Somalia

Books in this genre are set in or about Somalia.

Infidel
Desert Flower
The Orchard of Lost Souls
A House in the Sky
Black Mamba Boy
When Stars Are Scattered
Maps
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Call Me American: A Memoir
Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert
From a Crooked Rib
North of Dawn
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)
1,915 books — 1,815 voters

Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza MengisteMaps by Nuruddin FarahThe Shadow King by Maaza MengisteNotes from the Hyena's Belly by Nega MezlekiaThe Conscript by Gebreyesus Hailu
Reading the Horn of Africa
38 books — 9 voters

Mr. Impossible by Loretta ChaseAs You Desire by Connie BrockwayThe Other Guy's Bride by Connie BrockwayA Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna RaybournMr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
Historical Romance Set in Africa
55 books — 21 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
23 books — 11 voters


Igiaba Scego
“ Gostaria de correr. Brincar com outros filhotes. Ter uma mãe. Fundir-se à savana. Mas a savana está distante, muito longe. Para ele, é uma terra proibida. Encontra-se em perpétuo exílio, uma criança nascida sozinha. Nem sabe se um dia voltará para a África. Nem sabe se já esteve lá. [...] O elefantinho do Bernini da Piazza della Minerva é um dos melhores amigos que tenho em Roma. Para mim, aquele elefantinho é somali. Tem o mesmo olhar dos exilados. E também a mesma irreverência. [...] Com o tem ...more ”
― Igiaba Scego, La mia casa è dove sono

Giuseppe Catozzella
“ Della guerra, a me e Alì non è mai importato niente. Si sparassero pure per strada, non ci riguardava. Perché la guerra non poteva toglierci l'unica cosa importante: quello che lui era per me e quello che io ero per lui. ...more ”
― Giuseppe Catozzella, Non dirmi che hai paura

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