Long Books
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)
42nd out of 1,807 books — 1,690 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
41st out of 601 books — 429 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best by African Authors
29th out of 409 books — 223 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
45th out of 820 books — 286 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonMisery by Stephen KingMort by Terry PratchettThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen KingWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Books of 1987
32nd out of 374 books — 186 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Nigeria With Love: Books by Nigerian Authors
25th out of 228 books — 153 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithOut of Africa by Isak DinesenDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Best books for an African Safari
88th out of 476 books — 525 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOliver Twist by Charles Dickens
"State of the Nation" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
66th out of 135 books — 66 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBuck by M.K. AsanteNative Son by Richard Wright
Books with Black Protagonists
13th out of 160 books — 83 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
37th out of 555 books — 274 voters

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir NabokovOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Penguin Modern Classics
218th out of 414 books — 490 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Gods Are Not to Blame by Ola RotimiAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka
Books Set in Nigeria
27th out of 198 books — 110 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Man of the People by Chinua AchebeRoots by Alex HaleyAncestor Stones by Aminatta Forna
History through Novels: West Africa
6th out of 68 books — 42 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark HaddonCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Non-Winners of the Man Booker
121st out of 274 books — 245 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebePortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothAmerican Pastoral by Philip RothAnthills of the Savannah by Chinua AchebeEveryman by Philip Roth
Man Booker International Prize Winners
4th out of 23 books — 16 voters
Chasing the Devil by Tim ButcherThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
West Africa
22nd out of 201 books — 88 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEgyptian Hieroglyphs by W.V. DaviesA Handful of Dust by Evelyn WaughThe Fourth Hand by John IrvingLionheart by Sharon Kay Penman
Egyptian Hieroglyphical Uniliteral Symbols
11th out of 222 books — 12 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeDown and Rising by Rohith S. Katbamna
Best Multicultural General Fiction
165th out of 590 books — 378 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
10650th out of 32,407 books — 123,424 voters
Sleeping on a Wire by David GrossmanBetween Quran and Kafka by Navid KermaniThe Terror of God by Navid KermaniYou Are Not a Gadget by Jaron LanierWho Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Authors
38th out of 45 books — 2 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Ashford Affair by Lauren WilligHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Historical fiction: Africa
80th out of 125 books — 48 voters
The Hungry Tide by Amitav GhoshCollected Poems by Nissim EzekielDeath and the King's Horseman by Wole SoyinkaGoat Days by BenyaminEscape Artist by Sridala Swami
Book suggestions for a Marathi English medium school
48th out of 60 books — 1 voter

Interpreter of Maladies / The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesThe Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann BrasharesGirls in Pants by Ann BrasharesForever in Blue by Ann Brashares
VVA Middle School Kindle
16th out of 100 books — 1 voter
The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Space Barons by Christian DavenportThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovAn American Life by Ronald Reagan
My 2020 reading list
79th out of 100 books — 3 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Potential Books For Untitled Book Club Project
18th out of 32 books — 2 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherChasing the Devil by Tim ButcherSketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Great Modern African Reads
55th out of 89 books — 57 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAesop’s Fables by AesopLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Authors With A Last Name Starting With "A"
101st out of 463 books — 20 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
831st out of 1,094 books — 985 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
882nd out of 1,019 books — 598 voters
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaThe Lying Days by Nadine GordimerThe Jungle Books by Rudyard KiplingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverA Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer
JPGS Y10 RAW - Africa - fiction
10th out of 32 books — 2 voters

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