The 2022 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book Set In East Africa
 East African countries- Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
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Small Country by Gaël Faye

Small Country

Gaël Faye

183 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad 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

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous reflective fast-paced
Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina Gappah

Out of Darkness, Shining Light

Petina Gappah

302 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Family Affair: A Novel by Sue Nyathi

A Family Affair: A Novel

Sue Nyathi

456 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

The First Woman

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

437 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

Maaza Mengiste

308 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Silence is My Mother Tongue by Sulaiman Addonia

Silence is My Mother Tongue

Sulaiman Addonia

208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert by Shugri Said Salh

The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert

Shugri Said Salh

9 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Manchester Happened

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Naming the Dawn by Abdourahman A. Waberi

Naming the Dawn

Abdourahman A. Waberi

96 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

poetry challenging reflective medium-paced