The 2022 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book Set In East Africa
 East African countries- Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
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Small Country by Gaël Faye

Small Country

Gaël Faye

183 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Paradise

Abdulrazak Gurnah

256 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Through My African Eyes by Jeff Koinange

Through My African Eyes

Jeff Koinange

258 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Kintu

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

442 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging slow-paced
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami

224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

Lemon

Kwon Yeo-sun

147 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary mystery dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu

The Hairdresser of Harare

Modern African Writing

Tendai Huchu

200 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina Gappah

Out of Darkness, Shining Light

Petina Gappah

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed

The Orchard of Lost Souls

Nadifa Mohamed

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed

Black Mamba Boy

Nadifa Mohamed

280 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced