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• Contemporary African Short Stories Chinua Achebe, C. L. Innes, Njabulo S. Ndebele, Nadine Gordimer, Lindiwe Mabuza, Daniel Mandishona, Mia Couto, Steve Chimombo, E. B. Dongala, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi, Tololwa M. Mollel, Kyalo Mativo, M. G. Vassanji, Assia Djebar, Jamal Mahjoub, Ben Okri, Adewale Maja-Pearce, Okey Chigbo, Ba'bila Mutia, Tijan M. Sallah, Kojo Laing 3.7 h
• The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver, Dean Robertson, Aurora Ballester Gasso 10.6 h
• The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller 7.1 h
• Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs 5.3 h
• Assegai Wilbur Smith 8.9 h
• The Sunbird Wilbur Smith 9.4 h
• Swing Time Zadie Smith, Pippa Bennett-warner, Eugenia Vázquez Nacarino 8.3 h
• Leo Africanus Amin Maalouf 8.1 h
• Segu Maryse Condé 9.0 h
• Men of Men Wilbur Smith 9.7 h
• The Sea-Hawk Rafael Sabatini 6.7 h
• My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante 6.2 h

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Contemporary African Short Stories Chinua Achebe, C. L. Innes, Njabulo S. Ndebele, Nadine Gordimer, Lindiwe Mabuza, Daniel Mandishona, Mia Couto, Steve Chimombo, E. B. Dongala, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi, Tololwa M. Mollel, Kyalo Mativo, M. G. Vassanji, Assia Djebar, Jamal Mahjoub, Ben Okri, Adewale Maja-Pearce, Okey Chigbo, Ba'bila Mutia, Tijan M. Sallah, Kojo Laing 3.7 h The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver, Dean Robertson, Aurora Ballester Gasso 10.6 h The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller 7.1 h Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs 5.3 h Assegai Wilbur Smith 8.9 h The Sunbird Wilbur Smith 9.4 h Swing Time Zadie Smith, Pippa Bennett-warner, Eugenia Vázquez Nacarino 8.3 h Leo Africanus Amin Maalouf 8.1 h Segu Maryse Condé 9.0 h Men of Men Wilbur Smith 9.7 h The Sea-Hawk Rafael Sabatini 6.7 h My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante 6.2 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.