About Africa Fiction and Non Fiction List 2
Explore a curated list of top African fiction and non-fiction books. Discover must-read novels, biographies, and stories that celebrate Africa's rich culture and history.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. …
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The Kalahari Typing School for Men
by Alexander McCall Smith
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming …
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Armed and Dangerous
by Ronald Kasrils
A first-hand account of the workings of the Bisho Massacre (1992).
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Dead Before Dying
by Deon Meyer
This brilliantly atmospheric new suspense novel from a rising African thriller writer is about a detective racing to solve a terrifying series of murders. Film …
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When the Lion Feeds
by Wilbur A. Smith
Sean and his twin brother Garrick couldn't be more different. And when fate, war and jealous schemes of a woman interfere with their lives, they …
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The Sound of Thunder
by Wilbur Smith
By a cruel twist of fate, Sean Courtney falls under the command of his resentful brother Garrick in the bloody Boer War. One brother returns …
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A Sparrow Falls
by Wilbur Smith
'Mark never heard the Mauser shot for the bullet came ahead of the sound. There was only the massive shock in the upper part of …
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The Covenant
by James A. Michener
Volume 2 of 2; The story begins 1500 years ago. The Bushmen are facing a crisis. the beautiful lake, long the center of their lives, …
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Boer War
by Thomas Pakenham
The Boers of South Africa responded to Britain's annexation of the gold-and-diamond-rich Transvaal region by declaring war on October 11, 1899. The English believed the …
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(D)urban Vortex
by Bill Freund
Durban is a remarkable place in which to test propositions about the significance of the city and the significance of change. New urban literature tends …
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The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr
The story of an affluent white South African family during apartheid. Its narrator is the son of an Afrikaner general and he describes his growing …
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Out of America
by Keith B. Richburg
This soul-searching personal journey into the African-American identity, written by an award-winning reporter for the "Washington Post", takes readers behind today's cultural battlefields. Map.
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The Palm-wine Drinkard ; And, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
by Amos Tutuola
The ghosts live in the center of the jungle and this tells of what happens to the mortals who venture into the world of the …
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Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts
Having escaped an Australian maximum security prison, a disillusioned man loses himself in the slums of Bombay, where he works for a drug kingpin, smuggles …
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
by Alexandra Fuller
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and …
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The Constant Gardener
by John le Carre
THE CONSTANT GARDENER Tessa Quayle--young, beautiful, and dearly beloved to husband Justin--is gruesomely murdered in northern Kenya. When Justin sets out on a personal odyssey …
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The Lost Boys of Sudan
by Mark Bixler
Chronicles the lives of four "lost boys" from war-torn Sudan who settled in Atlanta, Georgia, after being brought to the United States as refugees.
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Illustrated History of South Africa
by Dougie Oakes
This updated version of the 1988 edition strips away the curtain of myths and misconceptions that surround South Africa. Much has happened and is still …