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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
The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ And Mũmbi by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ And Mũmbi

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous reflective fast-paced
Seasons in Hippoland by Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ

Seasons in Hippoland

Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
& This is How To Stay Alive by Shingai Njeri Kagunda

& This is How To Stay Alive

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

102 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary emotional medium-paced
Unbury Our Dead With Song by Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

Unbury Our Dead With Song

Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

249 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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

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

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

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction play challenging medium-paced
A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

A Grain of Wheat

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

247 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Jambula Tree and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 8th Annual Collection by Monica Arac de Nyeko

Jambula Tree and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 8th Annual Collection

The Caine Prize for African Writing #2008

Monica Arac de Nyeko

229 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Queer Africa: Selected stories by Alistair Mackay, Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba

Queer Africa: Selected stories

Alistair Mackay, Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories emotional reflective medium-paced