The Greatest Biography Books of All Time Set in Africa

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
705 The African Child Camara Laye 1953 Guinean French
803 Black Boy Richard Wright 1945 American English
895 Down Second Avenue Es'kia Mphahlele 1959 South African English
1001 West With the Night Beryl Markham 1942 British English
1060 Long Walk To Freedom Nelson Mandela 1994 South African English
1765 Facing Mount Kenya Jomo Kenyatta 1938 Kenyan English
2549 The Travels of Ibn Battutah Ibn BattĂșta 1355 Moroccan Arabic
3105 Ake Wole Soyinka 1981 Nigerian English
3409 Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane 1986 South African English
4977 In My Father's House Anthony Appiah 1992 Ghanaian English
5610 The Seed Is Mine Charles Van Onselen 1996 South African English
5915 No Mercy Redmond O'Hanlon 1997 British English
7539 Gorillas In The Mist Dian Fossey 1983 American English
8809 The Rebel's Clinic Adam Shatz 2024 Unknown English
9635 Fi Alexandra Fuller 2024 Unknown English
10379 All The Worst Humans Phil Elwood 2024 Unknown English
11011 Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight Alexandra Fuller 2001 British English
13010 The Big Sea Langston Hughes 1940 American English
13410 The Travels And Researches Of Alexander Von Humboldt William MacGillivray 1832 German English
14354 I Married Adventure Osa Johnson 1940 American English
14371 Mukiwa Peter Godwin 1996 British English
14371 Frantz Fanon David Macey 2001 Unknown English