1. Chinua Achebe (Nigeria) – Known for his groundbreaking novel Things Fall Apart.
2. Wole Soyinka (Nigeria) – The first African laureate to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
3. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (Kenya) – Renowned for his novels, plays, and essays written in both English and Gikuyu.
4. Nadine Gordimer (South Africa) – Nobel Prize-winning author famous for her anti-apartheid literature.
5. J. M. Coetzee (South Africa) – Nobel Prize-winning author known for novels like Disgrace.
6. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria) – Acclaimed for works such as Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah.
7. Buchi Emecheta (Nigeria) – Known for her novels exploring African women’s experiences, like The Joys of Motherhood.
8. Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana) – Noted for her plays, novels, and short stories, including Changes: A Love Story.
9. Ben Okri (Nigeria) – Booker Prize-winning author of The Famished Road.
10. Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe) – Author of the critically acclaimed novel Nervous Conditions.
11. Leila Aboulela (Sudan) – Known for her novels and short stories, including Minaret and The Translator.
12. Nuruddin Farah (Somalia) – Celebrated for his novels such as Maps and Secrets.
13. Ngugi wa Mirii (Kenya) – Playwright and author, collaborated with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
14. Bessie Head (Botswana) – Renowned for her novels like When Rain Clouds Gather.
15. Mia Couto (Mozambique) – Known for his unique narrative style in works like Sleepwalking Land.
16. Ayi Kwei Armah (Ghana) – Famous for his novel The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born.
17. Yvonne Vera (Zimbabwe) – Acclaimed for her lyrical novels, including Butterfly Burning.
18. Mariama Bâ (Senegal) – Author of the influential novel So Long a Letter.
19. Alan Paton (South Africa) – Known for his anti-apartheid novel Cry, the Beloved Country.
20. Assia Djebar (Algeria) – Renowned for her novels and films, including Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade.
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