Here is a list of Africa-related books that you might find interesting. Many more titles will be added by us in the future. And we hope visitors to our site will contribute to this list too.

Travel guides

Bradt, Hilary. Guide to Madagascar.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1997.

Bradt, Hilary et al. Madagascar Wildlife: a visitor's guide.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1996.

Briggs, Philip. Guide to Ethiopia.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1998.

Briggs, Philip. Guide to Ghana.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1998.

Briggs, Philip. Guide to Mozambique.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications.

Briggs, Philip. Guide to South Africa.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1997.

Briggs, Philip. East and Southern Africa: The Backpacker's Manual.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1998.

Briggs, Philip. Guide to Tanzania.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1996.

Finlay, Hugh et al. Africa on a shoestring.
Hawthorn: Lonely Planet Publications, 1998.
McIntyre, Chris. Guide to Zambia.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications.

Travel Writing about Africa

Ghosh, A. In an Antique Land. 1994
Golding, An Egyptian Journal. 1997
Lieve Joris. Back to the Congo.1987
Joris, Lieve. Mali Blues. 1996
Kennedy, D. Beyond the Pyramids.
Murphy, Dervla. Muddling through Madagascar.1985
Naipaul, Shiva. North of South. An African Journey. 1979
Stevens, Stuart. Malaria Dreams: An African Journey.1989
Wayne, S. Egypt & the Sudan. 1997

Books written by African Writers

Ibrahim, G.I. Down to the Sea. 1991
Mahfouz, N. Autumn Quail. 1990
Mahfouz, N. Wedding Song. 1989
Mahfouz, N. The Beggar. 1990
Saadawi, N.E. She Has No Place in Paradise. 1987
Soueif, A. In the Eye of the Sun. 1995

Novels and Stories Set in Africa

Gordimer, Nadine.
Gordimer, Nadine. A Guest of Honour. 1970.
Gordimer, Nadine. July's People.1981
Lessing, Doris. The Grass is Singing.1950
Naipaul, V.S. A Bend in the River. 1979
Naipaul, V.S. In a Free State. 1971
Theroux, Paul. My Secret History. 1989

This list is partly based on information provided by Literary Travel Bookshop 'Evenaar' in Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
E-mail: evenaar-reisboekhandel@wxs.nl

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