Mauritania

Books in this genre are set in or about Mauritania.

The Desert and the Drum
Guantánamo Diary: Restored Edition
The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga
Deep in the Sahara
A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa
Sahara
The Shadow of the Sun
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Angels of Mauritania a...
 
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Mohamed Bouya Bamba
Islam's Black Slaves: The Other Black Diaspora
Travels in Mauritania
Eve out of Her Ruins
Dangerous Love: A True Story of Tragedy, Faith, and Forgiveness in the Muslim World
To the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek Through the Heart of Africa
Birds of Nabaa: A Mauritanian Tale
Barzakh: The Land In-Between
A Thorned Rose in the Sand by Lea BronsenWhere Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsBest Laid Plans by Stylo FantomeKaribu Keňa by Hana HindrákováDobrovolnice by Hana Hindráková
Romance Novels Set in Africa
112 books — 38 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)
1,808 books — 1,693 voters

The Last Twilight by Marjorie M. LiuWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerTimeless by Gail CarrigerEternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene FrostSerpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison
Paranormal Romance Set in Africa
22 books — 11 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
555 books — 274 voters


I withdraw once again in the contemplation of the desert and its sumptuous architecture. How is it possible to have such perfect curves with such pure lines, looking as if drawn for infinity but made of... sand, sculpted by the wind? The little wind furrows are almost the perfect mirror image of those left by the pulses of the sea in the sand of the estuaries and on the beaches.
Francoise Hivernel, 50 Camels and She's Yours

Prince Laurent of Belgium
I may not always be taken seriously. I often come off as rather humorous: not serious, not academic enough. But that is simply not my style. I regret that I often get comments about that. That people think I have no sense of reality. But people don't know me. Sometimes I find it really disturbing, the criticism I've been getting since I was young. I'm 55 now: if I had really done something wrong, it would have been known by now. ...more
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