Southern African literature
Writers include Thomas Mofolo, Alan Paton, Bessie Head, J. M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer and others. Set in or written from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. First published 1925 to 2021.
- Chaka by Thomas Mofolo, Lesotho, 1925
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, South Africa, 1948
- When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head, Botswana, 1968
- Maru by Bessie Head, Botswana, 1971
- Waiting for the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee, South Africa, 1980
- July's People by Nadine Gordimer, South Africa, 1981
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, South Africa, 1994
- Mother to Mother by Sindiwe Magona, South Africa, 1998
- Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee, South Africa, 1999
- The Purple Violet of Oshaantu by Neshani Andreas, Namibia, 2001
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, South Africa, 2016
- The Promise by Damon Galgut, South Africa, 2021