Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th century


Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century is the most ambitious project ever embarked on by the African publishing industry. To encourage African writers and publishers, the Zimbabwe International Book Fair launched the international compilation of "Africa's 100 Best Books" . read more

This page lists the holdings of the 'Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century' that the African Union Library has in its collection. Each title is linked to the library catalogue with bibliographic detail and cover page of the respective book.

The list is also available by country, language and type - please refer to it at the end of the page

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A couple of book covers

      21. Devil on the cross: One of our century's great novels tribune - Ngugi, Wa Thiongo - Language (English)
      22. Facing Mt. Kenya - Kenyatta, Jomo - Language (English)
      23. Fantasia, an Algerian cavalcade - Djebar, Assia - Language (English)
      24. God's bits of wood/Sembene Ousmane - Ousmane, Sembene - Language (English)
      25. Histoire de l'Afrique Noire - Ki-Zerbo, Joseph - Language (French)
      26. In my Fathers' House:Africa in the philosophy of culture - Approach,Kwame Antony - Language (English)
      27. Indaba, my children - Mutwa, Vusamazulu Credo - Language (English)
      28. Inkinsela Yasemgungundlovu - Nyembezi, Sibusiso
      29. Karingana ua Karingana - Craveirinha, José - Language (Portuguese)
      30. Kiswahili Past Present and Future Horizons - Chimerah, Rocha - Language (English)
      31. L'Amour, la fantasia - Djebar, Assia - Language (French)
      32. L'Aventure ambigue - Kane, Cheik Hamidou - Language (French)
      33. L'Enfant noir - Camara Laye - Language (French)
      34. L'étrange destin de Wangrin: ou les roueries d'un interprète africain - Ba, Amadou Mampaté - Language (French)
      35. L'Incendie - Dib, Mohammed - Language (French)
      36. La grande maison: roman - Dib, Mohammed - Language (French)
      37. La grève des battus - Fall, Aminata Sow - Language (French)
      38. La nuit sacrée - Ben Jelloun, Tahar - Language (French)
      39. La vie et demie - Tansi, Sony Labou - Language (French)
      40. Labyrinths: Poems - OKIGBO, Christopher - Language (English)