Big Books of 2026
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Malawi

Books in this genre are set in or about Malawi.

Malawi Books

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Lower River: A Riveting Literary Thriller – Peace Corps Dream Becomes African Nightmare of Survival
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The Jive Talker: An Artist's Genesis
The Heaven Shop
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Venture to the Interior
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
No Easy Task
The Bird Boy's Song
Laugh with the Moon
Smouldering Charcoal
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Lists

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
Binti by Nnedi OkoraforThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforEverfair by Nisi ShawlWarrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
SF & F Atlas - Africa
57 books — 16 voters

The Last Twilight by Marjorie M. LiuWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerTimeless by Gail CarrigerSerpent's Kiss by Thea HarrisonEternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Paranormal Romance Set in Africa
22 books — 11 voters
The Sunbird by Elizabeth WeinThe Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderWhen the Ground Is Hard by Malla NunnLyrics Alley by Leila AboulelaA Cowrie of Hope by Binwell Sinyangwe
Books set in AFRICA - Clean Reads for adults and teens
51 books — 1 voter

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerA Dry White Season by André BrinkThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William KamkwambaWe Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
Southern Africa
264 books — 71 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


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Quotes Tagged “Malawi”

“ Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another. ”
― Madonna
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William Kamkwamba
“ Chief Wimbe also loved his cat, which was black and white but had no name. In Malawi, only dogs are given names, I don't know why. ...more ”
― William Kamkwamba, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
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Videos Tagged “Malawi”

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William Kamkwamba speaks at TEDGlobal Oxford July 2009
William Kamkwamba speaks at TEDGlobal Oxford July 2009
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Groups Tagged "Malawi"

Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
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Silent World — A discussion group A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent …more
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Ask A.J. Walkley A.J. Walkley is the author of such titles as VUTO, QUEER GREER and CHOICE. She's here to answer …more
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Read with Tendai Shaba (Official) Read and discuss the poems and books written by Malawian author Tendai M Shaba.
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