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.
Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
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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 |