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4 days ago Meshack Asare, Sosu's Call ( 1999) ...Peter Kimani, Dance of the Jakaranda (2017) ...Bessie Head, Maru (1977) ...Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions (1988) ...Ayi Kwei Armah, The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born (1968) ...Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Petals of Blood (1977) ...Naguib Mahfouz, The Cairo Trilogy, 1945 ...Mia Couto, Sleepwalking Land ( 1992) ...
1 week ago Web Feb 11, 2019 · 1) The Lion and the Jewel, Wole Soyinka ( Born July 13, 1934, in Nigeria ) The Lion and the Jewel is a play written by Wole Soyinka that was first performed in 1959. The text of the play was first published in 1962. Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian author, …
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5 days ago "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead. "The Underground Railroad" is one of … "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" by Ernest J. Gaines. This novel was one of … "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration" by Isabel … "Native Son" by Richard Wright. Glen recommended this classic novel from Richard Wright. … "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Recommended by Hyppolite and Goodreads, … "Sing, Unburied, Sing" by Jesmyn Ward. Jesmyn Ward was one of the authors Glen … "Brother, I'm Dying" by Edwidge Danticat. Edwidge Danticat is one of Hyppolite's favorite … "Plum Bun: A Novel Without A Moral" by Jessie Redmon Fauset. "Plum Bun: A Novel … "Flyy Girl" by Omar Tyree. "Flyy Girl" is one of Glen's recommendations. She first read it … "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi. "Homegoing" was on Glen's list of recommendations and is … See full list on huffpost.com
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1. "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead. "The Underground Railroad" is one of …
2. "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" by Ernest J. Gaines. This novel was one of …
3. "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration" by Isabel …
4. "Native Son" by Richard Wright. Glen recommended this classic novel from Richard Wright. …
5. "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Recommended by Hyppolite and Goodreads, …
6. "Sing, Unburied, Sing" by Jesmyn Ward. Jesmyn Ward was one of the authors Glen …
7. "Brother, I'm Dying" by Edwidge Danticat. Edwidge Danticat is one of Hyppolite's favorite …
8. "Plum Bun: A Novel Without A Moral" by Jessie Redmon Fauset. "Plum Bun: A Novel …
9. "Flyy Girl" by Omar Tyree. "Flyy Girl" is one of Glen's recommendations. She first read it …
10. "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi. "Homegoing" was on Glen's list of recommendations and is …
1 week ago Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston. THis classic was … Invisible Man By Ralph Ellison. "The book's nameless narrator describes … The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley) In this … Pimp: The Story of My Life By Iceberg Slim. Iceberg Slim's autobiographical … Go Tell It on the Mountain (Vintage International) In one of the greatest … A Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry. Lorraine Hansberry's award … Manchild in the Promised Land By Claude Brown. "this thinly fictionalized … I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged … Kindred By Octavia Butler. Octavia Butler's most popular novel, Kindred … The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. A Collection of all the poems that … See full list on everydayeyecandy.com
1. Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston. THis classic was …
2. Invisible Man By Ralph Ellison. "The book's nameless narrator describes …
3. The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley) In this …
4. Pimp: The Story of My Life By Iceberg Slim. Iceberg Slim's autobiographical …
5. Go Tell It on the Mountain (Vintage International) In one of the greatest …
6. A Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry. Lorraine Hansberry's award …
7. Manchild in the Promised Land By Claude Brown. "this thinly fictionalized …
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged …
9. Kindred By Octavia Butler. Octavia Butler's most popular novel, Kindred …
10. The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. A Collection of all the poems that …
1 day ago Web Jan 28, 2022 · A product of the Black Lives Matter movement, it tells the story of a young girl pulled into activism and speaking out against police brutality after witnessing a police …
6 days ago Web Nov 12, 2021 · That’s when I started realizing that I should probably try and read more African books, because our school system here in Zimbabwe is very British. We studied …
1 week ago Web Oct 14, 2020 · 11 AFRICAN LITERATURE BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ. By BACKBENCHAS - October 14, 2020. Book A Read: African Literature books you …
1 week ago Web avg rating 3.72 — 346,230 ratings — published 1958. Want to Read. Rate this book. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover) …
1 week ago Web Lists. 50 Notable African Books of 2020 - Brittle Paper. 50 books — 3 voters. Afrique Francophone. 25 books — 3 voters. Immigrant Experience Literature. 947 books — …
1 week ago Web 16. Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley (1990) Buy on Amazon Add to library The first book of the Easy Rawlins mystery series, Devil in a Blue Dress introduces us to Easy, a …
6 days ago Web Apr 27, 2017 · Her picks are Chinua Achebe's classic as well as Ben Okri's Man Booker-winning novel. 7. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - It should be frustrating for new …
4 days ago Web Feb 20, 2019 · Invisible Man // Ralph Ellison Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison / Background: iStock. Book Cover: Amazon. Ralph Ellison's 1952 classic Invisible Man follows one …
1 week ago Web Jan 20, 2022 · But his 1994 novel Paradise has long been a classic. Often described as “writing back” to Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Paradise is the story of an African …
6 days ago Web Jan 30, 2023 · The Street, by Ann Petry. $15 at Amazon. Published in 1946 and the first book by a Black women to sell over a million copies, Petry’s work is a classic. Set in …
3 days ago Web Feb 10, 2023 · Invisible Man. A literary critic, scholar, and novelist, Ralph Ellison won the National Book Award in 1953 for Invisible Man, making history as the first Black writer to …
1 week ago Web Jun 19, 2020 · 2. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is only 42 years old, but she’s already recognized as one of the most significant African writers of her …