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Links
Irinkerindo: A Journal of African Migration
Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies
Stanford University: Africa South of the Sahara
African Educational Research Web Portal
Ijele: Art e-Journal
West Africa Review
African Studies Quarterly:The Online Journal for African Studies
Orilonise
African Language Resources:
African Literature online:
Wole Soyinka Reith Lectures 2004:
Egypt: Alexandria Library:
An Icon:
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiograpy of Nelson Mandela
By: Nelson Mandela
Nobel Laureate: 1993 Literature
Song of Solomon
By: Toni Morrison
Writer to watch: 
Pieces of Me
By: Eze Imade Eribo
Beyond the Tunnel: A Near Death Experience
By: Suzanne Boehm
Passions and Impressions
By: Pablo Neruda
Zeno's Conscience
By: Italo Svevo
A New Translation by William Weaver
African Women & Feminism: Reflecting on the Politics of Sisterhood
By: Oyeronke Oyewumi
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Courtyard's Bestsellers
Abiku
By: Debo Kotun
Winner of the 1995 Phi Kappa Phi Prize for Fiction, USC " . . . One that puts a stone in a basket of eggs must walk ever so gently." Abiku, a Yoruba word which means "born to die," is an allegorical satire couched within the complex and often convoluted environment of Nigeria's social, traditional and military cultures.
You Must Set Forth at
Dawn: A Memoir
By: Wole Soyinka
Wizard of the Crow
By:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Yoruba Proverbs
By: Oyekan Owomoyela
Death and the King's Horseman
By: Wole Soyinka
Based on events that took place in 1946 in the ancient Yoruban city of Oyo, Soyinka's acclaimed and powerful play addresses classic issues of cultural conflict, tragic decision-making, and the psychological mindsets of individuals and groups.
The Palm-Wine Drinkard & My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
By: Amos Tutuola
When Amos Tutuolas' first novel, The Palm Wine Drinkard, appeared in 1952, it was presented without introduction yet aroused exceptional worldwide interest. Drawing on the West African Yoruba oral folklore tradition, in a story rich in mythical and psychological insight, Tutuola described the odyssey of a devoted palm-wine drinker through a nightmare of fantastic adventure.
Matigari
By: Ngugi wa Thiong'o
2004 Nobel Laureate in Literature:
Elfriede Jelinek 
The Piano Teacher
By: Elfriede Jelinek
A Visual Feast: 
Forest of a Thousand Daemons
By: D.O. Fagunwa
Translated by: Wole Soyinka
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