Africa

The new novel by Booker-shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR 'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times'Incredibly moving and hopeful' Nadifa Mohamed'Remarkable' Alice Walker'A...

A Congolese refugee getting by in the Australian suburbs, Isa has a background that seems unimaginable in his new country - a childhood as a boy soldier. Now, Isa's a...

The exhilarating debut political thriller from the award-winning BBC broadcaster George Alagiah. 'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more -...

A heartbreaking, exquisitely written masterpiece.One of the ten books – novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography – that make up our Matchbook Classics' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of...

Winner of the 2019 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize'On the third of September, not so long ago, something truly wondrous happened on the Beauford Farm and Estate. At the moment of...

Translated by Howard CurtisBoxing offers one boy hope in cruel between-the-wars Algeria — but will it help him win the woman he loves?As a child living in a ghetto, Turambo...

Translated by Alexia TrigoMohamed Mbougar Sarr's searing and thought-provoking debut novel, Brotherhood takes place in the imaginary town of Kalep, where a fundamentalist Islamist government has spread its brutal authority.Under...

Translated by Chris AndrewsIn 1936, a young dreamer named Edmond Charlot opened a modest bookshop in Algiers. Once the heart of Algerian cultural life, where Camus launched his first book...

From the widely acclaimed author of American War, Omar El Ekkad, a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic and profoundly moving novel that brings the global refugee crisis down to the level...

A beautifully written and utterly captivating novel about female strength and the power of belief, set during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King casts a light on the...

A powerful novel concerned with how good people can end up doing terrible things during times of war and conflict.In Now I Am Here, we begin at the end. The...

The prize-winning story of a Senegalese soldier in the trenches, told in hypnotic, powerful prose.Alfa Diaye and Mademba Diop are two of the many Senegalese tirailleurs who fight in the...

Translated by Sam Taylor From the author of the International Booker Prize-winning At Night All Blood is Black: a moving and immersive adventure story set in eighteenth century Senegal The...