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Charles Onyango-Obbo Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Journalist I Writer I Futurist I Curator THE WALL OF GREAT AFRICANS (WoGA) https://t.co/yD7eQNxDDC• Walk like you have 3,000 ancestors walking behind you.

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Book Cover for: Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War, Howard W. French

Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War

Howard W. French
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

Howard French’s latest book is “Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War”. He speaks about how Africa's history shaped the modern world. You are amazing .@hofrench. You never tire! https://t.co/tuoDKbiGfM

Paperback, 2022

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.", Simlpe Life'art

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

Simlpe Life'art
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough – Mae West https://t.co/x9PqqbxAwJ

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Book Cover for: Beasts of No Nation, Uzodinma Iweala

Beasts of No Nation

Uzodinma Iweala
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

“Beasts of No Nation” about child soldiers in West Africa, was Netflix's FIRST ORIGINAL MOVIE. Released Oct. 16, 2015, shot in Ghana & starring Idris Elba, it’s based on the novel of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala- itself named after a Fela Kuti album. 6 years is a long time! https://t.co/6LCrIC3LC8

Paperback, 2006

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories, Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories

Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

The final chapter of Nigerian writer Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi’s “Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories” will shock you. Have ordered my copy, can’t wait🤌🏾 https://t.co/pJbsPPDCEt https://t.co/SQd0l6kqzg

Paperback, 2023

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Coconut: A Black Girl, a White Foster Family, and the Search for Belonging and Identity, Florence Olajide

Coconut: A Black Girl, a White Foster Family, and the Search for Belonging and Identity

Florence Olajide
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

Erika Hardison’s .@blerdwomanist list of 15 Nigerian books and authors you should become familiar with. (1) Coconut: A Black Girl, A White Foster Family, And The Searching for Belonging and Identity by FLORENCE OÒLAÌJIÌDEÌ https://bookriot.com/best-nigerian-books/

Paperback, 2022

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents, Mary-Alice Daniel

A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents

Mary-Alice Daniel
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

(2) Hope and Glory by JENDELLA BENSON (3) You Made a Fool of Death Your Beauty by AKWAEKE EMEZI (4) A Coastline Is An Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents by MARY-ALICE DANIEL. https://t.co/7BnZBAkICG

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Animal Farm, George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

Jailed Ugandan writer Kakwenza on his “The Greedy Barbarian”: “In Africa, when you write fiction, especially political fiction, such as the political allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell, the leaders will always think that one is writing about them.” https://t.co/gdOeZO8IF3

Hardcover, 1990

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Glory, Noviolet Bulawayo

Glory

Noviolet Bulawayo
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel “Glory” - longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 – is an instant Zimbabwean classic. https://t.co/ZsWjwg48Iv

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Anthills of the Savannah, Chinua Achebe

Anthills of the Savannah

Chinua Achebe
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

We learn an old lesson taught in Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah; “It is only the story...The story is our escort; without it, we are blind. Does the blind man own his escort? No, neither do we the story; rather, it is the story that owns us” #AfricaMyths 3/3 https://t.co/lwrB7CxDfr

Paperback, 1997

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Poorly Kept Secrets, Jairo E. López

Poorly Kept Secrets

Jairo E. López
Charles Onyango-ObboCharles Onyango-Obbo

Wanted to buy on Amazon a copy of my little, but quite successful, book “Uganda’s Poorly Kept Secrets” (orig. published 1997) as a Xmas present for a good soul. The good news? The price has come down. The bad news? At $91 (used), I can’t afford it. Earth is hard😭😭😭 https://t.co/w82DuHwKUH

Paperback, 2019

$11.24$5.62 + Free shipping50% off your first book