I've been reading so many African based Novels and the last one i read was The White Thorn by Bryce Courtney, excellent book. So which one have you read and would you recommend it???
2006-12-11 03:30:11 · 7 answers · asked by Thobie 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
theres this author her name iz "ZANE" her books are AWESOME LIKE ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT GOOD !!!! I personally recommend 3 books that i have read over and over and over literally "SKYSCRAPER" (A MUST READ). "ADDICTED" and "BREAKING THE CYCLE" all these can be found at your local Borders store but it may be cheaper to buy online at borders.com cuz you c an find them new or used for half the price you'd pay at the store and all new york times bestsellers
2006-12-11 03:43:07 · answer #1 · answered by C I 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Things Fall Apart and the sequels -- anything by Chinua Achebe. Novels about Africa by an African who is a truly world class writer.
Look for reviews of recent books where they compare the writer to Chinua Achebe... he is the 'gold standard' to which all other writing on Africa is compared. Try to avoid some of these books about Africa based on the two week safari expeditions of Europeans and Americans who really dont get it... they are fantasy.
2006-12-11 11:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by matt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Poisonwood Bible is a great book...I can also tell you the book Death in the Long Grass is a great "nonfiction" read, about some of the deadliest animals in Africa
2006-12-11 11:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by MELONIE T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Out of Africa, Khartoum, Zulu, Chaka Khan, Boor
2006-12-11 11:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by Sophist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Out of Africa -- Isak Denison -- fabulous book
King Solomon's Mines -- H. Rider Haggard
Heart of Darkness -- Joseph Conrad -- not an easy book to get into, but it is very interesting.
2006-12-11 17:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by dramaturgerenata78 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Beasts of No Nation" by Uzodinma Iweala.
Shortish novel, paper back quite cheap to buy.
About the child soldiers of Africa -- very very powerful, and heartbreaking.
But not for the faint-hearted.
2006-12-11 11:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by Iain 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Jane Goodall...
2006-12-11 11:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Juliette 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋