16 Best african literature books like Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John

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Born on a Tuesday

By: Elnathan John

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria, Born on a Tue…

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Cover of Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta

1. Everything Good Will Come

By: Sefi Atta

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Everything Good Will Come introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. It is 1971, a … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • african literature
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2. Season of Crimson Blossoms

By: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

3.92

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

An affair between 55-year-old widow Binta Zubairu and 25-year-old weed dealer Reza was bound to pro… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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3. Tomorrow Died Yesterday

By: Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • african literature
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4. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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5. Born on a Tuesday

By: Elnathan John

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria, Born on a Tue… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • coming of age
  • religion
  • fiction
  • african literature

6. Under the Udala Trees

By: Chinelo Okparanta

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful … read more

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7. 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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8. The Fishermen

By: Chigozie Obioma

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

In a Nigerian town in the mid 1990's, four brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of vio… read more

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9. 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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10. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
"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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11. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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12. The Son of the House

By: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

SHORTLISTED for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 • FINALIST for the Nigeria Prize for Literature 20… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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13. Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad

By: Damilare Kuku

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

A collection of short stories, structured as case-studies, and a form of love letter in solidarity … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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14. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
"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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15. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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16. 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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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • african literature
Cover of Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

17. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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18. The Baby is Mine

By: Oyinkan Braithwaite

3.24

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

When his girlfriend throws him out during the pandemic, Bambi has to go to his Uncle's house in loc… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
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19. The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing

By: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

3.98

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a melliflu… read more

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  • africa
  • african literature
"I spent years avoiding sex with guys because I didn’t want anyone to gossip about me. I wish I had realized sooner that no matter what I did guys would claim to have fucked me every which way under t…"

-Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing

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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
Cover of Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

21. Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories

By: Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

3.99

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

6 hrs. 10 min. Nigerian author Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi makes her American debut with this dazzling… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
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  • african literature

16 Top fiction books like Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John

Transform Your Habits

Everything Good Will Come

Sefi Atta

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Season of Crimson Blossoms

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

4.25

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20 Best fiction books like Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

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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