BOOKS BY AFRICAN AUTHORS YOU NEED TO READ

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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

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

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The Translator by Leila Aboulela

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