West African historical fiction
Writers include Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yaa Gyasi and Wayétu Moore. Set in or written from Ghana, Liberia, Mali and Nigeria. First published 1973 to 2018.
- The Fortunes of Wangrin by Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Mali, 1973
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigeria, 2006
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, Ghana, 2016
- She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore, Liberia, 2018