Helon Habila

15 books

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 by Dave Eggers

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008

Best American Nonrequired Reading #7

Dave Eggers with Emily Raboteau, Rutu Modan, Malerie Willens, J. Malcolm Garcia, Judy Blume, Stephen King, George Saunders, Laurie Weeks, Gene Weingarten, Helon Habila, Marjorie Celona, Patrick Tobin, Andrew Sean Greer, Jake Swearingen, Laura van den Berg, David Gessner, Paul Hornschemeier, Raffi Khatchadourian

fiction essays short stories reflective medium-paced

400 pages | first published 2008

The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria by Helon Habila

The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria

Helon Habila

nonfiction politics religion challenging informative sad medium-paced

128 pages | first published 2016

Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa by Kadija Sesay, Fred D'Aguiar, Pascale Petit, Sarah Maguire, Chenjerai Hove, Nathalie Handal, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Benjamin Zephaniah, Niyi Osundare, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Helon Habila, Amiri Baraka, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Paulo da Costa, Lemn Sissay, Kwame Dawes, Martín Espada, Chris Abani, Syl Cheney Coker, Moniza Alvi, Jayne Cortez

Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa

Kadija Sesay, Fred D'Aguiar, Pascale Petit, Sarah Maguire, Chenjerai Hove, Nathalie Handal, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Benjamin Zephaniah, Niyi Osundare, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Helon Habila, Amiri Baraka, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Paulo da Costa, Lemn Sissay, Kwame Dawes, Martín Espada, Chris Abani, Syl Cheney Coker, Moniza Alvi, Jayne Cortez

fiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced

200 pages | first published 2005

Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing by Yvonne Vera, Fatou Diome, Ivan Vladislavić, Mia Couto, Doreen Baingana, Leila Aboulela, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Nawal El Saadawi, Ondjaki, Abdourahman A. Waberi, Aziz Chouaki, J.M. Coetzee, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mohamed Magani, Marlene van Niekerk, Patrice Nganang, Helon Habila, Mohammed Naseehu Ali, Boubacar Boris Diop, Nuruddin Farah, Alain Mabanckou, Nadine Gordimer, Niq Mhlongo, Zakes Mda, Chinua Achebe, José Eduardo Agualusa, Rob Spillman, E.C. Osondu, Binyavanga Wainaina, Laila Lalami, Chris Abani

Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing

Yvonne Vera, Fatou Diome, Ivan Vladislavić, Mia Couto, Doreen Baingana, Leila Aboulela, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Nawal El Saadawi, Ondjaki, Abdourahman A. Waberi, Aziz Chouaki, J.M. Coetzee, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mohamed Magani, Marlene van Niekerk, Patrice Nganang, Helon Habila, Mohammed Naseehu Ali, Boubacar Boris Diop, Nuruddin Farah, Alain Mabanckou, Nadine Gordimer, Niq Mhlongo, Zakes Mda, Chinua Achebe, José Eduardo Agualusa, Rob Spillman, E.C. Osondu, Binyavanga Wainaina, Laila Lalami, Chris Abani

fiction short stories reflective sad medium-paced

344 pages | first published 2009

The Granta Book of the African Short Story by Helon Habila

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Helon Habila with Mansoura Ez-Eldin, E.C. Osondu, Camara Laye, George Makana Clark, Doreen Baingana, Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa, Alaa Al Aswany, Patrice Nganang, Uwem Akpan, Fatou Diome, Ivan Vladislavić, Rachida el-Charni, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alex La Guma, Alain Mabanckou, Yvonne Vera, Dambudzo Marechera, Brian Chikwava, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Manuel Rui, Binyavanga Wainaina, Olufemi Terry, Leila Aboulela, Milly Jafta, Aminatta Forna, Laila Lalami, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Zoë Wicomb, Maaza Mengiste

fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced

344 pages | first published 2011

Measuring Time by Helon Habila

Measuring Time

Helon Habila

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

272 pages | first published 2007

Oil on Water by Helon Habila

Oil on Water

Helon Habila

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

239 pages | first published 2010

Travelers by Helon Habila

Travelers

Helon Habila

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

288 pages | first published 2019

Travellers by Helon Habila

Travellers

Helon Habila

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

296 pages | first published 2019

Waiting for an Angel by Helon Habila

Waiting for an Angel

Helon Habila

fiction short stories emotional slow-paced

240 pages | first published 2003