The Fortunes of Wangrin
By: Amadou Hampâté Bâ , None
3.40
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The Fortunes of Wangrin Amadou Hampate Ba Translated by Aina Pavolini Taylor with an Introduction b…
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1. Who Fears Death
By: Nnedi Okorafor
3.94
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning literary author presents her first foray into supernatural fantasy with a novel of… read more
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- africa
- fiction
"If you spend enough time in the desert, you will hear it speak."-Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death
"Oh, how our traditions limit and outcast those of us who aren't normal."-Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death
"My mother once said that fear is like a man who, once burned, is afraid of a glow worm"-Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death
"To be something abnormal meant that you were to serve the normal. And if you refused, they hated you... and often the normal hated you even when you did serve them."-Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death
2. The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
By: Hisham Matar
4.15
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Hisham Matar, a memoir of his… read more
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"What do you do when you cannot leave and cannot return?"-Hisham Matar, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
"The past, like a severed limb, tried to fix itself onto the body of the present."-Hisham Matar, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
"And I remember this man who never ran out of poems telling me once that knowing a book by heart is like carrying a house inside your chest."-Hisham Matar, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
"Those who would later lament Seif and his father's (Qaddafi) regime are like a man who looks at the ashes and says, "I much prefer the fire"-Hisham Matar, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
3. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
By: Molière , Dietmar Fricke
3.72
Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme est une comédie-ballet, en cinq actes en prose. Le Bourgeois gentilhomm… read more
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- fiction
4. The Plot Against America
By: Philip Roth
2.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This may be alternative history, but it is chillingly and convincingly realistic in its portrayal. … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
5. I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
By: Angela Y. Davis , Maryse Condé , Richard Philcox
4.25
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
"Stunning...Maryse Conde's imaginative subversion of historical records forms a critque of contempo… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
6. Chaka
By: Thomas Mofolo , Daniel P. Kunene
4.27
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Tells the classic story of the Zulu hero Chaka. read more
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- africa
- african literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. The Immoralist
By: André Gide , David Watson , Alan Sheridan
3.55
Format: 123 pages, Paperback
In The Immoralist, André Gide presents the confessional account of a man seeking the truth of his o… read more
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- fiction
- 20th century
"Existing is occupation enough."-André Gide, The Immoralist
"إنني اترك الماضي خلفي بعيدا كأنه عصفور يطير ويترك ظله."-André Gide, The Immoralist
"Nothing thwarts happiness so much as the memory of happiness."-André Gide, The Immoralist
"Aynı zamanda hem içten olmak, hem de öyle görünmek olası değil."-André Gide, The Immoralist
8. The Fortunes of Wangrin
By: Amadou Hampâté Bâ , None
3.40
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The Fortunes of Wangrin Amadou Hampate Ba Translated by Aina Pavolini Taylor with an Introduction b… read more
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- africa
- mali
- the world
- fiction
- 20th century
- historical fiction
- african literature
9. So Long a Letter
By: Mariama Bâ , Modupé Bodé-Thomas
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
This novel is in the form of a letter, written by the widowed Ramatoulaye and describing her strugg… read more
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- africa
- fiction
- african literature
10. Il nostro bisogno di consolazione
By: Stig Dagerman , Fulvio Ferrari
4.24
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
L’inalienabile aspirazione umana alla felicità, alla libertà, al riscatto, al diritto di esistere s… read more
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"Är det att leva, att man är så ohyggligt ensam att man inte ens förmår att smitta ner de ’friska’ med sin ’sjukdom’?"-Stig Dagerman, Il nostro bisogno di consolazione
"Och de dödsdömda kan inte protestera, de kan bara dö. Det är domarna som måste bli annorlunda, mindre domare, mer människor, mindre rättvisa, mer mänskliga."-Stig Dagerman, Il nostro bisogno di consolazione
"Ändå jämrade sig minnet och sade: Riv inte, det är mina hus. Ni får inte slakta Klara! Varför inte, frågade då förnuftet, och minnet svarade: Därför att det är i denna del av världen som du har upple…"-Stig Dagerman, Il nostro bisogno di consolazione
"Men ingenting av detta får, tycker jag, hindra Davis’ anhängare från att fortsätta, väl medvetna om att detta bara är början. Om det blir mer än en början, det kan vi inte veta och det får inte göra …"-Stig Dagerman, Il nostro bisogno di consolazione
11. The Bridge of Beyond
By: Barbara Bray , Jamaica Kincaid , Simone Schwarz-Bart
2.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is an intoxicating tale of love and wonder, mothers and daughters, spiritual values and the gr… read more
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12. God's Bits of Wood
By: Ousmane Sembène , Francis Price
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1947-48 the workers on the Dakar-Niger railway staged a strike. In this vivid, timeless novel, O… read more
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13. The Dark Child
By: James Kirkup , Camara Laye , None , None
3.19
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa,… read more
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14. Thousand Cranes
By: Yasunari Kawabata , Edward G. Seidensticker
3.71
Format: 147 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here. Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata’s Thousa… read more
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- fiction
"Гріх ніколи не змиєш, а горе минає."-Yasunari Kawabata, Thousand Cranes
"Коли вона померла, я з жалем подумала: навіть якщо її не розуміли, то все одно смерть не можна виправдати. Смерть виключає будь-яку надію на порозуміння."-Yasunari Kawabata, Thousand Cranes
"Now, even more than the evening before, he could think of no one with whom to compare her. She had become absolute, beyond comparison. She had become decision and fate."-Yasunari Kawabata, Thousand Cranes
"– Понимаете, Кикудзисан, человек не может быть благоразумным и мудрым, если в нем слишком сильно мужское или женское начало. – Да? Значит, мудрость среднего пола? – Иронизируете? Ну, ну… Однако, когд…"-Yasunari Kawabata, Thousand Cranes
15. Leo Africanus
By: Amin Maalouf , None
4.21
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
"I, Hasan the son of Muhammad the weigh-master, I, Jean-Leon de Medici, circumcised at the hand of … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"في كل طائفة عصاة يُلعَنون في العلن ويُدعَى لهم في السر."-Amin Maalouf, Leo Africanus
"ابني الأول اسميته جوسب، أي يوسف، على اسم ابن يعقوب واسم السلطان صلاح الدين."-Amin Maalouf, Leo Africanus
"Soy hijo del camino, caravana es mi patria y mi vida la más inesperada travesía"-Amin Maalouf, Leo Africanus
"Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs."-Amin Maalouf, Leo Africanus
16. Au revoir là-haut
By: Pierre Lemaitre
4.20
Format: 567 pages, Paperback
Sur les ruines du plus grand carnage du XXe siècle,deux rescapés des tranchées, passablement abîmés… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Même les grandes joies vous laissent un peu de regret, il y a un fond de manque dans tout ce qu'on vit."-Pierre Lemaitre, Au revoir là-haut
"Elle les avait démasqués de loin, les petits ambitieux qui la trouvait banale vue de face, mais très jolie vue de dot."-Pierre Lemaitre, Au revoir là-haut
"Le pays tout entier était saisi d'une fureur commémorative en faveur des morts, proportionnelle à sa répulsion vis-à-vis des survivants."-Pierre Lemaitre, Au revoir là-haut
17. La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
By: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Un magistral roman d'apprentissage, une saisissante enquête sur les traces d'un mystérieux auteur m… read more
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- africa
- fiction
- african literature
"Nunca intentes decir de qué habla un gran libro. O si lo haces, la única respuesta posible es: de nada."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"He alcanzado el estado terminal de la inmigración: simplemente ya no creo en la posibilidad del regreso."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"Estuvo tanto tiempo en el exilio - medio siglo! - que nos decíamos que debía de haberse dejado una parte de sí mismo por el camino"-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"Nos apetece hablar de todo, menos del exilio. De todas formas, no hay nada que decir sobre el exilio. No conozco un tema más molesto en este mundo."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
18. Jawbone
By: Mónica Ojeda
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So ho… read more
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"Una bala que sale y luego regresa para darte en el corazón: eso es una hija."-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone
" A veces me gusta imaginar que el universo es el cadáver de Dios descomponiéndose , le dijo Annelise durante una tarde de clases extra. Imagine, Miss Clara, que fuéramos solo eso: la enorme y flotant…"-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone
19. Anéantir
By: Michel Houellebecq
3.84
Format: 734 pages, Hardcover
Ce roman de Michel Houellebecq nous projette à la fin du second mandat du président à travers un ré… read more
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"La prise de vues donnait une étrange impression de neutralité."-Michel Houellebecq, Anéantir
"Les chrétiens ont du mal en général, avec l’absurde, ça n’entre pas vraiment dans leurs catégories."-Michel Houellebecq, Anéantir
"Certains lundis de la toute fin novembre, ou du début de décembre, surtout lorsqu'on est célibataire, on a la sensation d'être dans le couloir de la mort. Les vacances d'été sont depuis longtemps oub…"-Michel Houellebecq, Anéantir
20. The Desert and the Drum
By: Mbarek Ould Beyrouk
3.88
Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition
The Desert and the Drum is the first novel ever to be translated into English from Mauritania. It w… read more
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- the world
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21. The Eternal Audience of One
By: Rémy Ngamije
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This coming-of-age tale follows a young man who is forced to flee his homeland of Rwanda during the… read more
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- african literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
"It's easy to live and work with someone when you don't owe them an apology. But when you apologize for the fucked up shit you did then you need to carry the guilt and the shame."-Rémy Ngamije, The Eternal Audience of One
"Isn't that what apologies are? Acknowledgment of guilt and shame. And the other person takes your wrongdoing and agrees to carry it and le t you be human again. That's why I don't believe weak people…"-Rémy Ngamije, The Eternal Audience of One
