16 best-selling african literature books like Odufa, A Lover's Tale by Othuke Ominiabohs

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Odufa, A Lover's Tale

By: Othuke Ominiabohs

3.32

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

When Anthony Mukoro discovers he cannot father a child, his whole world comes crashing. In the a…

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1. Second Class Citizen

By: Buchi Emecheta

4.09

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

A poignant story of a resourceful Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination of women an… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
"She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost."

-Buchi Emecheta, Second Class Citizen

"Adah could not stop thinking about her discovery that the whites were just as fallible as everyone else. There were bad whites and good whites, just as there were bad blacks and good blacks! Why then…"

-Buchi Emecheta, Second Class Citizen

"She, who only a few months previously would have accepted nothing but the best, had by now been conditioned to expect inferior things. She was now learning to suspect anything beautiful and pure. Tho…"

-Buchi Emecheta, Second Class Citizen

Cover of In Dependence by Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Sarah Ladipo Mayika, Sarah Manyika

2. In Dependence

By: Sarah Ladipo Manyika , Sarah Ladipo Mayika , Sarah Manyika

3.88

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

It is the early sixties when a young Tayo Ajayi sails to England from Nigeria to take up a scholars… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
Cover of Daughters Who Walk This Path by Yejide Kilanko

3. Daughters Who Walk This Path

By: Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Spirited and intelligent, Morayo grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-d… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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4. Tomorrow Died Yesterday

By: Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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5. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

By: Lola Shoneyin

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

African-born poet Lola Shoneyin makes her fiction debut with The Secret Lives of Babi Segi's Wives,… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction

6. Stay with Me

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expect… read more

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7. I Do Not Come to You by Chance

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

4.12

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A deeply moving debut novel set amid the perilous world of Nigerian email scams, I Do Not Come to Y… read more

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8. A Spell of Good Things

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

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9. Tomorrow I Become a Woman

By: Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

Format: None pages, Audiobook

What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then aga… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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10. A Broken People's Playlist

By: Chimeka Garricks

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully w… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
"They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you. I will sign and say I don't know. It happened in fragments, piece by piece, separate moments over the years. Moments - that's how I remember…"

-Chimeka Garricks, A Broken People's Playlist

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11. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right

By: Ukamaka Olisakwe

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadin… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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12. Wahala

By: Nikki May

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An incisive and exhilarating debut novel of female friendship following three Anglo-Nigerian best f… read more

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  • fiction
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13. Only for the Week

By: Natasha Bishop

4.40

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.And now a toast from … read more

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  • fiction
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14. The Mechanics of Yenagoa

By: Michael Afenfia

3.84

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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15. The Middle Daughter

By: Chika Unigwe

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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16. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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17. The Teller of Secrets

By: Bisi Adjapon

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel—a tale of self-discovery and feminist awakening—a feisty Nigerian-Ghan… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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18. Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

4.26

Format: 336 pages, ebook

On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls. Some managed to escape. Many are still missing. … read more

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  • fiction
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19. The Three of Us

By: Ore Agbaje-Williams

2.96

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Long-standing tensions between a husband, his wife, and her best friend finally come to a breaking … read more

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  • fiction
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20. We Were Girls Once

By: Aiwanose Odafen

3.82

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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21. Someday, Maybe

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.90

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A stunning and witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss,… read more

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  • fiction
"Nobody tells you that irrational hope is a side effect of grief. And they should because it is dangerous."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

"when someone you love dies, there's this period of disbelief-a time of dug-in heels, the refusal to process your new reality."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

"...there is no easy way to articulate what it means for your loved ones to worry that your person's ability to love you is limited by their inability to comprehend many of your lived experiences."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

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22. Broken. Not a halal love story

By: Fatima Bala

4.19

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In this heartwrenching new novel from Award-winning author and poet, Fatima Bala, a connection send… read more

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"Broken into fragments, Heartbeats - counted, limited. Yet, I’d give all the beats I have left to hear my name escape your lips again. Ours is a togetherness that honors the beauty of our solitude."

-Fatima Bala, Broken. Not a halal love story

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23. Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Gaga Crazy (Lagos Lovin', #1) by Camaa Pearl

24. Gaga Crazy (Lagos Lovin', #1)

By: Camaa Pearl

4.39

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Love is a beautiful display of madness. “It’s impossible to have a male bestie and not have sex … read more

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25. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
Cover of Odufa, A Lover's Tale by Othuke Ominiabohs

26. Odufa, A Lover's Tale

By: Othuke Ominiabohs

3.32

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

When Anthony Mukoro discovers he cannot father a child, his whole world comes crashing. In the a… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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27. After the Rain (Lagos Plastic Surgeons Book 3)

By: Amaka Azie

4.38

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Medical school student by day and nightclub stripper by night. When Miriam Dogo’s uncle threatens h… read more

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28. Adanna

By: Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

4.13

Format: 621 pages, Kindle Edition

Adanna, the haunting beauty married off to a man three times her senior. After enduring two decades… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of With Love, Miss Americanah by Jane Igharo

29. With Love, Miss Americanah

By: Jane Igharo

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sisi Americanah—the Young Adult contemporary romance debut from Jane Igharo—sees a teenager move fr… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Parlour Wife: The most poignant historical fiction book you’ll read this year by Foluso Agbaje

30. The Parlour Wife: The most poignant historical fiction book you’ll read this year

By: Foluso Agbaje

4.06

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war. Lagos, 1939 Wit… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Governor's Wife (Abuja Friends) by Amaka Azie

31. The Governor's Wife (Abuja Friends)

By: Amaka Azie

4.01

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Newly separated Ogonna Moneke has come to Abuja to open a safe house for abused women. Luck is on h… read more

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25 Best fiction books like Odufa, A Lover's Tale by Othuke Ominiabohs

Transform Your Habits

Second Class Citizen

Buchi Emecheta

4.09

Transform Your Habits

In Dependence

Sarah Ladipo Manyika , Sarah Ladipo Mayika , Sarah Manyika

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Daughters Who Walk This Path

Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Chimeka Garricks

3.87

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Transform Your Habits

Born on a Tuesday

Elnathan John

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Henry Henry

Allen Bratton

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Evenings and Weekends

Oisín McKenna

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Blessings

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

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