Subject: Famous African Authors.?

Question

Do you know any famous African Authors besides Albert Chinuolumogn Achebe ("Things Fall Apart")?

If so, please write down their famous work/s beside their name.

Answer 1

Alex Haley - Roots
I can't remember her name, but someone wrote "I Know Why The Caged Birg sings"
"Raisin in the Sun"

Answer 2

"The Man Died" by Wole Soyinka;

Weep Not Child" and "A Grain of Wheat" by Ngugi Wa Ti O Go (former James Ngugi);

"The Palmwine Drinkard" by Amos Tutuola;

The Poisonwood Bible ( Barbara Kingsolver)

A Cowrie of Hope - Binwell Sinyangwe

Zenzele - Nozipo Maraire

So Long a letter - Mariama Ba

Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Damgbaremgba

The Concubine - Elechi Amachi

Everything Good will come - Sefi Atta

Changes - Ama Ata Aidoo

Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Alan Paton - Cry the Beloved Country (MUST READ)

James Ngugi - Weep Not Child, A Grain of Wheat

Wole Soyinka - Ake (MUST READ) particularly if from Abeokuta as I am!!

Chinua Achebe - Everyhing He's ever written

The Devil that Danced on the Water - Aminatta Forna

Answer 3

I assume you are looking for FAMOUS authors

Wole Soyinka- Kongi's Harvest(Nobel Prize)
Nadine Gordimer-Some Monday for sure(Nobel Prize)
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o - The river between
Tsitsi Dangarembga - Nervous Conditions
Ousmane Sembene - God's Bits of Wood

There are many others but those are among the most famous.
Check this link also:

Answer 4

I assume you're looking just for African authors and not African-American authors. Go to the link below for a comprehensive list from various African countries.

You can click on their names to find info about them and books they've written.

Answer 5

Ben Okri - "The Famished Road"

It's a very interesting book, about the journey of a spirit child on earth. It deals with poverty, politics and spirituality. A must read!