Top 12 Books by Novelists of Colour Published in 2015
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It has been a joy to see the authors and books I mentioned in my Top 10 Books by Novelists of Colour published in 2014 list gain great successes and recognition in 2015. For example Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize for ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’, Imran Garda’s ‘The Thunder That Roars’ is to be made into a film and Yvonne Adhiambo Owour’s ‘Dust’ has taken the literary landscape by storm.
Compiling this year’s list was no easy feat, I was again spoilt for choice and it is my hope that this is a challenge I will continue to face, for it serves as a reminder of the abundance of talent within our communities.
Without further ado, here are my Top 12 Books by novelists of colour published in 2015, with a few honourable mentions at the end.
The Fishermen , Chigozie Obioma
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