Place: Kenya
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Subdivisions in Kenya:
dadaab - 1Kisumu - 1
Malindi - 1
Mombasa - 4
Nairobi - 13
Olorgasailie - 1
Books set in Kenya:
| Title | Author | Year Written | Time Period | Genre | |
| 1 | All in a Day This unusual book for kids follows what life is like on one specific day for children all around the world. The twist is... | Anno, Mitsumasa | 1986 | 1986 | Children's |
| 2 | Bill Bryson's African Diary With visions of old Jungle Jim movies and impressions left from the film version of Out of Africa, this famous travel wr... | Bryson, Bill | 2002 | 2002 | Travelogue |
| 3 | Born Free One of the absolute classics of writing about Africa - Born Free is the story of raising a lion cub and trying train her... | Adamson, Joy | 1960 | 1950s | Memoir or Biography |
| 4 | The Boy Who Would Live Forever The Boy Who Would Live Forever is the latest book in Frederik Pohl's Gateway series. This book spans the whole series an... | Pohl, Frederik | 2005 | far future | Science Fiction |
| 5 | The Constant Gardener This excellent novel was recently made into a surprisingly effective movie. Le Carre's book is the story of pharmaceutic... | le Carre, John | 2001 | 2001 | Novel |
| 6 | Death in Kenya One of a series of "Death in..." books that Kaye wrote - sounds a bit stereotypical for a mystery, but she had been to a... | Kaye, M.M. | 1958 | 1950s | Mystery |
| 7 | Desertion This novel follows the repercussions of a love affair in the 1890s all the way through to Zanzibar in the 1950s. With lo... | Gurnah, Abdulrazak | 2005 | 1890s; 1950s | Novel - Historical |
| 8 | Dreams from My Father An interesting memoir about Obama's early life. His mother's parents came to Hawaii by way of Kansas; after his parents ... | Obama, Barack | 1995 | 20th Century | Memoir or Biography |
| 9 | Evolution Spanning the years 145 million before present to 500 million after present, and covering every continent on Earth from t... | Baxter, Stephen | 2002 | Distant past - Far future | Science Fiction |
| 10 | For You are a Kenyan Child A children's book about a young boy who romps through his village having fun and hanging out with people. With illustrat... | Cunnane, Kelly | 2006 | unspecified | Children's |
| 11 | The Frozen Leopard A journalist goes on a trip due to personal issues (like writer's block), goes on safaris to see the lions of Kenya and ... | Latham, Aaron | 1991 | 1991 | Travelogue |
| 12 | Mama Panya's Pancakes Written by Mary and Richard Chamberlin. This is a book about pancakes! Panya of the title and her son Adika are making p... | Chamberlin, Mary | 2005 | unspecified | Children's |
| 13 | Mission Mission is an African novel set in 1970s Kenya. It deals with the concept of identity, seen through filters of poverty, ... | Spires, Philip | 2007 | 1970s | Novel |
| 14 | The Most Important Gift of All In this children's book, Ama is looking for a gift for her baby brother, and since she is told that love is the best gif... | Conway, David | 2006 | unspecified | Children's |
| 15 | Murder on Safari A bit dated now, but this is a murder mystery set in Kenya. Lots of white folks running around, being rich, and not worr... | Huxley, Elspeth | 1938 | 1930s | Mystery |
| 16 | Owen and Mzee: the language of friendship This is a beautiful story inspired by the friendship between orphaned hippopotamus, Owen, and the Aldabra island tortois... | Hatkoff, Isabella | 2007 | 2005 | Children's Non-Fiction |
| 17 | Sunrise Song Dr. Fiona Thornton gets great satisfaction from her calling in life: protecting elephants in Kenya. Then she meets a man... | Palmer, Catherine | 2003 | 2003 | Romance |
| 18 | Watching Birds: Reflections on the Wing Many of these essays were previously published in other publications. As an English professor, Taylor's writing mixes l... | Taylor, Ann | 2000 | 1950 to present | Memoir or Biography |