Article: Top 12 African books of the 20th century named.(Brief Article)

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A panel of 16 African scholars and critics recently compiled a list of Africa's finest books of the 20th century.

The judges narrowed down 1,500 nominations to a list of the best 12 books, featuring titles published from 1925 to 1999.

The books chosen were: 'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Achebe (1958); 'Sosu's Call' by Meshack Asare (1999); 'Une Si Longue Lettre' (So Long A Letter) by Mariama Ba (1979); 'Terra Sonambula' by Mia ...

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