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GREAT AFRICAN BOOKS
A Listmania! list by Mad Geographer (Australia)

1. Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa by Peter Godwin

The list author says:
	""a compelling account of the authors life growing up in Rhodesia in the 19060's and into the war-torn 1970's. Impossible to put down"

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(22 customer reviews)

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2. When A Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin

The list author says:
	""a very personal look at the collapse of Zimbabwe under the Mugabe regime""

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(50 customer reviews)

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3. The Zanzibar Chest: A Memoir of Love and War by Aidan Hartley

The list author says:
	""mix family mystery with the life of a war zone junkie and you get a really interesting book""

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(12 customer reviews)

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4. The Healing Land: A Kalahari Journey by Rupert Isaacson

The list author says:
	""a real journey for the author as he not only encounters the bushmen but also his own family in Africa""

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(9 customer reviews)

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5. The Dust Diaries by Owen Sheers

The list author says:
	""the author is primarily known for his poetry and it shows in this really beautiful book, that weaves between the centuries and continents in the search for a distance relative in a distant land""

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(7 customer reviews)

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6. Facing The Congo by Jeffrey Tayler

The list author says:
	""a modern traveller attempts to recreate Stanleys journey down the Congo River""

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(6 customer reviews)

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7. In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo by Michela Wrong

The list author says:
	""Michela Wrong is a great writer and this book presents a very insightful account of the Mobutu years in the Congo/Zaire"

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(19 customer reviews)

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8. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller

The list author says:
	""an amazing book just compelling reading. A view of family life in war torn Rhodesia/Zimbabwe through rhe eyes of a child""

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(55 customer reviews)

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9. Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry by Chris Cocks

The list author says:
	""a brutally honest account of a troopies life in the Rhodesian Bush War.""

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(3 customer reviews)

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10. Soldiers of Light by Daniel Bergner

The list author says:
	""an insighful account of the turmoil in Sierra Leone in the 1990's""

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11. House of Stone: The True Story of a Family Divided in War-torn Zimbabwe by Christina Lamb

The list author says:
	""a great book on Zimbabwe which shows both the divide and connection that exists between Black and White Zimbabweans""

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(7 customer reviews)

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12. The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream by Christina Lamb

The list author says:
	""the tale of an eccntric Englishmen in Africa""

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(27 customer reviews)

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13. Another Day of Life (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ryszard Kapuscinski

The list author says:
	""an amzing portrayal of Angola""

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(7 customer reviews)

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14. The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life by Ryszard Kapuscinski

The list author says:
	""a masterpiece. Kapuscinski describes and presents Africa like no one else""

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(35 customer reviews)

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15. Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey by Fergal Keane

The list author says:
	""a harrowing and moving account of the Rwandan genocide""

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(11 customer reviews)

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16. Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis by Gerald Hanley

The list author says:
	""a interesting account of life in Somalia as experienced by a british army officer in World War II"

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(2 customer reviews)

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17. Travels In The White Man's Grave by Donald MacIntosh

The list author says:
	""a fascinating account of colonial life and the tropical rainforests of west Africa. The author was ahead of his times in his views on the environment"