The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Dakar

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 '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
1278 So Long a Letter Mariama Bâ 1980 Senegalese French
3507 The Most Secret Memory Of Men Mohamed Mbougar Sarr 2021 Senegalese French
3564 The Beggars' Strike Aminata Sow Fall 1979 Senegalese French
5531 Africa Jiří Hanzelka, Miroslav Zikmund 1952 Czech Czech
11636 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
14698 The Bright Continent Dayo Olopade 2014 Unknown English
14731 The Looting Machine Tom Burgis 2015 British English
14985 The Most Secret Memory Of Men Mohamed Mbougar Sarr 2023 Senegalese French
15667 Born In Blackness Howard W. French 2021 American English
15780 Xala Ousmane Sembène 1973 Senegalese French
15915 Neo Colonialism, The Last Stage Of Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah 1965 Ghanaian English
17161 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17161 The Soccer War Ryszard Kapuscinski 1978 Polish Polish
17161 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17161 Women's Liberation And The African Freedom Struggle Thomas Sankara 1990 Burkinabé French
17161 Big Game, Small World Alexander Wolff 2002 Unknown English
17161 Daughter In Exile Bisi Adjapon 2023 Unknown English