Aminatta Forna

16 books

The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest by Aminatta Forna

The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest

Aminatta Forna

416 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Happiness by Aminatta Forna

Happiness

Aminatta Forna

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary nature emotional reflective slow-paced
The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna

The Hired Man

Aminatta Forna

294 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Mother of All Myths by Aminatta Forna

Mother of All Myths

Aminatta Forna

288 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction feminism informative slow-paced
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent by Margaret Busby

New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent

Margaret Busby

840 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

essays memoir poetry short stories challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Not Quite Right For Us by Sharmilla Beezmohun

Not Quite Right For Us

Sharmilla Beezmohun

232 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories by Mansoura Ez-Eldin, Matthew Howard, Ret'sepile Makamane, Samuel Munene, Olufemi Terry, Ovo Adagha, Chris Brazier, Elleke Boehmer, Aminatta Forna, Vamba Sherif, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Yewande Omotoso, Okwiri Oduor, Vanessa Bárbara, Desiree Bailey, Ana Menéndez, Daniel Alarcón, Alice Melike Ulgezer, Nahid Rachlin, Fan Wu, Heidi North Bailey, Edwidge Danticat, Balli Kaur Jaswal

One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories

Mansoura Ez-Eldin, Matthew Howard, Ret'sepile Makamane, Samuel Munene, Olufemi Terry, Ovo Adagha, Chris Brazier, Elleke Boehmer, Aminatta Forna, Vamba Sherif, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Yewande Omotoso, Okwiri Oduor, Vanessa Bárbara, Desiree Bailey, Ana Menéndez, Daniel Alarcón, Alice Melike Ulgezer, Nahid Rachlin, Fan Wu, Heidi North Bailey, Edwidge Danticat, Balli Kaur Jaswal

250 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion by Aminatta Forna

The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion

Aminatta Forna

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays reflective medium-paced
Ancestor Stones by Aminatta Forna

Ancestor Stones

Aminatta Forna

336 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Angel of Mexico City by Aminatta Forna

The Angel of Mexico City

Aminatta Forna

116 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

emotional reflective medium-paced