A Bibliography of African Novels

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Book/Article TitleAuthorYearAmazon AvailabilityLibrary AvailabilityTerms
GracelandAbani, Chris2005Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Mine BoyAbrahams, Peter1970Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Things Fall ApartAchebe, Chinua1959Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Anthills of the SavannahAchebe, Chinua1987Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Arrow of GodAchebe, Chinua1964Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Imagine ThisAdeniran, Sade2007Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Half a Yellow SunAdichie, Chimamanda Ngozi2007Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Purple HibiscusAdichie, Chimamanda Ngozi2003Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Changes: A Love StoryAidoo, Ama Ata1991Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The StillbornAlkali, Zaynab1989Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The ConcubineAmadi, Elechi1966Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Purple Violet of OshaantuAndreas, Neshani2005Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
FragmentsArmah, Ayi Kwei1970Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet BornArmah, Ayi Kwei1968Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The HealersArmah, Ayi Kwei1979Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Two Thousand SeasonsArmah, Ayi Kwei1973Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Everything Good Will ComeAtta, Sefi2005Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Comes the Voyager at LastAwoonor, Kofi1992Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Fortunes of WangrinBâ, Amadou Hampâté1973Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
So Long a LetterBa, Mariama1980Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Man Who Came in from the Back of BeyondBandele-Thomas, Biyi1991Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Mission to KalaBeti, Mongo1958Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Poor Christ of BombaBeti, Mongo1956Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Your Name Shall Be TangaBeyala, Calixthe1996Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Abandoned BaobabBugul, Ken1983Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Last Harmattan of Alusine DunbarCheney-Coker, Sly1990Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Harvest of ThornsChinodya, Shimmer1989Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
DisgraceCoetzee, J. M.1998Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Nervous ConditionsDangarembga, Tsitsi1988Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Murambi, The Book of BonesDiop, Boubacar Boris2006Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Fantasia: An Algerian CavalcadeDjebar, Assia1985Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Little Boys Come from the StarsDongala, Emmanuel1998Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Quiet Violence of DreamsDuiker, K. Sello2001Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Joys of MotherhoodEmecheta, Buchi1979Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Slave GirlEmecheta, Buchi1977Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Forest of a Thousand Demons: A Hunter's SagaFagunwa, Daniel Olorunfemi1936Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
From a Crooked RibFarah, Nuruddin1970Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
MapsFarah, Nuruddin1986Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Ancestor StonesForna, Aminatta2006Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Devil that Danced on The WaterForna, Aminatta2002Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
July’s PeopleGordimer, Nadine1981Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
ParadiseGurnah, Abdulrazak1994Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
A Question of PowerHead, Bessie1974Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
MaruHead, Bessie1971Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
BonesHove, ChenjeraiFind it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.
Abyssinian ChroniclesIsegawa, Moses2000Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
ViolenceIyayi, Festus1979Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Ambiguous AdventureKane, Hamidou1972Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Daughters of TwilightKarodia, Farida1986Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Voices in the DarkKibera, Leonard1996Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Kicking TonguesKing-Aribisala, Karen1998Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Waiting for the Vote of the Wild AnimalsKouruma, Ahmadou1998Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Time of the ButcherbirdLa Guma, Alex1979Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Woman of the AeroplanesLaing, B. Kojo1988Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The African ChildLaye, Camara1954Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Laughing Cry: An African Cock and Bull StoryLopes, Henri1982Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
No Past, No Present, No FutureMaddy, Yulisa Amadu1936Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Mother to MotherMagona, Sindiwe1998Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Zenzele: A Letter for My DaughterMaraire, J. Nozipo2003Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
CoconutMatlwa, Kopano2007Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Ways of DyingMda, Zakes1995Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Beautiful Things Heaven BearsMengestu, Dinaw2007Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
ChakaMofolo, Thomas1925Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Neighbours, The Story of a MurderMomple, Lilia2009Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Oldest OrphanMonénembo, Tierno2000Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Welcome to Our HillbrowMpe, Phaswane2001Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Waiting for the RainMungoshi, Charles1975Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Cockroach DanceMwangi, Meja1979Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Cross of GoldNgcobo, Lauretta1981Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Ripples in the PoolNjau, Rebeka1975Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
EfuruNwapa, Flora1966Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The River and the SourceOgola, Margaret2004Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Promised LandOgot, Grace1966Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
The Last DutyOkepwho, Isidore1981Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels
Zahrah the WindseekerOkorafor, Nnedi2008Find it on Amazon.Find it in a local library.African Novels