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Kenya - A book from/about this country preferably written by a local author
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Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Dust

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

369 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
African Religions and Philosophy by John S. Mbiti

African Religions and Philosophy

John S. Mbiti

288 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy
Facing Mount Kenya by Jomo Kenyatta

Facing Mount Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta

352 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging slow-paced
We Are the Water People by Troy Onyango

We Are the Water People

Troy Onyango

1 hour, 30 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson

City of Saints & Thieves

Natalie C. Anderson

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult mysterious reflective fast-paced
One Day I Will Write about This Place: A Memoir by Binyavanga Wainaina

One Day I Will Write about This Place: A Memoir

Binyavanga Wainaina

256 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Matigari by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Matigari

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

148 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction politics reflective medium-paced
West with the Night by Beryl Markham

West with the Night

Beryl Markham

8 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 1942 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced
Black Star Nairobi by Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

Black Star Nairobi

Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

272 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced
The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

The House of Rust

Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

258 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced