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Best African Books

Description: Best books about Africa or by Africans

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Cry, the Beloved Country

9,359 members

182 reviews

4

Global Rank 2

10 Members: hailelib, kageeh, inge87, aulsmith, kootibkiteer, manupaulose, souloftherose, Dilara86, ahef1963, steller0707,LisaMaria_C

2

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

20,618 members

431 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 1

20 Members: timspalding, kidzdoc, rebeccanyc, SilentInAWay, kleo, thorold, Soupdragon, sjmccreary, kootibkiteer, manupaulose, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, alex68, cej1027, banjo123, ahef1963, LadyReadA, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, BondGrl008,

3

The Good Doctor

by Damon Galgut

670 members

26 reviews

½ 3.5

Global Rank 43

2 Members: kidzdoc, manupaulose

About This List

Started: LisaMaria_C
January 2012
Type: Numbered

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