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Five great books from Africa to read this yearIt’s been a great year for African writing, with Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah winning the 2021 Nobel prize for Literature. South Africa’s Damon Galgut lifted the Man Booker Prize for his novel, The Promise, and exciting prose continued to sprout. Peter Kimani, leading Kenyan author, journalist, and academic, lists his top five picks.
Updated July 20, 20223 min read