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The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

The Lonely Londoners

Sam Selvon

To Sir, With Love by E. R. Braithwaite

To Sir, With Love

E. R. Braithwaite

The Guide: A Novel by R. K. Narayan

The Guide: A Novel

R. K. Narayan

The Hills Were Joyful Together by Roger Mais

The Hills Were Joyful Together

Roger Mais

The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola

The Palm-Wine Drinkard

Amos Tutuola

One Moonlit Night by Caradog Prichard

One Moonlit Night

Caradog Prichard

My Bones and My Flute: A Ghost Story in the Old-Fashioned Manner by Edgar Mittelholzer

My Bones and My Flute: A Ghost Story in the Old-Fashioned Manner

Edgar Mittelholzer

In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming

In the Castle of My Skin

George Lamming

Sunlight on a Broken Column by Attia Hosain

Sunlight on a Broken Column

Attia Hosain

A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul

A House for Mr Biswas

V. S. Naipaul

1952–1961

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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

A Grain of Wheat

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Picnic At Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

Picnic At Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

The Interrogation by J.M.G. Le Clezio

The Interrogation

J.M.G. Le Clezio

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

Ayi Kwei Armah

Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

Arrow of God

Chinua Achebe

Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney

Death of a Naturalist

Seamus Heaney

When Rain Clouds Gather And Maru by Bessie Head

When Rain Clouds Gather And Maru

Bessie Head

The Girls Of Slender Means by Muriel Spark

The Girls Of Slender Means

Muriel Spark

1962–1971

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The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch

The Sea, The Sea

Iris Murdoch

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

The Thorn Birds

Colleen McCullough

The Crow Eaters by Bapsi Sidhwa

The Crow Eaters

Bapsi Sidhwa

Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai

Clear Light of Day

Anita Desai

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John le Carre

The Nowhere Man by Kamala Markandaya

The Nowhere Man

Kamala Markandaya

Tsotsi by Athol Fugard

Tsotsi

Athol Fugard

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Who Do You Think You Are? by Alice Munro

Who Do You Think You Are?

Alice Munro

1972–1981

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Omeros by Derek Walcott

Omeros

Derek Walcott

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally

Schindler's Ark

Thomas Keneally

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

The Bone People

Keri Hulme

The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

The Whale Rider

Witi Ihimaera

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

The Adoption Papers by Jackie Kay

The Adoption Papers

Jackie Kay

Summer Lightning & Other Stories by Olive Senior

Summer Lightning & Other Stories

Olive Senior

Cloudstreet by Tim Winton

Cloudstreet

Tim Winton

Beka Lamb by Zee Edgell

Beka Lamb

Zee Edgell

1982–1991

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Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Paradise

Abdulrazak Gurnah

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

Salt by Earl Lovelace

Salt

Earl Lovelace

The Blue Bedspread by Raj Kamal Jha

The Blue Bedspread

Raj Kamal Jha

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

Disgrace

J.M. Coetzee

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

Life Of Pi by Yann Martel

Life Of Pi

Yann Martel

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

The English Patient

Michael Ondaatje

The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields

The Stone Diaries

Carol Shields

1992–2001

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Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka

Chinaman

Shehan Karunatilaka

Small Island by Andrea Levy

Small Island

Andrea Levy

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna

The Memory of Love

Aminatta Forna

The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

The Book of Night Women

Marlon James

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

The Secret River by Kate Grenville

The Secret River

Kate Grenville

A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

A Golden Age

Tahmima Anam

The Boat by Nam Le

The Boat

Nam Le

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel

2002–2011

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The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Behold the Dreamers

Imbolo Mbue

The Bone Readers by Jacob Ross

The Bone Readers

Jacob Ross

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

The Night Tiger

Yangsze Choo

How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

How We Disappeared

Jing-Jing Lee

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga

Our Lady of the Nile

Scholastique Mukasonga

A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam

A Passage North

Anuk Arudpragasam

The Promise by Damon Galgut

The Promise

Damon Galgut

2012–2022

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