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message 1: by Anetq, Tour Operator & Guide (last edited Oct 31, 2020 12:40PM) (new)

Anetq | 1024 comments Mod
African bingo 2020

I'll be aiming for a full Bingo again - let's see how that goes!
14 read

Award Winning book Under the Udala Trees
From the Horn of Africa Three Eritrean Plays by Musgun Zerai
Regional Group Read La Bastarda: A Novel by Trifonia Melibea Obono
Written in French ±·Ã¦²õ³Ù±ð²Ô»å°ùø³¾³¾±ð by Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo

Published 2010-2020 Nineveh by Henrietta Rose-Innes
Translated (Non-English / French) Senhor Napumocenos testamente
Free Choice Awu's Story: A Novel by Justine Mintsa
African Writers Series Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories by Alifa Rifaat

Genre fiction: Sci-fi, Horror, Mystery Transparent City by Ondjaki
Non-fiction
50 African Women List July's People by Nadine Gordimer
Published by small / indie press Men of the South by Zukiswa Wanner

New author under 30
Published 1970-80 Xala by Ousmane Sembène
Female African Author The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Theme: Migration / Displacement The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah


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Anetq | 1024 comments Mod
Oh I forgot to update this... I have actually been reading something, so I'll update above :)


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Only 4 to go...
Planning Welcome to Lagos for the author under 30.
Not sure about the rest?

From the Horn of Africa
Non-fiction
Published 1970-80


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Valerie (valroos) | 321 comments Anetq wrote: "Only 4 to go...
Planning Welcome to Lagos for the author under 30.
Not sure about the rest?

From the Horn of Africa
Non-fiction
Published 1970-80"


Almost there! I also read Welcome to Lagos for that prompt. I am planning to read Maaza Mengiste's latest book The Shadow King for the Horn of Africa prompt.


message 5: by Anetq, Tour Operator & Guide (new)

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I have soooo many books piled up, that I haven't gotten to yet, and can't seem to find the time currently - but it'll be winter soon, and those dark evenings in the north should make for more reading :)
I liked Mengiste's Beneath the Lion's Gaze, so that's definitely an idea, but I should probably start by checking what I have in the piles of TBRs, haha...
Terribly behind on the TBR takedown challenge as well, but there may be overlaps :)


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Orgeluse | 481 comments Valerie wrote: "Anetq wrote: "Only 4 to go...
Planning Welcome to Lagos for the author under 30.
Not sure about the rest?

From the Horn of Africa
Non-fiction
Published 1970-80"

Almost there! I a..."


I am curious about In the United States of Africa by Abdourahman A. Waberi which I plan to read in the last months of this year. I already tried reading The Land Without Shadows at the beginning of this year but dnfed it as there was not much plot. But the writing was good!


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Anetq | 1024 comments Mod
Ok, just two to go!

Non-fiction
and
Author under 30 - still planning Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo for this one


message 8: by Valerie (new)

Valerie (valroos) | 321 comments Anetq wrote: "Ok, just two to go!

Non-fiction
and
Author under 30 - still planning Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo for this one"


Good luck with finishing the challenge Anetq.


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