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Mali - A book from/about this country preferably written by a local author
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Bound to Violence: A Novel by Yambo Ouologuem

Bound to Violence: A Novel

Yambo Ouologuem

272 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts

Joshua Hammer

280 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu: The Quest for this Storied City and the Race to Save its Treasures by Charlie English

The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu: The Quest for this Storied City and the Race to Save its Treasures

Charlie English

416 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history travel informative reflective medium-paced
Amkoullel, The Fula Boy by Amadou Hampâté Bâ

Amkoullel, The Fula Boy

Amadou Hampâté Bâ

360 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography history reflective medium-paced
Caught in the Storm by Seydou Badian

Caught in the Storm

Seydou Badian

115 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction challenging informative medium-paced
The Fortunes of Wangrin by Amadou Hampâté Bâ

The Fortunes of Wangrin

Amadou Hampâté Bâ

296 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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