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Africa's 100 best books: titles and links to OPAC

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authorcountrytitlepublisher
 
Abnudy, Abd al-RahmanEgyptal-Mawt  'ala al as-faltAtlas
Achebe, ChinuaNigeriaArrow of GodHeinemann
Aidoo, Ama AtaGhanaAnowaLongman
Al Ghitani, GamalEgyptZayni BarakatGEBO
Almeida, Germano deCape VerdeO testamento do Sr. Nepomuceno da Silva AraújoCaminho
Armah, Ayi KweiGhanaThe beautiful ones are not yet bornHeinemann
Bâ, Amadou HampâtéMaliL'étrange destin de WangrinUnion générale d'éditions
Bâ, MariamaSenegalUne si longue lettreNEA
Ben Jelloun, TaharMoroccoLa nuit sacréeSeuil
Beti, MongoCameroonLe pauvre Christ de Bomba (English version)Présence Africaine
Brink, AndreSouth AfricaA dry white seasonPenguin
Bugul, KenSenegalRiwanPrésence Africaine
Cheney-Coker, SylSierra LeoneThe last harmattan of Alusine DunbarHeinemann
Chraibi, DrissMoroccoLe passé simpleGallimard
Coetzee, J.MSouth AfricaLife and times of Michael KSecker & Warburg 
Couto, MiaMozambiqueTerra sonâmbulaCaminho
Craveirinha, JoséMozambiqueKaringana ua KaringanaAcademica
Dadié, BernardIvory CoastClimbiéSegiers
Dangarembga, TsitsiZimbabweNervous conditionsWomen's Press
Dib, MohammedAlgeriaLa grande maison, L'incendie, Le métier à tisserLe Seuil 
Diop, BiragoSenegalLes contes d'Amadou KoumbaPrésence Africaine
Diop, Boubacar BorisSenegalMurambi ou le livre des ossementsStock
Djebar, AssiaAlgeriaL'amour, la fantasiaJ. C. Lattes
Emecheta, BuchiNigeriaThe joys of motherhoodAlison and Busby
Fagunwa, D.O.NigeriaOgboju ode nimu Igbo irunmale (English version)Nelson
Farah, NuruddinSomaliaMapsPan Books
Fugard, AtholSouth AfricaThe blood knotSimondium 
Gordimer, NadineSouth AfricaBurgher's daughterJonathan Cape
Head, BessieSouth AfricanA question of powerHeinemann
Honwana, Luis BernardoMozambiqueNos matamos o cão tinhoso (English version)Academica
Hove, ChenjeraiZimbabweBonesBaobab Books
Isegawa, MosesUgandaAbessijnse kroniekenDe Bezige Bij 
Jordan, A.C.South AfricaIngqumbo yeminyanya (Eng. versie)Lovedale
Joubert, ElsaSouth AfricaDie swerfjare van Poppie NongenaTafelberg
Kane, Cheikh HamidouSenegalL'aventure ambiguëJuillard
Kossa, Ungulani ba kaMozambiqueUalalapiAEMO
Kourouma, AhmadouIvory CoastLes soleils des indépendancesLe Seuil
Laye, CamaraGuineaL'Enfant noirPlon
Magona, SindiweSouth AfricaLiving, loving and lying awake at nightDavid Philip
Mahfouz, NaguibEgyptThe Cairo trilogyMaktabet Misr
Marechera, DambudzoZimbabweHouse of hungerHeinemann
Mofolo, ThomasLesothoChakaMorija Sesuto Book Depot
Monenembo, TiernoGuineaUn attieké pour ElgassLe Seuil
Mutwa, Vusamazulu CredoSouth AfricaIndaba, my childrenBlue Crane Books
Ngugi wa Thiong'oKenyaA grain of wheatHeinemann
Ngugi wa Thiong'oKenyaCaitani Mutharaba-ini (English version)Heinemann
Niane, Djibril TamsirSenegalSoundjata ou l'épopée mandinguePrésence Africaine
Nyembezi, SibusisoSouth AfricaInkinnsela yaseMgungundlovuShuter and Shooter
Okigbo, ChristopherNigeriaLabyrinthsHeinemann
Okri, BenNigeriaThe famished roadSpectrum Books
Oyono, FerdinandCameroonLe vieux nègre et la médailleJuillard
p'Bitek, OkotUgandaSong of LawinoEAPH
Paton, AlanSouth AfricaCry the beloved countryCape
PepetelaAngolaA geração da utopiaDom Quixote
Saadawi, Nawal elEgyptWoman at point zeroZed Books
Salih, TayebSudanSeason of migration to the northHeinemann
Sassine, WilliamsGuineaLe jeune homme de sablePrésence Africaine
Sembene, OusmaneSenegalLes bouts de bois de Dieu Le livre contemporain
Senghor, Léopold SédarSenegalOeuvre poétique (English version)Le Seuil
Serote, MonganeSouth AfricaThird World ExpressDavid Philip
Shaaban, Robert BinTanzaniaUtenzi wa vita vya uhuru EALB
Sony Labou TansiDR CongoLa vie et demieSeuil
Sow Fall, AminataSenegalLa grève des battusNEA
Soyinka, WoleNigeriaDeath and the King's horsemanSpectrum
Tchicaya U Tam'siDR CongoLe mauvais sang - Feu de brousse-À triche-coeurP. J. Swald
Tutuola, AmosNigeriaThe palm wine drinkard and his dead pal-wine tapster in the deads' townFaber
Vera, YvonneZimbabweButterfly burningBaobab Books
Vieira, LuandinoAngolaNós os de Makulusu (French version)Livraria Sa da Costa
Vilakazi, B. W.South AfricaAmal'eZuluWits Univ. Press
Yacine, KatebAlgeriaNedjmaLe Seuil

Academic writing

authorcountrytitlepublisher
 
Amin, SamirEgyptAccumulation on a world scaleMonthly Review Press
Amadiume, IfiNigeriaMale daughters, female husbandsZed Books
Andrade, Mario deAngolaOs nacionalismos africanosLivraria Sa da Costa 
Appiah, AnthonyGhanaIn my father's houseOxford Univ. Press
Cabral, AmilcarGuinea BissauUnity and struggleMonthly Review Press
Casely-Hayford, J.E.GhanaEthiopia unboundCass
Chimera, RochaKenyaKiswahili, past, present and future horizonsNairobi Univ. Press
Diop, Cheik AntaSenegalAntériorité des civilisations nègresPrésence Africaine
Dorkenoo, EfuaGhanaCutting the roseMinority Rights Group
Hountondji, PaulinBeninSur la philosophie africaineMaspero
Johnson, SamuelNigeriaThe history of the YorubasRoutledge
Kenyatta, JomoKenyaFacing Mount KenyaMaspero
Ki-Zerbo, JosephBurkina FasoHistoire de l'Afrique noireAkademie Kiado
Krog, AntjieSouth AfricaCountry of my skullJonathan Cape 
Mama, AminaNigeriaBeyond the mask, race, gender and identityRoutledge 
Mamdani, MamoodUgandaCitizen and subject: contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialismJames Currey 
Mandela, NelsonSouth AfricaLong walk to freedomLittle Brown 
Marais, EugèneSouth AfricaDie siel van die mierJ. L. van Schaik
Memmi, AlbertTunisiaPortrait du colonisé, précédé du portrait du colonisateur L'étincelle
Mondlane, EduardoMozambiqueThe struggle for MozambiquePenguin 
Mphahlele, EzekielSouth AfricaDown Second AvenueFaber & Faber
Mudimbe, V. Y.DR CongoThe invention of AfricaIndiana Univ. Press
Nkrumah, KwameGhanaGhana: autobiography of Kwame NkrumahNelson
Plaatje, SolSouth AfricaNative life in South AfricaP.S. King
Soyinka, WoleNigeriaAke: the years of childhoodRex Collings
Van Onselen, CharlesSouth AfricaThe seed is mineDavid Philip
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