Bookish Prompts #3 - hosted by chriscrane87

A book whose author is from an African country
All books added
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani

The Perfect Nanny

Leïla Slimani

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

610 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

291 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime thriller dark tense fast-paced
And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

And Then He Sang a Lullaby

Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional sad medium-paced
Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours: Stories of Queer Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa by Taboom Media

Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours: Stories of Queer Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa

Taboom Media

89 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ politics
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

208 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
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