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Literature of the Global South
Writing and voices from outside of the white Western canon. Fiction and Non-fiction with an emphasis in diaspora, decolonization, global history, and resistance narratives from around the world. Features African, Asian, Central American, South American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern voices.
Began with many recommendations from Jamin Anderson (@jaminanderson__ on Instagram) and has expanded with the help of the Pagebound community.
Badge Gremlins
Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.
African Classical Literature
An incomplete list of African Classics
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- All books are from 2006 and before
- Not ordered in any way
- If the books are a trilogy/series, only the first book has been added
Suggestions welcomed π
diverse global classics
a list of classics with a focus on global and marginalised authors.
Decolonize Your Bookshelves in 50 Books
This list is based on the book by Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne, and Kadija Sesay (This is the Canon: Decolonize Your Bookshelves in 50 Books)
As the title suggests, the book aims to broaden readersβ horizons. The list contains works by non-white, mostly female authors.
Essential Francophone Lit: Classics & Contemporary
A collection of acclaimed classic and contemporary Francophone literature. I chose to classify as Francophone rather than French in order to include authors who wrote in French but were/are not of French nationality, especially authors from colonised countries. Non-exhaustive as I'm not an expert I am keeping this list to one book per author but suggestions very welcome! :)
Great Recs by African Authors
Just a booklist to encourage diversity in our readers
Francophonie mon amour β€οΈ
==== Work In Progress, taking recommandations! ====
Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature! Thanks to everyone that participated in the discussion and still do!
This list covers books first published in French, from all over the world!
See also:
- French Classics Starter Pack I
- French Classics Starter Pack II
- French Modern Classics Starter Pack I
- French Literature Final Boss
Classics Written by Women
Just a collection of classics written by women, this is a diverse reading experience with voices of women from across time and boarders.
I want to read more diversely - classics edition
15 Classics That Prove the Canon Is Bigger Than You Think
15 Classics That Aren't by Dead White European Men β And Are Just as Essential
From this substack post : https://open.substack.com/pub/literaryfancy/p/the-i-want-to-read-more-diversely
Sub Saharan African literary fiction
Probably due to my own lack of knowledge To East, West and South Africa
A non exhaustive list consider this an appetizer and as I grow in my journey Iβll make more specific ones.
Last updated 12.10.25
Around the World in Fiction
Women in Translation
Celebrate women in translation month all year round with this list of fabulous books
Books from Different Countries
In an attempt to read books from as many countries as possible, i compiled a little list... β€οΈ
Women in Translation You Need to Read
Stories by women from across the world, brought to us through translation.
African Country Books
A list to help those who aspire to read from authors outside the typical areas. I will be creating different list for different regions. I will also list the countries currently found in the list. Be sure to check out the other lists! Note: The countries are not perfect as some countries are classified differently, so I did my best.
Current Countries: Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Motswana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Reading around the world
Just a list of books I've read from around the world, hoping others will find it useful.
Around the world
Books from every country for reading around the world challenge (no particular order, I might have missed some, will be updating) Feel free to suggest!
Voices from Africa ππ’
A non-exhaustive list of books from African authors to explore the richness of this literature / in english or in french
Woman in translation πββοΈπ€
Reading translated fiction changed the trajectory of my life so I need to return the favor by promoting them more
