The book unfolds in a space of ten days before Kenyan independence celebrations in 1963 and captures the anxieties that linger as each group reviews what has been lost, and gained.
A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Coetzee weaves with brutal, admirable grace a troubling story in which the professor, in a bid to escape the consequences of his action, finds refuge in his daughter’s isolated smallholding in post-apartheid South Africa.
Disgrace by JM Coetzee
This is one of the best African novels ever written. Since its publication, nearly 12 million copies have been sold, with translations into more the 50 languages.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
This book became an immediate bestseller in 1948. It is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the backdrop of a land and people driven by racial injustice.
Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
This book is a satirical attack on the Ghanaian society during Kwame Nkrumah's regime and the period immediately after independence in 1960.
The Beautyful Ones are not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah
Ngugi weaved fiction and non-fiction beautifully in this book. It tells a moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau War on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya.
Weep Not Child by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Laye describes life growing up as an African child in West Africa. The book is an autobiography portraying a vision of the Islamic and African communities in the pre-colonial era.
The African Child by Camara Laye