Translations

Novels

• 2017. Den vackra fågeln och regnet. Translated by Matilda Wallin. Stockholm: Epix

• 2016. Non à l’Apartheid in Arabic. Beyrouth: Samir Editeur

• 2015. A Sombra de Imana, Viagem ao Ruanda profundo Translated by Francisco Guesdes. Luanda-Lisbon, Texto Editores et UEA.

• 2015. The Shadow of Imana (American edition). Weaveland Press.

• 2014. Far from my Father. Translated by Amy Baram Reid. CARAF series, University of Virginia Press. • 2013. Långt från min far. Translated by Ragna Essén. Stockholm, Leopard Förlag.

• 2009. As the Crow Flies (translation of A Vol d´Oiseau). Translated by Wangui Wa Goro. Johannesburg: Penguin-Heinemann. First published in 2001. Oxford: AWS Heinemann.

• 2009. Queen Pokou (translation of Reine Pokou). Translated by Amy Reid. Oxford: Ayebia Clarke Publishing.

• 2008. The Blind Kingdom (translation of Le Royaume Aveugle). Translated by Janis Mayes. Oxford: Ayebia Clarke Publishing.

• 2007. Regina Poku (translation of Reine Pokou). Translated by Liliana Bottero. Torino: Le Nueve Muse.

• 2006. Red Earth – Latérite. (bilingual edition). Translated by Peter Thompson. Preface by Abiola Irele. Washington: Washington University Press.

• 2005. Drottning Pokou (translation of Reine Pokou). Translated by Asa Larsson. Stockholm: Leopard Förlag.

• 2005. L´ombra di Imana (translation of L´Ombre d´Imana). Translated by Maria Teresa Carbone. Nuoro: Ilisso Edizioni.

• 2002. Hinter Uns Der Regen (translation of Champs de bataille et d’amour). Translated by Sigrid Grob. Zurich: Peter Hammer Verlag.

• 2002. The Shadow of Imana (translation of L´Ombre d´Imana). Translated by Véronique Wakerley. Oxford: AWS Heinemann.

• 2001. Dear Schatten Gottes (translation of L´Ombre d´Imana). Translated by Sigrid Grob. Zurich: Peter Hammer Verlag.

Writing for Young People

• 2008. Mamy Wata och Monstret. Translated by Matilda Wallin. Stockholm: Trasten.

• 2008. Korean Chasing the Sun translated into Korean.< Seoul: Marubol Publications.

• 2007. When it Rains with author’s own illustrations. Stories Across Africa (StAAf) Cape Town: New Africa Books. Also translated into the following languages: Kiswahili, Arabic, Amharic, Cinyanja, Kinyarwanda, Mandingo, Twi, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, English, French, Portuguese and others.

• 2006. La Cancion De La Vida. Translated by Anne-Hélène Suarez Girad. Madrid: Ediciones Siruela.

• 2005. Tamburi Parlanti. Translated by Alessandra Valtieri. Bologna: Giannino Stoppani edizioni.

• 2002. If I Were a King, If I Were a Queen. Author’s own translation. London: Milet Publishing.

• 1999. La Dansa de la Pantera (translation of La Chanson de La Vie). Translated by Nuria Font i Ferré. Barcelona: Editorial Cruïlla.

• 2000. Mamy Wata et le Monstre

English only and dual language editions; French, German, Turkish, Chinese, Bengali, Urdu, Gujarati, Arabic, Somali, Vietnamese. London: Milet Publishing.

• 2000. Le Grain de Maïs Magique

English and dual language editions. London: Milet Publishing.

English only

English – French

English – German

English – Turkish

English – Chinese

English – Bengali

English – Urdu

English – Gujarati

English – Arabic

English – Somali

English – Vietnamese

• 2000. Grand-Mère Nanan