List of African novelists

This is a list of novelists from Africa.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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)

References