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
A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa
Deep in the Sahara
Sahara
The Shadow of the Sun
Islam's Black Slaves: The Other Black Diaspora
Travels in Mauritania
Barzakh: The Land In-Between
Eve out of Her Ruins
Dangerous Love: A True Story of Tragedy, Faith, and Forgiveness in the Muslim World
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Angels of Mauritania a...
 
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Mohamed Bouya Bamba
To the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek Through the Heart of Africa
Birds of Nabaa: A Mauritanian Tale
Sketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersThe Tenth Gift by Jane JohnsonThe Salt Road by Jane JohnsonThe Sultan's Wife by Jane JohnsonThe Black Crescent by Jane            Johnson
Historical Fiction - North Africa
31 books — 12 voters
Binti by Nnedi OkoraforWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyA Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkAlif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson
SF & F Atlas - Africa
57 books — 17 voters

Silent Terror by Samuel CottonImmersed in West Africa by Terry ListerThe Kingdom of Emptiness by Tom GambleThe Last Brother by Nathacha AppanahThe Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk
Books set in Mauritania
11 books — 7 voters
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiBloodline by William GraceSon of the Storm by Suyi Davies OkungbowaBlood Scion by Deborah Falaye
Africa-Influenced Epic Fantasy
41 books — 12 voters

Nevada Lowball by Antonio NicassioThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fictitious Africa
562 books — 316 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
23 books — 11 voters


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“ 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

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