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dynamicafrica:

A list of the 10 best contemporary African books as chosen by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, deputy editor of Granta Magazine via The Guardian.

Titles:

• The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna (2010)
• Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (2010)
• Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela (2010)
• The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu (2010)
• Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa (2012)
• Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou (2009)
• African Metropolitan Architecture by David Adjaye (2011)
• Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste (2010)
• Heart of Darkness by David Zane Mairowitz, Joseph Conrad and Catherine Anyango (2010)
• Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli/Kadir Nelson (2010)

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