Africa and the Middle East in popular culture.

I can remember having seen quite a few pieces of literature written by African and Middle Eastern creators.

Naturally, the most easily recalled are the most recent.

First, there is African author Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (which we, as sophomores, all know and love dearly.) It chronicles the life of a superstar wrestler in an African village and how it falls apart after the arrival of the Christian missionaries. It is quite enlightening a read, and relatively easy to process, although by no means a legendary piece of literature (It is more well known among circles of those who study social interactions, cultures, and psychology, as opposed to literature.)

Then, there is the novel The Kite Runner, which I am sure most (if not all) of my sophomore comrades will remember as well. Because this was a true story, it cannot really be criticized as fiction literature, but is well written and engaging.

It is disappointing that I have so few titles to bring to the table (the metaphorical table of the internet- ooh, deep.), but I have not had much time to branch out my reading due to schoolwork.
Alas, school- alas.