African books of the 1950s

Writers include Amos Tutuola, Camara Laye, Albert Memmi, Naguib Mahfouz, Kateb Yacine and others. Set in or written from Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria and others. First published 1952 to 1958.

• The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola, Nigeria, 1952
• The Dark Child by Camara Laye, Guinea, 1953
• The Pillar of Salt by Albert Memmi, Tunisia, 1953
• Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt, 1956
• Nedjma by Kateb Yacine, Algeria, 1956
• Houseboy by Ferdinand Oyono, Cameroon, 1956
• Caught in The Storm by Seydou Badian, Mali, 1957
• Mission to Kala by Mongo Beti, Cameroon, 1957
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Nigeria, 1958