BOOKS BY AFRICAN AUTHORS YOU NEED TO READ
- by Andreea Prodan
- in LIFESTYLE, PERSONAL GROWTH
I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. I spent much of my childhood reading and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. In a world that is so digital and connected, emails and messages buzzing all day long, reading offers me a peaceful time. Books don’t want likes, shares and don’t leave no comment on my performance. Books just are, but they are a gold mine of knowledge.
After spending few months in Ghana I wanted to start reading more books by African writers. Below, I left a list with books I already read and loved, and another one with books I want to read. Hope you’ll find it useful.
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Books I read
HALF OF A YELLOW SUN by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
PURPLE HIBISCUS by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie
AMERICANAH by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
LYRICS ALLEY by Leila Aboulela
THE FAMISHED ROAD by Ben Okri
THE AFRICAN CHILD by CAMARA LAYE
FRESHWATER by Akwaeke Emezi
Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe
SAY YOU ARE ONE OF THEM by Uwem Akpan
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Books I want to read
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyem
The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
The Translator by Leila Aboulela