#10AfricanBooks Challenge - hosted by blackgirlwithbooks

A book written by an African author
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How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

How Beautiful We Were

Imbolo Mbue

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna

The Eternal Ones

Deathless #3

Namina Forna

480 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng

Call and Response

Gothataone Moeng

289 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy by Paulina Chiziane

The First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy

Paulina Chiziane

494 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

304 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
So Distant From My Life by Monique Ilboudo

So Distant From My Life

Monique Ilboudo

127 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary reflective medium-paced
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between

Hisham Matar

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu

Lucky Girl

Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Un señor muy respetable by Naguib Mahfouz

Un señor muy respetable

Naguib Mahfouz

206 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

A Grain of Wheat

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

243 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced