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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JUO OBINNA

by Tony Uchenna Ubesie

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OJAADILI (IGBO PLAY)

by Odunke Artists

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After the Rain: A Graphic Novel

by John Jennings

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IKENGA

by Nnedi Okorafor

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PURPLE HIBISCUS

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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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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ARROW OF GOD

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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SOMADINA

by Akwaeke Emezi

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An Orchestra of Minorities

by Chigozie Obioma

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DAZZLING

by Chikodili Emelumadu

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ALILI AMAKA (An Ogbanje Story)

by Oma

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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. Juo obinna by Tony Uchenna Ubesie

2. Ojaadili (Igbo Play) by Odunke Artists

3. Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor

4. After the Rain: A Graphic Novel by John Jennings

5. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

6. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

7. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

8. No Longer At Ease by Chinua Achebe

9. Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

10. Efuru by Flora Nwapa

11. After The Juju Man by Chinwuba Iyizoba

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

13. The Concubine by Elechi Amadi

14. The Bottled Leopard by Chukwuemeka Ike

15. Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi

16. An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

17. Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu

18. Alili Amaka (An Ogbanje Story) by Oma

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

20. God of Mercy by Okezie Nwoka