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Which book would you like to read in July/Aug 2018 for Eastern Africa?
(Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

8 votes, 17.8%

Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai

6 votes, 13.3%

Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed

5 votes, 11.1%

Petals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

4 votes, 8.9%

Children of the Revolution by Dinaw Mengestu

3 votes, 6.7%

Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto

3 votes, 6.7%

Nairobi Heat by Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

3 votes, 6.7%

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire

3 votes, 6.7%

From a Crooked Rib by Nuruddin Farah

2 votes, 4.4%

Mine to Win by Hiwot Teffera

2 votes, 4.4%

City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence

2 votes, 4.4%

Green City in the Sun by Barbara Wood

2 votes, 4.4%

Yohannes Ishi by Nabse Bamato

1 vote, 2.2%

Rwanda, Inc.: How a Devastated Nation Became an Economic Model for the Developing World by Patricia Crisafulli

1 vote, 2.2%

45 total votes

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Authors:
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Mia Couto, Dinaw Mengestu, Patricia Crisafulli, Ben Rawlence, Barbara Wood, Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, Nabse Bamato, Warsan Shire, Nuruddin Farah, Hiwot Teffera, Wangari Maathai, Nadifa Mohamed

Books:

City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

Rwanda, Inc.: How a Devastated Nation Became an Economic Model for the Developing World

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message 1: by George P. (last edited May 24, 2018 04:07PM) (new)

May 24, 2018 04:06PM

Petals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is in the original edition of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die". I think it's the only one in this poll that is.
The only one of these I've had in my to-read list is Sleepwalking Land (and that pretty far down the list). I saw the film from that recently and liked it.

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message 2: by Muthoni (new)

May 28, 2018 11:25PM

I think Dance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimani should be on the list.

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message 3: by Anetq (new)

May 28, 2018 11:28PM

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Muthoni wrote: "I think Dance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimani should be on the list." You are wellcome to nominate any book you like in the appropriate nomination threads before the vote :)

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