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message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

Sam wrote: "Race to FashodaRace to Fashoda by David Levering Lewis"

This may be a fine book but David Levering Lewis is American, so it's not appropriate for him to be included on this list.


message 3: by Sam (last edited Jul 15, 2010 08:59PM) (new)

Sam toer Is Albert Camus considered an African?


message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Well, he was born in Algeria and wrote some books set in Algeria with Algerian protagonists --so, yes I would consider him African.


message 5: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Feb 22, 2011 03:08PM) (new)

Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) What about Beryl Markham? She wasn't African by birth but Africa was THE continent that made her the person she was; and she not only spent her entire youth there (from age 3 or 5 or so onwards) but also returned there later in life and died there ...


message 6: by [deleted user] (new)

Well, Doris Lessing isn't African by birth and she is on this list so I would agree with you. Beryl Markham deserves to be listed here as well.


message 8: by Mmazipan (new)

Mmazipan How is Alexander McCall Smith an African? De-legitimised this whole list


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Alexander McCall Smith was born in Zimbabwe.


message 10: by Reem (new)

Reem Too many non-Africans on this list.


message 11: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 03, 2017 10:15AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Karima wrote: "Too many non-Africans on this list."

I have my doubts about Doris Lessing being on this list, as she was seen as a British author born in Iran (and yes, I know she lived in Africa for a bit, and yes, The Grass Is Singing is set in Africa. But still...). I noticed there have been doubts about her being including in this list in earlier messages as well...

I've deleted Verna Aardema, as she is American (and as far as I can tell, she has never lived in Africa, even though some of her books are set there).


message 12: by Wendy (new)

Wendy I recommend "Segou" by Maryse Condé


message 14: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 03, 2017 10:14AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Wendy wrote: "I recommend "Segou" by Maryse Condé"

Great book, but.... Maryse Condé is not African, even though she lived and worked in Africa for several years.


message 15: by StellaAdora (last edited Jul 12, 2017 12:32PM) (new)

StellaAdora How do I add this list to my favorites?


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Hit the "like" button at the bottom the list (it's between the list and the comments section).


message 17: by StellaAdora (new)

StellaAdora Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Hit the "like" button at the bottom the list (it's between the list and the comments section)."
Thank yoU!


message 18: by George P. (new)

George P. "homegoing" is listed twice, currently at no 128 and no 151.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Duplicates combined.


message 20: by George P. (new)

George P. "What is the What" no. 90, seems like a good biographical novel, but the author, Dave Eggers, is American, not African. He was born in Boston and lived mostly in the San Francisco area.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) George wrote: ""What is the What" no. 90, seems like a good biographical novel, but the author, Dave Eggers, is American, not African. He was born in Boston and lived mostly in the San Francisco area."

Removed.


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