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Fiction set all or mostly in Africa

  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake

Excellent heist novel set in Idi Amin’s Uganda. It’s about a plot to steal a trainload of coffee.

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  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake
  7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard
28766

Fiction set all or mostly in Africa

  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake
  7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard
  8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
28767

Fiction set all or mostly in Africa

  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake
  7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard
  8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  9. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
28768

Fiction set all or mostly in Africa

  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake
  7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard
  8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  9. Congo by Michael Crichton
28769

Fiction set all or mostly in Africa

  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake
  7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard
  8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  9. Congo by Michael Crichton
  10. Jungle Tales of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
28770

Fiction set all or mostly in Africa

  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake
  7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard
  8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  9. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
  10. Congo by Michael Crichton
  11. Jungle Tales of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  12. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith
28771

Does it say something about the publishing business (or about us) that eleven of the twelve authors listed are white?

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  1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer
  2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens
  3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie
  5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway
  6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake
  7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard
  8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  9. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
  10. Congo by Michael Crichton
  11. Jungle Tales of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  12. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith
  13. Allan Quatermain, H. Ryder Haggard

Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa?

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
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Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa?

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
28774

Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa?

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
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Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa?

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
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Non-fiction books about Africa

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
  5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
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Non-fiction books about Africa

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
  5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
  6. White Mischief, by James Fox
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Non-fiction books about Africa

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
  5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
  6. White Mischief, by James Fox
  7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
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Non-fiction books about Africa

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
  5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
  6. White Mischief, by James Fox
  7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
  8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu
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  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
  5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
  6. White Mischief, by James Fox
  7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
  8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu
  9. Sowing The Mustard Seed, Y.K. Museveni (Ugandan President)
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Non-fiction books about Africa

  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
  5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
  6. White Mischief, by James Fox
  7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
  8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu
  9. Death In The Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick
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  1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead
  2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
  3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
  4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
  5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
  6. White Mischief, by James Fox
  7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
  8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu
  9. Sowing The Mustard Seed, Y.K. Museveni (Ugandan President)
  10. Death In The Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick
  11. Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela
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White Nile, Alan Moorehead
2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont
3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson
4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
6. White Mischief, by James Fox
7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu
9. Sowing The Mustard Seed, Y.K. Museveni (Ugandan President)
10. Death In The Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick
11. Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela
12. Another Day of Life, Ryszard Kapuściński