What About Francophone African Literature?

by - 09:07

Being an English speaker, I can only read Francophone African literature that has been translated into English - I guess that is a good enough reason to finally learn French. Although I am aware of the fact that there are many, many more books out there not translated that I am missing out on, it's still nice to know that there are a number of translated works that enable me to really explore and experience the variety of Francophone African literature out there.  Here's a look at some Francophone African novels translated into English (a list of Alain Mabanckou, an author whose works I've been dying to read, can be found here). 

 Benin and Burkina Faso

Cameroon
 




Congo


Cote d'Ivoire






Djibouti
DRC

Guinea

Mali and Senegal
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8 Comments

  1. Nina31 July 2012 at 09:30

    What a great list! I think I have read four of them, which is not too good.

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    1. bookshy31 July 2012 at 12:34

      Thank you. As I was making the list I realised I hadn't read that many either - only 3. Definitely something I need to correct.

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  2. Anonymous1 August 2012 at 16:27

    is allah n'est pas oblige on your list?

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    1. bookshy1 August 2012 at 16:41

      Hi! I absolutely loved 'Allah is not Obliged' - even reviewed it a while back on this blog - but I also wanted to showcase Ahmadou Kourouma's other novels.

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  3. Anonymous2 August 2012 at 09:13

    Finally you have featured Cameroonian books on your site. I Hope that next time you will do more research and feature Anglophone Cameroon Writers.

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  4. bookshy2 August 2012 at 09:38

    Thank you for your comment. This post was dedicated purely to Francophone African literature but Oscar C. Labang wrote a beautiful piece on Anglophone Cameroon Literature for Bakwa Magazine (http://bakwamagazine.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/commentary-anglophone-cameroon-literature-the-travails-of-a-minority-literature/).

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  5. ella west15 December 2013 at 18:21

    This is a great, and humbling, reading list. I've only read 7. Have you read any Assia Djebar?

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  6. bookshy30 January 2014 at 13:16

    Thanks!!! I haven't unfortunately, but I really do want to read her work.

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