Libya

Books in this genre are set in or about Libya.

The Return
In the Country of Men
My Friends
The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984
نزيف الحجر
التبر
Gaddafi's Harem: The Story of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya
Under the Tripoli Sky
13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi
The Burning Shores: Inside the Battle for the New Libya
الكتاب الأخضر
Anatomy of a Disappearance
The Shadows of Ghadames
Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution
The Map of Salt and Stars
The Frontlines of Peace by Severine AutesserreBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenMy War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony LoydA Capitalist in North Korea by Felix AbtSketches from the Periphery by M.P. Summers
Conflict-Zone Journalism
284 books — 141 voters
The Plague by Albert CamusKing of the Wind by Marguerite HenryIn the Country of Men by Hisham MatarThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeHideous Kinky by Esther Freud
North Africa
147 books — 34 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,753 books — 1,632 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherDark Star Safari by Paul TherouxSo Many Africas by Jill KandelKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayJourney Without Maps by Graham Greene
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Africa
121 books — 114 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWhat the Earl Desires by Aliyah BurkeThe Last Twilight by Marjorie M. LiuHer Reluctant Viscount by Aliyah BurkeA Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory
Africans in Romance
39 books — 11 voters


Prince Laurent of Belgium
Before I got the Royal endowment, I was not allowed to work. I always wanted to. And I have always been contradicted on that front. I have never asked to depend on others, I have always wanted to be independent. That's why I want to do these projects. ...more
Prince Laurent of Belgium

Clearly, the humanitarian relation is not a relation between equals. We are not our "brother's keepers" then, but rather we are more like animal keepers. Bombing for us is really just an animal management technology, and our relationship to the world remains a zoological one. ...more
Maximilian Forte

More quotes...
Great African Reads Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discuss…more
4,153 members, last active 3 days ago
Littérature Maghrébine Francophone French Maghreb Literature
5 members, last active one year ago
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
24,317 members, last active 20 hours ago
For Maghreb (and, more broadly, North African) enthusiasts.
8 members, last active 14 years ago