Invest in African literature this festive season
Following a hectic year that has been 2020, why not unwind with great new reads?
The holidays is a perfect time to catch up on some reading.
Following a hectic year that has been 2020, why not unwind this festive season with great new reads?
The following list is a collection of African Literature books by African authors across the continent.
Try one of these books:
• Things Fall Apart by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. This is a fiction based on the pre-colonial life in the south eastern part of Nigeria.
• Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The novel is about a young woman who struggles to assert her identity in a patriarchal culture.
• Disgrace by Maxwell Coetzee. This book won the Booker Prize and the author won the Nobel Prize in literature four years after its publication.
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• Maru by Bessie Head. This book tackles racism, love and tribal prejudice.
• The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda tells a story of a man who returns from America to his village in the Eastern Cape, the book has received great reviews.
• Welcome to our Hillbrow tackles issues of xenophobia, the Aids pandemic and other challenges faced by South Africans. The book is written by Phaswane Mpe.
These books are educational, offering great teachings about the African continent’s heritage.
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