List of African novelists
This is a list of novelists from Africa.
A
- Chris Abani (born 1966)
- Peter Abrahams (born 1919)
- Chinua Achebe (1930–2013)
- Ayobami Adebayo (born 1988)
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977)
- Jeannette D. Ahonsou (born 1954)
- Ama Ata Aidoo (born 1942)
- Zaynab Alkali (born 1950)
- T. M. Aluko (1918–2010)
- Elechi Amadi (1934–2016)
- Lesley Nneka Arimah
- Ayi Kwei Armah (born 1939)
- Bediako Asare (born 1930)
- Sefi Atta (born 1964)
B
- Mariama Bâ (1929–1981)
- Rotimi Babatunde
- Yaba Badoe (born 1955)
- Ellen Banda-Aaku (born 1965)
- Biyi Bandele (born 1967)
- A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979)
- Jackee Budesta Batanda
- Mongo Beti (1932–2001)
- Calixthe Beyala (born 1961)
- André Brink (1935–2015)
- NoViolet Bulawayo (born 1981)
C
- Syl Cheney-Coker (born 1945)
- Shadreck Chikoti (born 1979)
- Brian Chikwava (born 1972)
- Shimmer Chinodya (born 1957)
- J. M. Coetzee (born 1940)
- Teju Cole (born 1975)
- Félix Couchoro (1900–1968)
- Mia Couto (born 1955)
D
- Tsitsi Dangarembga (born 1959)
- Nadia Davids (born 1977)
- Ebou Dibba (1943–2000)
- Mbella Sonne Dipoko (1936–2009
- Amu Djoleto (born 1929)
- Richard Dogbeh (1932–2003)
- Cameron Duodu (born 1937)
E
- Obi Egbuna (1938–2014)
- Christiane Akoua Ekue (born 1954)
- Cyprian Ekwensi (1921–2007)
- Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017)
- Rosemary Esehagu (born 1981)
F
- Daniel O. Fagunwa (1903 – 1963)
- Nuruddin Farah (born 1945)
- Aminatta Forna (born 1964)
G
- Petina Gappah (born 1971)
- Hawa Jande Golakai (born 1979)
- Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014)
- Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 1948)
H
- Helon Habila (born 1967)
- Bessie Head (1937–1986)
- Chenjerai Hove (1956–2015)
I
- Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (born 1979)
J
- Dan Jacobson (1929–2014)
- Sousa Jamba (born 1966)
- Delia Jarrett-Macauley
K
- Legson Kayira (died 2012)
- Asare Konadu (1932–1994)
- Ahmadou Kourouma (1927–2003)
- Benjamin Kwakye (born 1967)
- Goretti Kyomuhendo (born 1965)
L
- Alex La Guma (1925–1985)
- Kojo Laing (born 1946)
- Mandla Langa (born 1950)
- Camara Laye (1928–1980)
- Doris Lessing (1919–2013)
- Werewere Liking (born 1950)
- Lesley Lokko
M
- Arthur Maimane (1932–2005)
- Charles Mangua (born 1939)
- Dambudzo Marechera (1952–1987)
- Dinaw Mengestu (born 1978)
- Nadifa Mohamed (born 1981)
- Bai T. Moore (1916–1988)
- Charles Mungoshi (born 1947)
- Solomon Mutswairo (1924–2005)
N
- Glaydah Namukasa
- Njabulo Ndebele (born 1948)
- Okey Ndibe (born 1960)
- Patrice Nganang (born 1970)
- Lauretta Ngcobo (1931–2015)
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (born 1938)
- Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (born 1971)
- Rebeka Njau (born 1932)
- Lewis Nkosi (1936–2010)
- María Nsué Angüe (born 1945)
- Martina Nwakoby (born 1937)
- Nkem Nwankwo (1936–2001)
- Flora Nwapa (1931–1993)
- Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (born 1976)
- Stanley Nyamfukudza (born 1951)
O
- Chigozie Obioma (born 1986)
- Taiwo Odubiyi (born 1965)
- Nana Oforiatta Ayim
- Grace Ogot (1930–2015)
- Gabriel Okara (1921–2019)
- Ifeoma Okoye (born 1937?)
- Chinelo Okparanta (born 1981)
- Isidore Okpewho (1941–2016)
- Ben Okri (born 1959)
- Ukamaka Olisakwe (born 1982)
- Ondjaki (born 1977)
- Yambo Ouologuem (1940–2017)
- Helen Ovbiagele (born 1944)
- Ferdinand Oyono (1929–2010)
- Kachi A. Ozumba
P
- Nii Ayikwei Parkes (born 1974)
- Alan Paton (1903–1988)
- Pepetela (born 1941)
- Lenrie Peters (1932–2009)
R
- Richard Rive (1931–1989)
- Henrietta Rose-Innes (born 1971)
S
- Taiye Selasi (born 1979)
- Francis Selormey (1927–1983)
- Vamba Sherif (born 1973)
- Lola Shoneyin (born 1974)
- Gillian Slovo (born 1952)
- Aminata Sow Fall (born 1941)
- Wole Soyinka (born 1934)
T
- Véronique Tadjo (born 1955)
- Miriam Tlali (1933–2017)
U
- Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932)
- Chika Unigwe (born 1974)
V
- Yvonne Vera (1964–2005)
- Abraham Verghese (born 1955)
W
- Charity Waciuma (born 1936)
- Timothy Wangusa (born 1942)
- Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976)
- Mary Watson (born 1975)
- Myne Whitman (born 1977)
- Zoe Wicomb (born 1948)
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