Download or read book The Twelve Best Books by African Women written by Chikwene Okonjo Ogunyemi and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twelve Best Books by African Women is a collection of critical essays on eleven works of fiction and one play, an important but belated affirmation of women writers on the continent and a first step toward establishing a recognized canon of African women's literature.