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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 626 times as african)
avg rating 3.75 — 414,070 ratings — published 1958
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 370 times as african)
avg rating 4.31 — 414,203 ratings — published 2013
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 353 times as african)
avg rating 4.34 — 184,429 ratings — published 2006
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 296 times as african)
avg rating 4.47 — 405,747 ratings — published 2016
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Purple Hibiscus Purple Hibiscus (Paperback)
by (shelved 270 times as african)
avg rating 4.18 — 143,924 ratings — published 2003
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as african)
avg rating 3.64 — 355,284 ratings — published 2018
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Disgrace Disgrace (Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as african)
avg rating 3.86 — 117,660 ratings — published 1999
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as african)
avg rating 4.49 — 810,969 ratings — published 2016
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 156 times as african)
avg rating 4.39 — 331,852 ratings — published 2012
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Nervous Conditions Nervous Conditions (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as african)
avg rating 4.04 — 23,147 ratings — published 1988
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Stay with Me Stay with Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as african)
avg rating 4.06 — 66,233 ratings — published 2017
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The Thing Around Your Neck The Thing Around Your Neck (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as african)
avg rating 4.22 — 50,228 ratings — published 2008
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The Girl with the Louding Voice The Girl with the Louding Voice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as african)
avg rating 4.42 — 174,263 ratings — published 2020
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The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as african)
avg rating 4.09 — 16,691 ratings — published 2010
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The Fishermen The Fishermen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as african)
avg rating 3.88 — 21,985 ratings — published 2015
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 105 times as african)
avg rating 4.11 — 251,618 ratings — published 2018
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We Need New Names We Need New Names (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as african)
avg rating 3.75 — 23,436 ratings — published 2013
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The Death of Vivek Oji The Death of Vivek Oji (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as african)
avg rating 4.12 — 68,386 ratings — published 2020
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No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3) No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 94 times as african)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,084 ratings — published 1961
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So Long a Letter So Long a Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as african)
avg rating 4.00 — 12,394 ratings — published 1980
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Transcendent Kingdom Transcendent Kingdom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as african)
avg rating 4.10 — 163,054 ratings — published 2020
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 91 times as african)
avg rating 3.81 — 276,272 ratings — published 1998
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Cry, the Beloved Country Cry, the Beloved Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as african)
avg rating 3.93 — 79,760 ratings — published 1948
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Season of Migration to the North Season of Migration to the North (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as african)
avg rating 3.72 — 33,714 ratings — published 1966
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as african)
avg rating 4.16 — 194,507 ratings — published 2007
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A Grain of Wheat A Grain of Wheat (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as african)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,893 ratings — published 1967
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Waiting for the Barbarians Waiting for the Barbarians (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as african)
avg rating 3.93 — 35,977 ratings — published 1980
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Freshwater Freshwater (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as african)
avg rating 4.01 — 36,809 ratings — published 2018
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Behold the Dreamers Behold the Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as african)
avg rating 3.94 — 86,108 ratings — published 2016
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The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as african)
avg rating 4.11 — 795,520 ratings — published 1998
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Cutting for Stone Cutting for Stone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as african)
avg rating 4.33 — 428,276 ratings — published 2009
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The Famished Road The Famished Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as african)
avg rating 3.73 — 13,613 ratings — published 1991
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as african)
avg rating 4.50 — 88,509 ratings — published 2017
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Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2) Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 73 times as african)
avg rating 3.79 — 9,360 ratings — published 1964
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Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as african)
avg rating 4.02 — 38,459 ratings — published 2011
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At Night All Blood is Black At Night All Blood is Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as african)
avg rating 3.80 — 28,575 ratings — published 2018
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as african)
avg rating 3.84 — 80,792 ratings — published 2015
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Under the Udala Trees Under the Udala Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as african)
avg rating 4.03 — 14,850 ratings — published 2015
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Long Walk to Freedom Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as african)
avg rating 4.36 — 94,527 ratings — published 1994
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Ghana Must Go Ghana Must Go (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as african)
avg rating 3.85 — 12,387 ratings — published 2013
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as african)
avg rating 3.43 — 560,309 ratings — published 1899
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His Only Wife His Only Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as african)
avg rating 3.73 — 33,186 ratings — published 2020
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Wizard of the Crow Wizard of the Crow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as african)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,785 ratings — published 2004
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The Joys of Motherhood The Joys of Motherhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as african)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,401 ratings — published 1979
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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as african)
avg rating 3.87 — 3,459 ratings — published 1968
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Dream Count Dream Count (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 54 times as african)
avg rating 3.79 — 44,090 ratings — published 2025
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Life & Times of Michael K Life & Times of Michael K (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as african)
avg rating 3.87 — 21,326 ratings — published 1983
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A Spell of Good Things A Spell of Good Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as african)
avg rating 3.78 — 7,072 ratings — published 2023
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The Palm-Wine Drinkard The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as african)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,820 ratings — published 1952
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Kintu Kintu (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as african)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,544 ratings — published 2014
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Abiola Abrams
“You are divine. You are rich. You have good juju as you have inherited the greatest inheritance there is. You have the power to shift worlds and bend them to your will. Accept your ancestral inheritance now. You are heiress to a rich heritage of divine prosperity.”
Abiola Abrams, African Goddess Initiation: Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy

Abiola Abrams
“Put your hand over your heart and say aloud, “I am not alone.” Your ancestors walked before you and we, your sisters on this cosmic quest, walk with you.”
Abiola Abrams, African Goddess Initiation: Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy

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