Maybe I Have, Maybe I Haven't

Although I probably have seen or read something by an African or a Middle Eastern writer I haven't paid that much attention to who writes or directs movies enough to give particulars.  Unfortunately the only ones that I can truly give are the books Things Fall Apart, and The Kite Runner. I think that both of these books are pretty good and are fairly interesting but these are the only two that I can give with confidence of the writer behind the book.