# List of African novelists

&#x2D; Don't mess with this line! &#x2D;&#x2D; Write your article below this line &#x2D; This is a list of novelists from Africa, including those associated with as well as born in specified countries.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigeria
* P. A. K. Aboagye (1925–2001), Ghana
* Peter Abrahams (1919–2017), South Africa
* Nana Achampong (born 1964), Ghana
* Chinua Achebe (1930–2013), Nigeria
* Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (born 1988), Nigeria
* Bayo Adebowale (born 1944), Nigeria
* Sade Adeniran (born 1960s), Nigeria
* Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977), Nigeria
* Maxamed Daahir Afrax (living), Somalia
* Jeannette D. Ahonsou (born 1954), Togo
* Ama Ata Aidoo (1940–2023), Ghana
* Zaynab Alkali (born 1950), Nigeria
* T. M. Aluko (1918–2010), Nigeria
* Elechi Amadi (1934–2016), Nigeria
* David Ananou (1917–2000), Togo
* Kwame Anthony Appiah (born 1954), Ghana
* Lesley Nneka Arimah (born 1983), Nigeria
* Ayi Kwei Armah (born 1939), Ghana
* Khadambi Asalache (1935–2006), Kenya
* Bediako Asare (born 1930), Ghana
* Mary Ashun (born 1968), Ghana
* Ryad Assani-Razaki (born 1981)
* Sefi Atta (born 1964), Nigeria
* Ayesha Harruna Attah (born 1983), Ghana
* Adaeze Atuegwu (born 1977), Nigeria
* Kofi Awoonor (1935–2013), Ghana

## B

* Mariama Bâ (1929–1981), Senegal
* Rotimi Babatunde (living), Nigeria
* Yaba Badoe (born 1954), Ghana
* Elizabeth-Irene Baitie (born 1970)
* Ellen Banda-Aaku (born 1965)
* Biyi Bandele (1967–2022), Nigeria
* A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979), Nigeria
* Empi Baryeh (living), Ghana
* Jackee Budesta Batanda (living), Uganda
* Francis Bebey (1929–2001), Cameroon
* Philip Begho (born 1956), Nigeria
* Sokhna Benga (born 1967), Senegal
* Mongo Beti (1932–2001), Cameroon
* Calixthe Beyala (born 1961), Cameroon
* Olympe Bhêly-Quénum (born 1928), Benin
* John Benibengor Blay (born 1915), Ghana
* Amba Bongo (born 1962), Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Nazi Boni (1909–1969), Burkina Faso
* Tanella Boni (born 1954), Côte d'Ivoire
* André Brink (1935–2015), South Africa
* Ken Bugul (born 1947), Senegal
* NoViolet Bulawayo (born 1981), Zimbabwe
* Akosua Busia (born 1966), Ghana

## C

* J. E. Casely-Hayford (1866–1930), Ghana
* Faarax M. J. Cawl (1937–1991), Somalia
* Syl Cheney-Coker (born 1945), Sierra Leone
* Panashe Chigumadzi (born 1991), Zimbabwe
* Shadreck Chikoti (born 1979), Malawi
* Brian Chikwava (born 1972), Zimbabwe
* Shimmer Chinodya (born 1957), Zimbabwe
* Paulina Chiziane (born 1955), Mozambique
* J. M. Coetzee (born 1940), South Africa
* Teju Cole (born 1975), Nigeria
* Félix Couchoro (1900–1968), Togo
* Mia Couto (born 1955), Mozambique

## D

* Bernard Binlin Dadié (1916–2019), Côte d'Ivoire
* Tsitsi Dangarembga (born 1959), Zimbabwe
* Amma Darko (born 1956), Ghana
* Lawrence Darmani (living), Ghana
* Nadia Davids (born 1977), South Africa
* Aïda Mady Diallo (living), Mali
* Ebou Dibba (1943–2000), The Gambia
* Jude Dibia (born 1975), Nigeria
* Boubacar Boris Diop (born 1946), Senegal
* Mbella Sonne Dipoko (1936–2009)
* Waris Dirie (born 1965)
* Amu Djoleto (born 1929), Ghana
* Richard Dogbeh (1932–2003), Benin/Senegal/Ivory Coast
* Emmanuel Dongala (born 1941), Republic of the Congo
* Cameron Duodu (born 1937), Ghana

## E

* Kossi Efoui (born 1962), Togo
* Obi Egbuna (1938–2014), Nigeria
* Christiane Akoua Ekue (born 1954), Togo
* Cyprian Ekwensi (1921–2007), Nigeria
* Mohammad Elsannour (living), Egypt
* Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017), Nigeria
* Rosemary Esehagu (born 1981), Nigeria

## F

* Daniel O. Fagunwa (1903–1963), Nigeria
* Nuruddin Farah (born 1945), Somalia
* Adélaïde Fassinou (born 1955), Benin
* Aminatta Forna (born 1964), Sierra Leone
* Bilkisu Funtuwa (living), Nigeria

## G

* Clifton Gachagua (born 1987), Kenya
* Petina Gappah (born 1971), Zimbabwe
* Hawa Jande Golakai (born 1979), Liberia
* Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014), South Africa
* Abdulrazak Gurnah (born 1948), Tanzania
* Yaa Gyasi (born 1989), Ghana

## H

* Helon Habila (born 1967), Nigeria
* Bessie Head (1937–1986), South Africa/Botswana
* Chenjerai Hove (1956–2015), Zimbabwe

## I

* Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (born 1979), Nigeria
* Emmanuel Iduma (born 1989), Nigeria
* Monique Ilboudo (born 1959) is an author and human rights activist from, Burkina Faso
* Jowhor Ile (born 1980), Nigeria
* Eddie Iroh, Nigeria
* Moses Isegawa (born 1963), Uganda
* Festus Iyayi (born 1947), Nigeria

## J

* Dan Jacobson (1929–2014), South Africa
* Sousa Jamba (born 1966), Angola
* Delia Jarrett-Macauley (living), Sierra Leone
* Elnathan John (born 1982), Nigeria

## K

* Legson Kayira (died 2012), Malawi
* Fatou Keïta (born 1965), Côte d'Ivoire
* China Keitetsi (born 1976), Uganda
* Euphrase Kezilahabi (1944–2020), Tanzania
* Fred Khumalo (born 1966), South Africa
* Karen King-Aribisala (living), Nigeria
* Asare Konadu (1932–1994), Ghana
* Marie-Christine Koundja (born 1957)
* Ahmadou Kourouma (1927–2003), Côte d'Ivoire
* Benjamin Kwakye (born 1967), Ghana
* Goretti Kyomuhendo (born 1965), Uganda

## L

* Alex La Guma (1925–1985), South Africa
* Kojo Laing (born 1946), Ghana
* Mandla Langa (born 1950), South Africa
* Camara Laye (1928–1980), Guinea
* Doris Lessing (1919–2013), South Africa
* Ophelia S. Lewis (born 1961), Liberia
* Werewere Liking (born 1950), Cameroon/Côte d'Ivoire
* Lesley Lokko (living), Ghana

## M

* Ignatius Mabasa (born 1971), Zimbabwe
* Lina Magaia (1940–2011), Mozambique
* Arthur Maimane (1932–2005), South Africa
* Barbara Makhalisa (born 1949), Zimbabwe
* Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (born 1960s), Uganda
* Charles Mangua (1939–2021), Kenya
* Sarah Ladipo Manyika (living), Nigeria/UK
* Nozipa Maraire (born 1964), Zimbabwe
* Dambudzo Marechera (1952–1987), Zimbabwe
* Zakes Mda (born 1948), South Africa
* Dinaw Mengestu (born 1978), Ethiopia/US
* Maaza Mengiste (born 1971), Ethiopia/US
* Felix Mnthali (born 1933), Malawi
* Thomas Mofolo (1876–1948), Lesotho
* Nadifa Mohamed (born 1981), Somalia
* Nthikeng Mohlele (living), South Africa
* Tierno Monénembo (born 1947), Guinea
* Bai T. Moore (1916–1988), Liberia
* A. S. Mopeli-Paulus (born 1913), Lesotho
* Fiston Mwanza Mujila (born 1981), Congo
* Charles Mungoshi (1947–2019)), Zimbabwe
* David Mungoshi (1949–2020), Zimbabwe
* Solomon Mutswairo (1924–2005), Zimbabwe
* Meja Mwangi (born 1948), Kenya

## N

* Glaydah Namukasa, Uganda
* Njabulo Ndebele (born 1948), South Africa
* Okey Ndibe (born 1960), Nigeria
* Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo (born 1950), Equatorial Guinea
* Patrice Nganang (born 1970), Cameroon
* Lauretta Ngcobo (1931–2015), South Africa
* Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (born 1938), Kenya
* Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (born 1971), Kenya
* Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ (born 1970s), Kenya
* Rebeka Njau (born 1932), Kenya
* Lewis Nkosi (1936–2010), South Africa
* Jérôme Nouhouaï (living), Benin
* María Nsué Angüe (1945–2017), Equatorial Guinea
* Martina Nwakoby (born 1937), Nigeria
* Nkem Nwankwo (1936–2001), Nigeria
* Flora Nwapa (1931–1993), Nigeria
* Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (born 1976), Nigeria
* Stanley Nyamfukudza (born 1951), Zimbabwe

## O

* Chigozie Obioma (born 1986), Nigeria
* Trifonia Melibea Obono (born 1982), Equatorial Guinea
* Asenath Bole Odaga (1937–2014), Kenya
* Taiwo Odubiyi (born 1965), Nigeria
* Nana Oforiatta Ayim (living), Ghana
* Margaret Ogola (1958–2011), Kenya
* Grace Ogot (1930–2015), Kenya
* Gabriel Okara (1921–2019), Nigeria
* Irenosen Okojie (living), Nigeria
* Nnedi Okorafor (born 1974), Nigeria/US
* Ifeoma Okoye (born 1937?), Nigeria
* Chinelo Okparanta (born 1981)
* Isidore Okpewho (1941–2016), Nigeria
* Ben Okri (born 1959), Nigeria
* Ukamaka Olisakwe (born 1982), Nigeria
* Kole Omotoso (1943–2023), Nigeria
* Yewande Omotoso (born 1980), South African/Nigeria
* Ondjaki (born 1977), Angola
* Chibundu Onuzo (born 1991), Nigeria
* Yambo Ouologuem (1940–2017), Mali
* Helen Ovbiagele (born 1944), Nigeria
* Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (born 1968), Kenya
* Ferdinand Oyono (1929–2010), Cameroon
* Kachi A. Ozumba (living), Nigeria
* Ayodele Olofintuade (Living), Nigeria

## P

* Nii Ayikwei Parkes (born 1974), Ghana
* Alan Paton (1903–1988), South Africa
* Pepetela (born 1941), Angola
* Lenrie Peters (1932–2009), Gambia
* Olúmìdé Pópóọlá (living), Nigeria/Germany
* Tolulope Popoola (living), Nigeria

## Q

* Kwei Quartey (living), Ghana/US

## R

* Angèle Ntyugwetondo Rawiri (1954–2010), Gabon
* Richard Rive (1931–1989), South Africa
* Henrietta Rose-Innes (born 1971), South Africa
* David Rubadiri (1930–2018), Malawi
* Bonwell Kadyankena Rodgers (born 1991), Malawi

## S

* Stanlake Samkange (1922–1988), Zimbabwe
* Williams Sassine (1944–1997), Guinea
* Kobina Sekyi (1892–1956), Ghana
* Taiye Selasi (born 1979), Ghana/Nigeria
* Francis Selormey (1927–1983), Ghana
* Namwali Serpell (born 1980), Zambia
* Abdi Sheik Abdi (born 1942), Somalia
* Vamba Sherif (born 1973), Liberia
* Lola Shoneyin (born 1974), Nigeria
* Gillian Slovo (born 1952), South Africa
* Aminata Sow Fall (born 1941), Senegal
* Wole Soyinka (born 1934), Nigeria

## T

* Véronique Tadjo (born 1955), Côte d'Ivoire
* Sony Lab'ou Tansi (1947–1995), Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Miriam Tlali (1933–2017), South Africa
* Amos Tutuola (1920–1997), Nigeria

## U

* Gracy Ukala (born 1946), Nigeria
* Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932), Nigeria
* Rems Umeasiegbu (born 1943), Nigeria
* Chika Unigwe (born 1974), Nigeria

## V

* Yvonne Vera (1964–2005), Zimbabwe
* Abraham Verghese (born 1955)
* José Luandino Vieira (born 1935), Angola

## W

* Charity Waciuma (born 1936), Kenya
* Timothy Wangusa (born 1942), Uganda
* Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976), South Africa
* Mary Watson (born 1975), South Africa
* Myne Whitman (born 1977), Nigeria
* Zoe Wicomb (born 1948), South Africa

## Y

* Adrienne Yabouza (born 1965), Central African Republic
* Balaraba Ramat Yakubu (born 1959), Nigeria

## Z

* Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (born 1955), Malawi
* Norbert Zongo (1949–1998), Burkina Faso