African literature has as much diversity as one would expect from a body of literature which includes authors from fifty-four countries and hundreds of ethnic groups and languages. Prominent in this body of works are themes of colonialism and post- colonialism inter-ethnic conflict, war, and development. This index is only for African works. For works of the African Diaspora, see Caribbean Literature or Literary Works by African-American Authors.
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala
- The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta
- The Cairo Triology by Naguib Mahfouz
- Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo
- Cry, the Beloved Country
- Devil Proposes, Man Disposes
- Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
- Epic Of Dinga
- Epic Of Sundiata
- The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelson
- A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Indecent Exposure by Tom Sharpe
- "The Magic Mirror"
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- No Longer At Ease by Chinua Achebe
- The Palm Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola
- The Power of One
- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe
- The River Between
- The Sand Child by Ben Jelloun
- Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
- Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
- The Slave Girl by Buchi Emecheta
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- Xala by Ousmane Sembene
- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
