Must-Read Fiction Books Exploring Igbo Life and Culture

Feel free to check back on this list, we’ll be updating it regularly until it reaches its full scope.

I make it a point to read every book before recommending it, so revisit the list from time to time for new additions.

Also feel free to share a book recommendation in the comments below, I’ll be sure to check it out.

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THINGS FALL APART

by Chinua Achebe

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NO LONGER AT EASE

by Chinua Achebe

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EFURU

by Flora Nwapa

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After The Juju Man

by Chinwuba Iyizoba

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INTRODUCTION TO IGBO MYTHOLOGY FOR KIDS (A FUN COLLECTION OF HEROES, CREATURES, GODS, AND GODDESSES IN WEST AFRICAN TRADITION)

by Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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THE CONCUBINE

by Elechi Amadi

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The Bottled Leopard

by Chukwuemeka Ike

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IKENGA

by Nnedi Okorafor

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SOMADINA

by Akwaeke Emezi

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An Orchestra of Minorities

by Chigozie Obioma

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HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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DAZZLING

by Chikodili Emelumadu

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AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY: An Anthology of Igbo Religious Myths

by Udobata Onunwa

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GOD OF MERCY

by Okezie Nwoka

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Book List

1. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

2. No Longer At Ease by Chinua Achebe

3. Efuru by Flora Nwapa

4. After The Juju Man by Chinwuba Iyizoba

5. Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids: A Fun Collection of Heroes, Creatures, Gods, and Goddesses in West African Tradition by Chinelo Anyadiegwu

6. The Concubine by Elechi Amadi

7. The Bottled Leopard by Chukwuemeka Ike

8. Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor

9. Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi

10. An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

11. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

12. Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu

13. African Spirituality: An Anthology of Igbo Religious Myths by Udobata Onunwa

14. God of Mercy by Okezie Nwoka