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Congo - A book from/about this country preferably written by a local author
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The Heart of the Leopard Children by Dominic Thomas, Wilfried N'Sondé, Karen Lindo

The Heart of the Leopard Children

Dominic Thomas, Wilfried N'Sondé, Karen Lindo

100 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction reflective medium-paced
Frau des Himmels und der Stürme by Wilfried N'Sondé

Frau des Himmels und der Stürme

Wilfried N'Sondé

254 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction
Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou

Broken Glass

Alain Mabanckou

165 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction funny reflective slow-paced
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta

How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child

Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional informative medium-paced
A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul

A Bend in the River

V.S. Naipaul

326 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Hart der duisternis by Joseph Conrad

Hart der duisternis

Joseph Conrad

160 pages • first pub 1899 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
Memoirs of a Porcupine by Alain Mabanckou

Memoirs of a Porcupine

Alain Mabanckou

154 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
The Death of Comrade President by Alain Mabanckou

The Death of Comrade President

Alain Mabanckou

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical reflective medium-paced
Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Everfair

Everfair #1

Nisi Shawl

381 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

543 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced