The Feminist Reading Challenge 2022 - hosted by livsliterarynook

Historical fiction by an African writer
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The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah

The Hundred Wells of Salaga

Ayesha Harruna Attah

234 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Take My Hand

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced
Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed

Black Mamba Boy

Nadifa Mohamed

280 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela

Lyrics Alley

Leila Aboulela

310 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

The Dragonfly Sea

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

512 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
In the Country of Others by Leïla Slimani

In the Country of Others

Le pays des autres #1

Leïla Slimani

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Nervous Conditions

Nervous Conditions #1

Tsitsi Dangarembga

208 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

307 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen

Chigozie Obioma

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Unter den Augen des Löwen by Maaza Mengiste

Unter den Augen des Löwen

Maaza Mengiste

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced