Topic
African Literature
5 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
5 posts
Where to Start with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — how to approach Half of a Yellow Sun, her Booker Prize-winning novel of the Nigerian-Biafran War and its essential companions. A complete reading guide.
Best African Literature: Essential Novels from the Continent
The best African literature — from Things Fall Apart and Half of a Yellow Sun to Americanah and Homegoing. Essential novels from Nigeria, Ghana, and across Africa.
Best Books Set in Africa: Essential Reading Across the Continent
The best books set in Africa — from Things Fall Apart and Half of a Yellow Sun to Disgrace and Americanah. Essential African fiction and literature from across the continent.
Where to Start with Chinua Achebe: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Chinua Achebe — whether to begin with Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, or No Longer at Ease. A complete reading guide to Achebe's novels.
Where to Start with Wole Soyinka: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Wole Soyinka — whether to begin with Aké, Death and the King's Horseman, or his other work. A complete reading guide to the Nobel Prize winner.
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