The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Nairobi

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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
2750 Out Of Africa Karen Blixen 1937 Danish Danish
5529 Africa Jiří Hanzelka, Miroslav Zikmund 1952 Czech Czech
6974 Origins Reconsidered Roger Lewin, Richard Leakey 1992 Multiple English
9131 How To Write About Africa Binyavanga Wainaina 2005 Kenyan English
9173 China's Second Continent Howard W. French 2014 American English
11542 Half The Sky Nicholas Kristof 2009 American English
11634 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
14457 The White Man’s Burden William Russell Easterly 2006 Unknown English
14492 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English
14553 Portfolios Of The Poor Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, Orlanda Ruthven 2009 Unknown English
14553 It's Our Turn To Eat Michela Wrong 2009 British English
14697 The Bright Continent Dayo Olopade 2014 Unknown English
14730 The Looting Machine Tom Burgis 2015 British English
15897 Neo Colonialism, The Last Stage Of Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah 1965 Ghanaian English
17117 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17117 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17117 Circling The Sun Paula McLain 2015 American English
17117 A Primate's Memoir Robert Sapolsky 2001 American English
17117 Into Africa Martin Dugard 2003 American English
17117 The Hot Zone Richard Preston 1994 American English
17117 Going Solo Roald Dahl 1986 British English
17117 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17117 Endure Alex Hutchinson 2018 Canadian English
17117 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17117 Kenya John Halkin 1986 Unknown English
17117 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English