I gotta say; the word “Sh@thole” is all over the media. Can’t turn on any channel without hearing the reference. Since even my kids are asking I thought the perfect opportunity to show them how much wonderful literature comes from Countries like Haiti, El Salvador as well as African Nations. Check out my list of worthy reads:
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. The author, from Afghanistan, writes a story about family, friendships and love throughout 30 years of Afghan history.
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2. The Fisherman by Chigozie Obioma. The author, from Nigeria tells a story of brothers in a true “Cain and Abel” like fashion.
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3. A Brief History Of Seven Killings by Marlon James. This award-winning book’s author is from Jamaica. The novel goes into really descriptive depth and carries many characters through the violence of Jamaican politics.
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4. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai. Malala, from Pakistan, and the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize writes a truly impressive book discussing her first hand account of global terrorism and how she survived an ordeal no one expected her to!
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5. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Afghani author (also wrote A Thousand Splendid Suns) wrote this New York Time’s bestselling novel about family, friendship, tragedy and redemption as told between father and son.
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6. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. This is an amazing story set in Ghana that takes place over seven generations about two half sisters who don’t know each other.
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7. Long Walk To Freedom: An autobiography by Nelson Mandela. Mandela, an international hero who made it his lifelong mission to fight racial oppression in South Africa.
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8. What It Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi. This Nigerian author talks us on a journey in multiple time as it relates to “keys” both literal and metaphorical. Is a key actually to a house, to one’s heart or possibly to a secret? Completely worth the read.
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9. Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. The author is from Limbe, Cameroon and as such she writes the tale of a young Cameroonian couple trying to live the American dream in New York City.
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10. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The first of three novels in the series; this is the ultimate African trilogy. These books cover the African resisitance to Europe as told by a an Igbo warrior in the 1800’s.
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