Book lists
The following are a selection of book lists compiled by the Nordic Africa Institute Library.
For advice on searching for additional fiction in the library catalogue, AfricaLit, see the home page for this section.
Novels and short stories by African authors translated into Swedish at the Nordic Africa Institute Library.
The Nordic Africa Institute Library houses approximately 3 200 African fiction titles made up of novels, short stories, poetry and drama, around 300 of which are available in Swedish.
African literature translated into in Swedish for children and young adults – a selection.
This is a list of literature suitable for children and young adults available at the Nordic Africa Institute Library.
A list of fiction from and about Kenya intended for young readers at upper secondary school level.
This list was compiled in November 2006 for the purposes of an upper secondary school class. It consists of books written by Kenyan authors. Although not all of the authors are from Kenya, the plots are set in Kenya and East Africa. Both English and Swedish titles are listed.
Read opinions on books read by the students.
African Writers Serie On line
The online edition of African Writers Series is available via the Nordic Africa Institute library and Uppsala University Campus. AWS offers modern African literature incl. almost 200 volumes of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional prose.
Visit Macondo.nu
At the Swedish site macondo.nu you find biographies of authors, presentations of novels, poetry and short stories from different African countires, translated into Swedish. (In Swedish)
Östgötabibliotek tips about Africa
The Swedish Östgötabibliotek focuses on Africa and tips about fiction, music, movies, and more from Africa. (In Swedish)