Fiction

The library has a special collection of contemporary African fiction in the form of novels, short stories, poetry, drama, and books for children and young adults. The collection consists of approximately 3000 titles that are mainly in English, French, Portuguese and Swedish, although other languages are also represented.

Access to different sources is given here. 100 vägar till Afrika (In Swedish) is a website based on the book of the same title, written by Barbro Norström Rideaus. It is a guide to African fiction. Also found here are a number of literature lists compiled by librarians at the Nordic Africa Institute.

All fiction can be searched for in our library catalogue, AfricaLit.

To search for a specific author or book title: 

1. Select QUICK SEARCH: search field ALL FIELDS.
2. Type in the name of the author and/or a word in the title. 

To search for fiction from a particular country: 

1. Select QUICK SEARCH: search field ALL FIELDS.
2. Type in the word 'fiction' (alternatively 'novels', 'short stories', 'poetry', 'plays', 'children's literature' or 'juvenile literature').
3. Type in the country in the same search field.

To search for fiction published in a specific language: 

1. Select EXTENDED SEARCH: search field ALL FIELDS.
2. Type in the word 'fiction' (alternatively 'novels', 'short stories', 'poetry', 'plays', 'children's literature' or 'juvenile literature').
    
3. Go to LANGUAGE at the bottom of the search screen and select the relevant language.

To browse for authors according to country: 

1. Select INDEX A-Ö: select index to browse KEYWORD.
2. Type the word ‘authors’.