A Bibliography of African Novels
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| Book/Article Title | Author | Year | Amazon Availability | Library Availability | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graceland | Abani, Chris | 2005 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Mine Boy | Abrahams, Peter | 1970 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Things Fall Apart | Achebe, Chinua | 1959 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Anthills of the Savannah | Achebe, Chinua | 1987 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Arrow of God | Achebe, Chinua | 1964 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Imagine This | Adeniran, Sade | 2007 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Half a Yellow Sun | Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi | 2007 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Purple Hibiscus | Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi | 2003 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Changes: A Love Story | Aidoo, Ama Ata | 1991 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Stillborn | Alkali, Zaynab | 1989 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Concubine | Amadi, Elechi | 1966 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Purple Violet of Oshaantu | Andreas, Neshani | 2005 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Fragments | Armah, Ayi Kwei | 1970 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born | Armah, Ayi Kwei | 1968 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Healers | Armah, Ayi Kwei | 1979 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Two Thousand Seasons | Armah, Ayi Kwei | 1973 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Everything Good Will Come | Atta, Sefi | 2005 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Comes the Voyager at Last | Awoonor, Kofi | 1992 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Fortunes of Wangrin | Bâ, Amadou Hampâté | 1973 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| So Long a Letter | Ba, Mariama | 1980 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Man Who Came in from the Back of Beyond | Bandele-Thomas, Biyi | 1991 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Mission to Kala | Beti, Mongo | 1958 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Poor Christ of Bomba | Beti, Mongo | 1956 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Your Name Shall Be Tanga | Beyala, Calixthe | 1996 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Abandoned Baobab | Bugul, Ken | 1983 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar | Cheney-Coker, Sly | 1990 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Harvest of Thorns | Chinodya, Shimmer | 1989 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Disgrace | Coetzee, J. M. | 1998 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Nervous Conditions | Dangarembga, Tsitsi | 1988 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Murambi, The Book of Bones | Diop, Boubacar Boris | 2006 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade | Djebar, Assia | 1985 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Little Boys Come from the Stars | Dongala, Emmanuel | 1998 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Quiet Violence of Dreams | Duiker, K. Sello | 2001 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Joys of Motherhood | Emecheta, Buchi | 1979 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Slave Girl | Emecheta, Buchi | 1977 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Forest of a Thousand Demons: A Hunter's Saga | Fagunwa, Daniel Olorunfemi | 1936 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| From a Crooked Rib | Farah, Nuruddin | 1970 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Maps | Farah, Nuruddin | 1986 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Ancestor Stones | Forna, Aminatta | 2006 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Devil that Danced on The Water | Forna, Aminatta | 2002 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| July’s People | Gordimer, Nadine | 1981 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Paradise | Gurnah, Abdulrazak | 1994 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| A Question of Power | Head, Bessie | 1974 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Maru | Head, Bessie | 1971 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Bones | Hove, Chenjerai | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | ||
| Abyssinian Chronicles | Isegawa, Moses | 2000 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Violence | Iyayi, Festus | 1979 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Ambiguous Adventure | Kane, Hamidou | 1972 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Daughters of Twilight | Karodia, Farida | 1986 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Voices in the Dark | Kibera, Leonard | 1996 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Kicking Tongues | King-Aribisala, Karen | 1998 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Waiting for the Vote of the Wild Animals | Kouruma, Ahmadou | 1998 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Time of the Butcherbird | La Guma, Alex | 1979 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Woman of the Aeroplanes | Laing, B. Kojo | 1988 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The African Child | Laye, Camara | 1954 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Laughing Cry: An African Cock and Bull Story | Lopes, Henri | 1982 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| No Past, No Present, No Future | Maddy, Yulisa Amadu | 1936 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Mother to Mother | Magona, Sindiwe | 1998 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter | Maraire, J. Nozipo | 2003 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Coconut | Matlwa, Kopano | 2007 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Ways of Dying | Mda, Zakes | 1995 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Beautiful Things Heaven Bears | Mengestu, Dinaw | 2007 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Chaka | Mofolo, Thomas | 1925 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Neighbours, The Story of a Murder | Momple, Lilia | 2009 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Oldest Orphan | Monénembo, Tierno | 2000 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Welcome to Our Hillbrow | Mpe, Phaswane | 2001 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Waiting for the Rain | Mungoshi, Charles | 1975 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Cockroach Dance | Mwangi, Meja | 1979 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Cross of Gold | Ngcobo, Lauretta | 1981 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Ripples in the Pool | Njau, Rebeka | 1975 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Efuru | Nwapa, Flora | 1966 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The River and the Source | Ogola, Margaret | 2004 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Promised Land | Ogot, Grace | 1966 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| The Last Duty | Okepwho, Isidore | 1981 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
| Zahrah the Windseeker | Okorafor, Nnedi | 2008 | Find it on Amazon. | Find it in a local library. | African Novels |
