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Fifty African Writers You Must Read

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Authors are listed, alphabetically, by first name. Also check out a beautiful collage of all 50 African Writers’s photos. You may also view just the male writers or just the female writers.

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A. Igoni Barrett
A. Igoni Barrett
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Ahdaf Soueif
Ahdaf Soueif
Alain Mabanckou
Alain Mabanckou
Aminatta Forna
Aminatta Forna
Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina
Boubacar Boris Diop
Boubacar Boris Diop
Chibundu Onuzo
Chibundu Onuzo
Chigozie Obioma
Chigozie Obioma
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chris Abani
Chris Abani
Dinaw Mengestu
Dinaw Mengestu
E. C. Osondu
E. C. Osondu
Elnathan John
Elnathan John
Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Helen Oyeyemi
Helen Oyeyemi
Imbolo Mbue
Imbolo Mbue
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Jowhor Ile
Jowhor Ile
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
K.  Sello Duiker
K. Sello Duiker
Kopano Matlwa
Kopano Matlwa
Kwei Quartey
Kwei Quartey
Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami
Leila Aboulela
Leila Aboulela
Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay
Leye Adenle
Leye Adenle
Lola Shoneyin
Lola Shoneyin
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
Maaza Mengiste
Maaza Mengiste
Marguerite Abouet
Marguerite Abouet
Marie NDiaye
Marie NDiaye
Masande Ntshanga
Masande Ntshanga
Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor
Noo Saro-Wiwa
Noo Saro-Wiwa
Panashe Chigumadzi
Panashe Chigumadzi
Petina Gappah
Petina Gappah
Roland Rugero
Roland Rugero
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Sefi Atta
Sefi Atta
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi
Teju Cole
Teju Cole
Tendai Huchu
Tendai Huchu
Toni Kan
Toni Kan
Yaa Gyasi
Yaa Gyasi
Yewande Omotoso
Yewande Omotoso
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Zakes Mda
Zakes Mda
Zuksiwa Wanner
Zuksiwa Wanner

There are so many great writers from Africa, and the African Diaspora, that we can not possibly list them all. Please list any you’d like to share in the comments section below.


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