25 African Books That Sound Weird & Wonderful 😍[CC]

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0:00 Intro
1:11 25 Books from Africa
Pet* & The Death of Vivek Oji* - Akwaeke Emezi (Nigeria)
The Mourning Bird - Mubanga Kalimamukwento (Zambia)
African Psycho - Alain Mabanckou, translated from the French by Christine Schwartz Hartley (Rep of Congo-USA)
At Night All Blood Is Black - David Diop, translated from the French by Anna Moschovakis (Senegal, out Nov 10)
Afterland & The Shining Girls & Broken Monsters & Moxyland & Fairest Vol. 2 - Lauren Beukes (S. Africa)
The Quiet Violence of Dreams* - K. Sello Duiker (S. Africa)
How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue (Cameroon)
The Down Days - Ilze Hugo (S. Africa)
The Silence of the Wilting Skin* - Tlotlo Tsamaase (Botswana)
Collective Amnesia* - Koleka Putuma (S. Africa)
David Mongo, Godhunter - Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Nigeria-US)
Under the Udala Trees* - Chinelo Okparanta (Nigeria-US)
Stab Love with Flower Stalks* - Amethyst Saw (Nigeria)
A General Theory of Oblivion - Jose Eduardo Agualusa, translated from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn (Angola)
You Have to Be Gay to Know God* - Siya Khumalo (S. Africa)
Silence Is My Mother Tongue - Sulaiman Addonia (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, UK)
Transparent City - Ondjaki, translated from Portuguese by Stephen Henighan (Angola)
La Bastarda* - Trifonia Melibea Obono, translated from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel (Equatorial Guinea)
Speak No Evil* - Uzodinma Iweala (Nigeria-US)
The Queue - Basma Abdel Aziz, translated from Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette (Egypt)
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[Ram_mar]

I loved The Queue, it’s due time for a re-read. It’s eerily slow moving in a way that traps you.

[Nyledam]

Thanks for this list! I had heard of a few of these but lots of new ones to add to my wishlist. :)

[onlythelonely]

Okay as someone of african descent I don't know nearly enough african authors, I'm absolutely here for this content!

[mirabelq]

1/25 😀Thanks for the recommendations.I've always wanted to read a book set in Angola, looking forward to it, thanks again