Whitlaw' TBR Takedown Challenge

[Whitlaw]

1. Destruction of Black Civilisations - Chancellor William
2. Grain of Wheat - Ngugi WaThiongo
3. The Concubine - Alechi Amedi
4. Sundiata - Mamadou Kouyate
5. Ghana Must Go - Taiye Selasi
6. The Palm Wine Drunkard - Amos Tutuola
7. House Boy - Ferdinand Oyono
8. The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born - Ayi Kwei Armah
9. Efuru - Flora Nwapa
10. Oil And Water - Helon Habila
11. Kintu - Jennifer Makumbi
12. Unbowed - Wangari Mathaai
13. Dreams in a time of War - Ngugi wa Thiongo
14. Asata - Asata Shakur
15. Beloved - Toni Morrison
16. Soweto Under the Apricoat Tree - Niq Nhlongo
17. Notes from Hyna's belly - Nega MEzlekia
18. If They Come in The Morning - Angela Y Davis
19. Radio Okapi Kindu - Jennifer BaKody
20. What We Lose - Zinzi Clemmens
21. Fresh Water - Akwaeke Emezi
22. Our Lady of the Nile - Scholarstique Mukasonga
23. The Trial of Dedan Kimathi - Ngugi waThiongo
24. Patrice Lumumba - Georges Ntalaja

[Diane , Head Librarian]

Fantastic list, Whitlaw! You have a lot of the classics here.

[Whitlaw]

Hopefully I will be able to read more than half of them, I am already in possession of about 6 books on the list.

[Tinea, Nonfiction Logistician]

This is an interesting list, with some really old books I hadn't heard of before! The diaspora reads mixed in will be an interesting contrast and comparison I think (Asata, Davis, Morrison, Clemmons). I had to look a lot of these up. Where did your inspiration come from?

[Whitlaw]

I believe that Africa and her children in the diaspora are one, so I always try to mixed it up. So that I get to understand Africa and Africans from different perspectives.

[Orgeluse]

This list is really inspiring! I chose Cockroaches by Scholastique Mukasonga for my Random African Travels Challenge here in this group and am eager to hear your take on Our Lady of the Nile which I have not yet read, either. I enjoyed Beloved and Ghana must go!

[Tamara]

This is a great list. I plan to browse through it and pick out several to read. The only one I've read so far is Freshwater, which I thought was very, very strange.
Thanks for sharing the list.

[Austin]

Awesome list, also try "The Healers" by Ayi Armah

[Tamara]

Whitlaw, I just finished What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons. I picked it up from your list. I thought it was fantastic. Thank you for recommending it. I've already posted my review of it.
Thanks, again. I look forward to reading more of the books on your list.

[Anetq, Tour Operator & Guide]

Nice list there, Whitlaw!