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The Rape of Shavi |
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Palm Wine Drinkard |
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Ice Cream War |
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Antonia Saw the Oryx First |
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The Guardian of the Word |
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Riding the Demon |
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Sir Vidia's Shadow |
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White Man's Grave |
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Mali Blues |
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Xala |
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The Viceroy of Ouidah |
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Africa: A Biography of a Continent |
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Voyage Out |
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Tropical Gangsters |
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Fragile Continent |
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So Long A Letter |
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Things Fall Apart |
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Poisonwood Bible |
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Lying Days |
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Tender at the Bone |
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Nomads of Niger |
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Here is a list of some African authors we have enjoyed, with links to Powells. |
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Camara Laye --- from Guinea |
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Buchi Emecheta --- from Nigeria |
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Amos Tutuola --- from Nigeria |
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Sembene Ousmane --- from Senegal |
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Dervla Murphy, although not from Africa, has written extensively about her travels in Africa and other parts of the world. Amazing woman! |
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Books on Niger |
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There aren't too many, but these are a few that we have read or heard about, with links to descriptions. |
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Riding the Demon --- about travel through Niger by bush taxi |
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Still Waters in Niger --- interesting novel about the return to Niger after 17 years. |
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In Sorcery's Shadow: A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhai of Niger |
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Marriage in Maradi: gender and culture in a Hausa society in Niger, 1900-1989 |
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Niger: personal rule and survival in the Sahel |
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e-mail us, please! We promise to respond! |
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Or, you can write to us the old fashioned way! Our US address is: |
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Bill & Melisa Bush |
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JAO Director ---ASN--- |
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Department of State ---Niamey--- |
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Washington, DC 20521 |