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AFRICA'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
The top twelve best books selected are listed below

Things Fall Apart
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By Chinua Achebe

Sosu's Call
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By Meshack Asare

So Long a Letter
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By Mariama Ba

Terra Arrow of God  
By Chinua Achebe

Nervous Condition
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Tsitsi Dangarembga

African Origin

Cheikh Anta Diop

L'Amour La Fantasia
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By Assia Djebar

The Cairo Trilogy
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By Naguib Mahfouz

Chaka
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By Thomas Mofolo

Ake
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By Wole Soyinka

A Grain of Wheat
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Ngugi wa Thiongo

Oeuvre Poetique
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Leopold S. Senghor

Arranged in the tables below is a copy of the other finalists of the 100 titles announced by the panel of judges in Accra, Ghana, 18 February 2002.

Literature for children

Al-Homi, Hayam AbbasEgyptAdventures of a BreathAtfalna
Mungoshi, CharlesZimbabweStories from a Shona Childhood Baobab Books
Tadjo, VeroniqueCôte d'IvoireMamy Wata et le monstre Nouvelles éditions ivoriennes


Creative writing

Abnudi, `Abd al-RahmanEgyptal-Mawt `ala al-asfaltAtlas
Achebe, ChinuaNigeriaArrow of God Heinemann
Aidoo, Ama AtaGhanaAnowa Longman
Almeida, GermanoCape VerdeO testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva AraújoEd. Caminho
Armah, Ayi KweiGhanaThe Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Heinemann
Bâ, Amadou HampâtéMaliL'étrange destin de Wangrin Union générale d'éditions
Ben Jelloun, TaharMoroccoLa nuit sacrée Seuil
Beti, MongoCameroonLe pauvre Christ de Bomba Présence africaine
Brink, AndréSouth AfricaA Dry White Season Penguin
Bugul, KenSenegalRiwan, ou le chemin de sablePrésence africaine
Cheney-Choker, SylSierra LeoneThe Last Harmattan of Alusine DunbarHeinemann
Chraibi, DrissMoroccoLe passé simpleGallimard
Coetzee, J.M.South AfricaLife and Times of
Michael K		Secker & Warburg
Craveirinha, JoséMozambiqueKaringana ua KaringanaAcademica
Dadié, BernardCôte d'IvoireClimbiéEditions Segiers
Dib, MohammedAlgeriaAlgérie, La grande maison, L'incendie, Le métier à tisserLe Seuil
Diop, BiragoSenegalLes contes d'Amadou KoumbaPrésence africaine
Diop, Boubacar BorisSenegalMurambi ou le livre des ossementsStock
Emecheta, BuchiNigeriaThe Joys of MotherhoodAlison and Busby
Fagunwa,
Daniel O.		NigeriaOgboju ode ninu igbo irunmaleNelson
Farah, NuruddinSomaliaMapsPan Books
Fugard, AtholSouth AfricaThe Blood KnotSimondium Publishers
Ghitani, Jamal al-EgyptZayni BarakatGEBO
Gordimer, NadineSouth AfricaBurgher's DaughterJonathan Cape
Head, BessieSouth AfricaA Question of PowerHeinemann
Honwana, BernardoMozambiqueNos matamos o cão tinhosoAcademica
Hove, ChenjeraiZimbabweBonesBaobab Books
Isegawa, MosesUgandaAbessijnse KroniekenUigeverij De
Bezige Bij
Jordan, Archibald CampbellSouth AfricaIngqumbo yeminyanyaLovedale Press
Joubert, ElsaSouth AfricaDie Swerdjare van Poppie NongenaTafelberg
Kane, Cheikh HamidouSenegalL'aventure ambiguëEditions Juillard
Khosa, Ungulani Ba KaMozambiqueUalalapiAEMO
Kourouma, AhmadouCôte d'IvoireLes soleils des indépendancesLe Seuil
Laye, CamaraGuineaL'enfant noirPlon
Magona, SindiweSouth AfricaLiving, Loving and Lying Awake at NightDavid Philip Publishers
Marechera, DambudzoZimbabweHouse of HungerHeinemann
Monenembo, TiernoGuineaUn attieké pour ElgassLe Seuil
Mutwa, Vusamazulu CredoSouth AfricaIndaba, My ChildrenBlue Crane Books
Ngugi wa Thiong'oKenyaCaitaani Mutharaba-iniHeinemann
Niane, Djibril TamsirSenegalSoundjata ou l'épopée mandinguePrésence africaine
Nyembezi, SibusisoSouth AfricaInkinnsela yaseMgungundlovuShuter and Shooter
Okigbo, ChristopherNigeriaLabyrinthsHeinemann
Okri, BenNigeriaThe Famished RoadSpectrum Books
Oyono, FerdinandCameroonLe vieux nègre et la médailleEditions Juillard
P'Bitek, OkotUgandaSong of LawinoHeinemann
PepetelaAngolaA geração da utopiaDom Quixote
Saadawi, Nawal ElEgyptWoman at Point ZeroZed Books
Salih El TayyibSudanSeason of Migration to the NorthHeinemann
Sassine, WilliamsGuineaLe jeune homme de sablePrésence africaine
Sembene, OusmaneSenegalLes bouts de bois de DieuLe livre contemporain
Serote, MonganeSouth AfricaThird World ExpressDavid Philip Publishers
Shabaan,
Robert Bin		TanzaniaUtenzi wa vita vya uhuruEast African Literature Bureau
Sony Labou TansiDem. Rep. of CongoLa vie et demieSeuil
Sow Fall, AminataSenegalLa grève des battusNouvelles éditions africaines
Soyinka, WoleNigeriaDeath and the King's HorsemenSpectrum
Tchicaya U Tam'siCongoLe mauvais sang - feu de brousse - à trisse-coeurP.J. Swald
Tutuola, AmosNigeriaThe Palm-wine DrinkardFaber
Vera, YvonneZimbabweButterfly BurningBaobab Books
Vieira, José LuandinoAngolaNós os do Makulusu[União dos Escritores Angolanos]
Vilakazi, B.W.South AfricaAmal'eZuluWitwatersrand University Press
Yacine, KatebAlgeriaNedjmaLe Seuil


Scholarship/non-fiction

Amin, SamirEgyptAccumulation on a World ScaleMonthly Review Press
Amadiume, IfiNigeriaMale Daughters, Female HusbandsZed Books
Andrade,
Mario de		AngolaOs nacionalismos africanosSa da Costa
Appiah, AnthonyGhanaIn My Father's HouseOxford University Press
Cabral, AmilcarGuinea-BissauUnity and StruggleMonthly Review Press
Chimera, RochaKenyaKiswahili, past, present and future horizonsNairobi University Press
Doorkenoo, EfuaGhanaCutting the RoseMinority Rights Group
Hayford, J.E. CaselyGhanaEthiopia UnboundCass
Hountondji, PaulinBeninSur la philosophie africaineFrançois Maspero
Johnson, SamuelNigeriaThe History of the YorubasG. Routledge & Sons
Kenyatta, JomoKenyaFacing Mount KenyaSecker & Warburg
Ki-Zerbo, JosephBurkina FasoHistoire de l'Afrique noireHatier
Krog, AntjieSouth AfricaCountry of My SkullJonathan Cape
Mama, AminaNigeriaBeyond the Mask, Race, Gender and IdentityRoutledge
Mamdani, MahmoodUgandaCitizen and SubjectJames Currey Publishers
Mandela, NelsonSouth AfricaLong Walk to FreedomLittle Brown
Marais, EugeneSouth AfricaDie Siel van die MierJ.L. van Schaik
Memmi, AlbertTunisiaPortrait du colonisé suivi de portrait du colonisateurL'Etincelle
Mondlane, EduardoMozambiqueThe Struggle for MozambiquePenguin
Mphahlele, EzekielSouth AfricaDown Second AvenueFaber & Faber
Mudimbe, V.Y.Dem. Rep. of CongoThe Invention of AfricaIndiana University Press
Nkrumah, KwameGhanaGhana: The Autobiography of Kwame NkrumahNelson
Plaatje, SolSouth AfricaNative Life in South AfricaP.S. King
Van Onselen, CharlesSouth AfricaThe Seed is MineDavid Philip Publishers

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