Only Africans can tell d African story as it should.African authors tell of d African story with passion n life dt is so compelling n brilliant

Only Africans can tell d African story as it should.African authors tell of d African story with passion n life dt is so compelling n brilliant

As an English Language undergraduate i av read quite a lot of works by African experience.I love Achebe 4 his portrayal of d Nigerian experience n culture.Isidore Okpewho also treats contemporary African but especially Nigerian.I love South Africa's Athol Fugard,he wrote Sizwe Bansi is dead n Boesman n Lena.Kenya's Ngugi wa Thiongo is good 2.4 humour i love Okot p Bitek's Song of Lawino

Weep Not Child - Ngugi Wa Thiong'o.

Chinua Achebe's Novel, "Things Fall Apart" is perhaps, Africa's most famous novel. Chei, one of my then friends, a Non-Nigerian was asking me why I always bothered reading about other African novels, when infact, Nigerian writers, like Chinua Achebe was the best. He was quite unhappy that he was passed over for the Nobel Prize that went to Soyinka.

However, my favorite African Novel is "So Long a Letter" by Mariama Ba. The literary qualities of that novel is non-pareil, compared to other novels that I have read. Also read Scarlet song by the same author.

If you haven't read anything by Ngugi wa Thion'go start soon. , Weep not Child, The River Between etc
You seem to have ignored the African women writers:
I suggest Ama Ata Aidoo - one of her best plays is Anowa
Then Tsitsi Dangarembga and her novel Nervous Conditions

I know it's been mentioned over and over, but Mariama Ba's book ' So long a letter' is exceptional.

Also the landscapes within by Ben Okri.

Prof. Ade, good you saw it.

Nna, the day I read the novel, "So Long a Letter" for my SSCE, chei, I was very impressed by the grammar. It was quite popular amongst my classmates. That is my favorite novel of all the novels from African writers. I have written a glowing review about the book on amazon.com. No other novel that I know of can match the literary qualities in So Long a Letter".

I also like Isidore Okpewo's novel, "The Victims". Showcases the pitfalls of polygamy. I did not finish Nervous conditions by Dangeremba, because I was ticked off by her blasphemous comment in the novel. People just need to be careful when writing about the Supreme Being.

Just to let you all know that I am also writing a novel.

There is this book i read in school But i have forgotten the name.
One of the figuers was called Matamba or something like that and something terrible happened to him.
Please what was the name of that book and what was it all about

I love Elechi Amadi ''concubine''Our African writers are really talented.

Who has read Karen King Aribisala? She is from Guyana, and I think married to a Nigerian. She lectures at the University of Lagos and has won a prestigious award in Literature. I have not read her, or rather, just browsed through one of her novels. Reason I am inquiring about her, is that there is a girl that I sort of know who told me that she, Karen is her favorite author from Nigeria. She has paid glowing tributes to this woman's literary work, that I am quite curious to know if anybody has.

Anowa-Ama Aita Aidoo
Violence- Festus Iyayi
Anthills of the savannah
Wole Soyinka's 'The lion and the jewel et al.

books by Buchi Emecheta

yeah she's quite good! i read "Nairapower' (pacesetters series, then) and also 'In The Ditch' which was autobiographical.


'Wizard of the Crow' by James Ngugi is quite hot right now. Its off the hook.

seriously recommended!!

Ndipe:

Who has read Karen King Aribisala? She is from Guyana, and I think married to a Nigerian. She lectures at the University of Lagos and has won a prestigious award in Literature. I have not read her, or rather, just browsed through one of her novels. Reason I am inquiring about her, is that there is a girl that I sort of know who told me that she, Karen is her favorite author from Nigeria. She has paid glowing tributes to this woman's literary work, that I am quite curious to know if anybody has.

Orikinla, where are you? Are you not the expert on King Aribisala? Shebi she is the woman you were falling in love with? Abeg answer Ndipe quick quick o!!!

The Beggar's strike by Aminata Sow Fall is another popular African book. The writer, Aminata Sow Fall is from Senegal.

Eze goes to school,  

Have read a lot of wole soyinkas novels and i think they are really nice and have also read Things fall Apart. Has anyone read. THE NEW MAN by femi Ademiluyi, JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD by Buchi Emecheta, THE BEAUTIFULL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN by  Ayi Kwei Armah.

do you know any african novels made into a movie?

Chinue Achebe's Things fall apart is still one of the most popular _{if not outrightly the most popular} novel there is.

Pocahontas, thank you so much for bringing back my secondary school memories! I read a lot of Pacesetters series novels. The website address is indeed priceless.

Xala by Sembene Ousmane, "The African Child" by Camara Laye have been adapted into movies.

So long a letter, by Mariama Ba has been adapted into either a play or a drama, though in Senegal.

There are loads of good books from Africa.

i must really commend african mostly nigerian authors on their work. i read novels alot and i would say im impressed.i want to encourage everyone to cultivate the habit of reading novels mostly african novels,do this and you will never remain the same

hi soulful, i have also read the concubine. it was one of the best book i have ever read after treasure island and robinson crusoe. have you read those?

@Ndipe, I love Xala. the movie is very nice too.

like many, Things fall apart is one of my all time favourite.
Houseboy by ferdinand Oyono from cameroon is just excellent
one the best books ever written: Ambiguous Adventure by cheikh hamidou kane, senegal
Weep Not Child
The Sun of Independance Ahmadou kourouma, cote d'ivoire

Maryse conde is not from Africa, she is from Guadeloupe, but she is one of the BEST writers in the world. try and read Segu, its an excellent book

chinua achebe- things fall apart
chukwemeka ike-potters will
elechi amadi-the concubine
buchi echemeta-2nd class citizen

I think I have read all of Buchi Emecheta's books.
Destination Biafra
The Joy's of Motherhood
2nd Class Citizen
The slave girl
The Bride Price
Kehinde

I forget the others. She is really good. I think one of them was even made into a TV series by the BBC?

Flora Nwankpa is also very good.

I think I can truly say that each time I have put down those books I have learnt smething either about myself, the human condition Nigerian Societal history in general.

Onuora Nzekwu's Eze goes to school just reminds me of growing up back home aahh memories of Naija

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Read a few of Buchi Emecheta's books but she's good
The Bride Price
The joy's of motherhood
Second class Citizen

Other authors

Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe

The Beautiful Ones are not yet born - Ngugi W'thiongo

The African Child Camara Laye.

The Interpreters- Wole Soyinka

Our husband has gone mad again - Ola Rotimi

The Gods are not to blame- Ola Rotimi

The Lion and the Jewel - Wole Soyinka

The Concubine - Elechi Amadi

Bottled Leopard - Chukwuemeka Ike

A man of the people - Chinua Achebe

I read the concubine back to back at least 3 times. I almost cried when Ekwueme died . . . after chasing his dream for so long.