Our top reads in Africa - in alphabetical order

World Book Group Edinburgh, first UNESCO World City of Literature Country Author Title Ethiopia - Nega Mezlekia - The god who begat a jackal Libya - Ibrahim al-Koni - The bleeding of the stone Morocco - Mahi Binebine - Welcome to Paradise Nigeria - Chinua Achebe - Anthills of the savannah Senegal - Sembene Ousmane - God’s bits of wood South Africa - Nadine Gordiner - The house gun Sudan - Leila Aboulela - The translator Tanzania - Abdulrazak Gurnah - By the sea Zambia - Binwell Sinyangwe - A Cowrie of hope Zimbabwe - Shimmer Chinodya - Harvest of thorns Our top ten reads from Africa (in alphabetical order)