Around the Year in 52 Books (2024) - hosted by amber47

A book by an author from an African country
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Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

Noor

Nnedi Okorafor

214 pages • digital • 2021

fiction science fiction adventurous tense fast-paced
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

307 pages • paperback • 2003

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
My Father's Wives by José Eduardo Agualusa

My Father's Wives

José Eduardo Agualusa

356 pages • paperback • 2007

fiction romance adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah

The Hundred Wells of Salaga

Ayesha Harruna Attah

240 pages • digital • 2018

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
An Elegy for Easterly: Stories by Petina Gappah

An Elegy for Easterly: Stories

Petina Gappah

224 pages • hardcover • 2009

fiction short stories emotional medium-paced
Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika

Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun

Sarah Ladipo Manyika

118 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir by Wayétu Moore

The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir

Wayétu Moore

272 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Quest by Wilbur Smith

The Quest

Ancient Egypt #4

Wilbur Smith

718 pages • hardcover • 2007

fiction historical thriller adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

Someday, Maybe

Onyi Nwabineli

11 hours, 7 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • digital • 2023

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced