Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,208,587 members, 8,003,039 topics. Date: Friday, 15 November 2024 at 05:06 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Entertainment / Literature / 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) (4207 Views)
Rare Old Nigerian Novels(pdf) / Throwback Picture Of Wole Soyinka In 1938 / Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. (2) (3) (4)
99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by NoContract(m): 7:30pm On May 17, 2021 |
99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) Nigeria has a rich literary culture. With that heritage in mind, we present our list of 100 must-read Nigerian novels published between 1938 and 2013. From Zaynab Alkali to Amos Tutuola, we included works by writers both male and female and from all across the nation. The novels range from stories of love to child-rearing to war – and sometimes all three. The list is by no means exhaustive – if we haven’t included your favourite, do add it in the comments section. 2. A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe 3. Against The Odds by Ben Igwe 4. Amina by Mohammed Umar 5. An African Night’s Entertainment by Cyprian Ekwensi 6. Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe 7. Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe 8. Arrows of Rain by Okey Ndibe 9. Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala 10. Becoming Abigail by Chris Abani 11. Behind the Clouds by Ifeoma Okoye 12. Biafra Testament by Kalu Okpi 13. Bitter Leaf by Chioma Okereke 14. Blackbird by Jude Dibia 15. Bottled Leopard by Chukwuemeka Ike 16. The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta 17. Burma Boy by Biyi Bandele 18. City of Memories by Richard Ali 19. Daughters Who Walk this Path by Yejide Kilanko 20. Diaries of a Dead African by Chuma Nwokolo, Jr. 21. Efuru by Flora Nwapa 22. Enstrangement by Elechi Amadi 23. Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta 24. Eyo by Abidemi Sanusi 25. The Famished Road by Ben Okri 26. Fine Boys by Eghosa Imasuen 27. Forest of a Thousand Demons by D.O. Fagunwa 28. Goodbye Lucille by Segun Afolabi 29. Graceland by Chris Abani 30. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie 31. Heroes by Festus Iyayi 32. I Am Directed by Augustus Adebayo 33. I Do Not Come To You By Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani 34. I Saw The Sky Catch Fire by T. Obinkaram Echewa 35. Idu by Flora Nwapa 36. The Forest of God by Gabriel A. Ajadi 37. Imagine This by Sade Adeniran 38. In Dependence by Sarah Ladipo Manyika 39. Innocent Victims by Abubakar Gimba 40. Iska by Cyprian Ekwensi 41. Jagua Nana by Cyprian Ekwensi 42. The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta 43. Just Before Dawn by Kole Omotoso 44. Kolera Kolej by Femi Osofisan 45. Lemona’s Tale by Ken Saro-Wiwa 46. Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi 47. My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola 48. My Mercedes is Bigger than Yours by Nkem Nwankwo 49. The New Tribe by Buchi Emecheta 50. Nine Lives by El-Nukoya 51. No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe 52. Not With Silver by Simi Bedford 53. Oil On Water by Helon Habila 54. On Black Sisters’ Street by Chika Unigwe 55. Onaedo: The Black Smith’s Daughter by Ngozi Achebe 56. One Man, One Matchet by T.M. Aluko 57. Open City by Teju Cole 58. People of the City by Cyprian Ekwensi 59. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie 60. Roses and Bullets by Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo 61. Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta 62. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin 63. Sozaboy by Ken Saro-Wiwa 64. A Squatter’s Tale by Ike Oguine 65. Sterile Sky by E.E. Sule 66. The Stillborn by Zaynab Alkali 67. Sunset at Dawn by Chukwuemeka Ike 68. The Abyssinian Boy by Onyeka Nwelue 69. The Activist by Tanure Ojaide 70. The Concubine by Elechi Amadi 71. The Fourth World by Ifeoma Okoye 72. The Interpreters by Wole Soyinka 73. The Last Duty by Isidore Okpewho 74. The Last of the Strong Ones by Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo 75. The New Man by Femi Ademiluyi 76. The Only Son by John Munonye 77. The Passport of Mallam Ilia by Cyprian Ekwensi 78. The Potter’s Wheel by Chukwuemeka Ike 79. The Return of Ikenga by Chukwuemeka Ohuka 80. The Second Chance by Nyengi Koin 81. The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor 82. The Spider King’s Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo 83. The Street by Biyi Bandele 84. The Triumph of the Water Lily by Stella Ify Osammor 85. The Voice by Gabriel Okara 86. The Virtuous Woman by Zaynab Alkali 87. The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi 88. The Palm-wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola 89. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 90. Tides by Isidore Okpewho 91. Trail of Sacrifice by Abubakar Gimba 92. Unbridled by Jude Dibia 93. Violence by Festus Iyayi 94. Waiting for an Angel by Helon Habila 95. Walking with Shadows by Jude Dibia 96. War Games by Jude Dibia 97. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor 98. Yellow-Yellow by Kaine Agary 99. Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor 4 Likes |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by Hintona(f): 8:25pm On May 17, 2021 |
A bit hard to find Nigerian science fiction writers. |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by Nobody: 8:47am On May 18, 2021 |
NoContract: All the bolded, I've read... I wouldn't say it's a lot. 14 out of 99... Damn |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by Nobody: 8:51am On May 18, 2021 |
Hintona: That's a very recent genre in the Nigerian space... As such, you wouldn't expect to find a lot of practitioners in there. 1 Like |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by Emmie224: 4:10pm On May 19, 2021 |
Hintona: You might be able to find some science-fiction-y books on Okadabooks. I don't read the genre and can't recommend any but you may find a gem there. Ooh, I'm recalling a particular writer...Tochi somebody. I think he writes Sci-fi. His book was listed for an award somewhere. There are, maybe not many, but they do exist. 1 Like |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by Emmie224: 4:12pm On May 19, 2021 |
Emmie224: Tochi Onyebuchi, he's Nigerian-American sha. |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by dwonder55: 4:47pm On Mar 08, 2022 |
Where can one get this books. Most are out of print and are not available for download. Please if you have a site that one can download Pacesetters series, African Writers Series and African University Press series.. or even where you can buy those old books, kindly help a brother. It's so sad that you can easily download an American wild western books written in 1920s but can't find a single site to download African books written 50 years latter. |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by 21Vavavoomlane: 5:39pm On May 15, 2022 |
dwonder55: Hello, you can get it from us @ 21vavavoomlane |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by 21Vavavoomlane: 5:40pm On May 15, 2022 |
dwonder55: https://www.nairaland.com/7127705/rare-old-nigerian-novels-pdf#112851136 |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by mbazunu: 5:10pm On Jul 31, 2022 |
I am interested in these books can the pdfs be sent to my email pls mbazunu@gmail.com |
Re: 99 Must Read Nigerian Novels (1938 - 2013) by 21Vavavoomlane: 5:27pm On Nov 07, 2022 |
mbazunu: Message us at vavavoomlane bookshop Our WhatsApp number +234*70658*79503 |
(1) (Reply)
I will Design A Book Cover For ₦1000 (Portfolio Inside) / Where To Find Free Articles And Ebooks For Your Improvement And Pleasure / .
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 32 |