; Silent Voices; I Want To Fly; Mbuzemi; Not That Woman by Judith Adong, Thembelihle Moyo, Sophia Kwachuh Mempuh, Koleka Putuma, J.C. Niala, Amy Jephta, Sara Shaarawi, Tosin Jobi-Tume, Yvette Hutchison

Contemporary Plays by African Women: Niqabi Ninja; Bonganyi; Unsettled; Silent Voices; I Want To Fly; Mbuzemi; Not That Woman

Judith Adong, Thembelihle Moyo, Sophia Kwachuh Mempuh, Koleka Putuma, J.C. Niala, Amy Jephta, Sara Shaarawi, Tosin Jobi-Tume, Yvette Hutchison

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction play challenging medium-paced
Twilight of Crooks by Mwalimu Johnnie MacViban

Twilight of Crooks

Mwalimu Johnnie MacViban

132 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging tense medium-paced