My New African Fiction Shelf

I have recently developed an interest in the work of African writers, particularly (although not exclusively) fiction and have been attempting to build a collection of such work.  Some of these I've mentioned before in earlier posts.  I haven't read all of them as of yet by any means, although I'm working on it.  Those I have read and particularly liked and recommend are marked by an asterisk.

 The list is organized by countries, in no particular order.

Senegal:

*God's Bits of Wood By Sembene Ousmane 

Nigeria:

The Palm-Wine Drinkard and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola

*Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

No Longer At Ease by Chinua Achebe

*Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe

*Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe

The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

The Famished Road by Ben Oki

*Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Kenya:

*Weep Not, Child by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

*The River Between by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Ghana:

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah

The Dilemma of a Ghost  and Anowa (two plays) by Ama Ata Aidoo

Botswana:

*When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head

Zimbabwe:

Zenzele:  A Letter for My Daughter by J. Nozipo Maraire

Without a Name and Under the Tongue by Yvonne Vera

*Butterfly Burning by Yvonne Vera

Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

South Africa:

*Waiting for the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee

Life & Times of Michael K. by J. M. Coetzee

Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee

The Conservationist by  Nadine Gordimer

*July's People by Nadine Gordimer

Egypt:

*Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz

The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz:

*Palace of Desire  

*Palace Walk

*Sugar Street

*Arabian Days and Nights by Naguib Mahfouz