On my recent trip to Dakar Senegal, I had the opportunity to visit 'Chez Alpha Books', an independent bookstore & had a conversation with Angela Franklin, the owner.
Bookstore
https://www.chezalphabks.com/
Books mentioned;
'The Third Life of Grange Coperland' by Alice Walker
'Zenzele: A letter for my daughter' by J. Nozipo Maraire
'So Long a Letter' by Mariama Bâ
'Segu' by Maryse Condé
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