The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Zimbabwe

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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
746 Nervous Conditions Tsitsi Dangarembga 1988 Zimbabwean English
989 The Grass Is Singing Doris May Lessing 1950 British English
3638 How I Found Livingstone Henry M. Stanley 1871 British English
5529 Africa Jiří Hanzelka, Miroslav Zikmund 1952 Czech Czech
5915 A Guest Of Honour Nadine Gordimer 1970 South African English
5954 House Of Hunger Dambudzo Marechera 1978 Zimbabwean English
6951 Bones Chenjerai Hove 1988 Zimbabwean English
7067 Stories From A Shona Childhood Charles Mungoshi 1989 Zimbabwean English
8729 Butterfly Burning Yvonne Vera 1998 Zimbabwean English
11610 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
12494 This Mournable Body Tsitsi Dangarembga 2018 Zimbabwean English
14598 The Hairdresser Of Harare Tendai Huchu 2010 Zimbabwean English
14730 The Looting Machine Tom Burgis 2015 British English
14730 The Death Of Rex Nhongo C. B. George 2015 Unknown English
15897 Neo Colonialism, The Last Stage Of Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah 1965 Ghanaian English
15897 Commando Deneys Reitz 1930 South African English
17119 Armed And Dangerous Ronnie Kasrils 1993 South African English
17119 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17119 Thabo Mbeki Mark Gevisser 2007 Unknown English
17119 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17119 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17119 Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight Alexandra Fuller 2001 British English
17119 Mukiwa Peter Godwin 1996 British English
17119 The World That Made Mandela Luli Callinicos 2000 Unknown English
17119 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17119 The Washing Of The Spears Donald R. Morris 1965 American English