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Uganda - A book from/about this country preferably written by a local author
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Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Kintu

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

442 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Invisible Weevil by Mary Karooro Okurut

The Invisible Weevil

Mary Karooro Okurut

212 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction challenging emotional medium-paced
Waiting by Goretti Kyomuhendo

Waiting

Goretti Kyomuhendo

136 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

A Girl is a Body of Water

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

560 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
A Killing in the Sun by Dilman Dila

A Killing in the Sun

Dilman Dila

202 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

The Last King of Scotland

Giles Foden

352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective tense slow-paced
We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan

We Are All Birds of Uganda

Hafsa Zayyan

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The School of Restoration by Philippa Tyndale, Alice Achan

The School of Restoration

Philippa Tyndale, Alice Achan

402 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

challenging dark emotional medium-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
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis by Vanessa Nakate

A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis

Vanessa Nakate

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature race hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced