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Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Ndipe(m): 1:36am On Oct 24, 2011
Arrow of god by Chinua Achebe is another favorite novel of mine.

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Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by blacklion(m): 7:32am On Oct 28, 2011
'Arrow of God' by Chinua Achebe and 'A Grain of Wheat' by Ngugi wa Thiong'O grin
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by adetunrayo(f): 5:18pm On Oct 28, 2011
I love all pacesetters books back then. Now, I hadly get time to read.
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Jeezuzpick(m): 7:57am On Oct 29, 2011
Burning Grass

An African Night's Entertainment

Passport of Mallam Illia

The River Between

Kalu Okpi's "The Smugglers"
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by lequatee(m): 3:47pm On Aug 11, 2014
tianshie: Difficult to choose.Hmm. . .

The Adventures of Souza

hahahaaaha. I love that book also. the most hillarious african book I have come across. The Souza character was so silly.

who also read THE FLIGHT OF SIMIROKE?
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Valentinooo: 9:34pm On Feb 26, 2015
All the works of Chinua Achebe are worthy of reading.
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by anigold(m): 4:07pm On May 12, 2015
tianshie:
Difficult to choose.Hmm. . .

The Adventures of Souza

Oga abeg do u have a soft copy of "The Adventures of souza" I lost my copy about 16 years ago....
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by tianshie(m): 1:33pm On May 13, 2015
anigold:


Oga abeg do u have a soft copy of "The Adventures of souza" I lost my copy about 16 years ago....

I'm sorry I don't. I read it many years ago in JSS 2. Good luck with finding one.
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by moneyallowed(m): 10:44pm On May 13, 2015
Chaka by Thomas Mofolo.
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Ashiat39(f): 2:59pm On May 16, 2015
Things fall apart second class citizen by Buchi Emecheta so long a letter by Mariama Ba Behind the cloud by Ifeoma okoye Hope in anarchy The beautification of an area boy by Wole Soyinka A woman in her prime Machant of flesh by Ifeoma Chinumba
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Ndipe(m): 3:58am On Feb 07, 2018
hbabe:
'The African Child' by Camara Laye remains by fav followed closely by 'Things fall apart' by Chinua Achebe.

Read this, https://www.nairaland.com/10200/saddest-love-story-camara-laye
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Ibrosco: 5:55pm On Feb 07, 2018
the virgin was made into a film directed by tunde kelani
zukkie4eva:
- Without a Silver Spoon
- The second chance
- The Virgin
-The Concubine

. . . i wonder why they can't make them into movies. Can't our movie producers translate these books to motion pictures just like Pride & Prejudice, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist e.t.c.??. . . ***I wish i were a movie producer*** cool
Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Ibrosco: 6:08pm On Feb 07, 2018
the narrow path directed by tunde kelani was adapted from the virgin
zukkie4eva:
- Without a Silver Spoon
- The second chance
- The Virgin
-The Concubine

. . . i wonder why they can't make them into movies. Can't our movie producers translate these books to motion pictures just like Pride & Prejudice, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist e.t.c.??. . . ***I wish i were a movie producer*** cool

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