My African Reading List: Igoni Barrett

Igoni Barrett is a Nigerian writer of novels and short stories, especially well known for his award-winning novel 2015 Blackass. In 2014, he was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of African writers under 40. Barrett is also part of the House of Literature's artistic council, advising in our project to promote African literature.

This is Igoni Barrett's reading list:

• Abdulrazak Gurnah, Afterlives (Etterliv)
• Zoe Wicomb, You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town (Ingen går seg vill i Cape Town)
• Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye (De blåeste øyne)

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• Alex Haley, Roots (Røtter)
• Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (Usynlig mann)
• Yambo Ouloguem, Le devoir de violence (Bound To Violence)
• Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes (Menneskenes mest fordekte minne)

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