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Ma, Jian

Chinese fiction

Beijing coma by Jian Ma
ISBN: 9780099481348

MacBride, Stuart

British fiction

Blind Eye by Stuart MacBride
ISBN: 9780007342570
Publication Date: 2010-01-07

Macdonald, Fiona

Comics

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë; Fiona MacDonald (Retold by); Penko Gelev (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780764140112
Publication Date: 2009-04-01
The Merchant of Venice by Fiona Macdonald (Adapted by); William Shakespeare; Penko Gelev (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780764144462
Publication Date: 2010-04-01

Machanick, Philip

Australian fiction

No Tomorrow by Philip Machanick
ISBN: 9780980451016
Publication Date: 2008-01-01

Mackenzie, Jassy

South African fiction

Folly by Jassy Mackenzie
ISBN: 9781415203910
Random violence by Jassy Mackenzie
ISBN: 9781415200636
Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie
ISBN: 9781569479094
Publication Date: 2011-04-19
Switch by Jassy Mackenzie
ISBN: 9781415206843

Mahajan, Vijay

Africa Rising by Vijay Mahajan
ISBN: 9780132763561
Publication Date: 2014-02-12

Mahala, Siphiwo

South African fiction

African Delights by Siphiwo Mahala
ISBN: 9781431402519
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
When a man cries by Siphiwo Mahala
ISBN: 978186914131
Yakhal' Indoda by Siphiwo Mahala
ISBN: 9781869141981
Publication Date: 2010-08-02

Makholwa, Angela

South African fiction

Red ink : a novel by Angela Makholwa.
ISBN: 9781770100688

Makura, Moky

Biography

Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs by Moky Makura
ISBN: 9780143024309
Publication Date: 2009-08-12

Malbusch, Rusleen

Boy in da city by Rusleen Malbusch
ISBN: 9781869283476

Mandela, Nelson

Biography

No easy walk to freedom (e-Book) by Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela: by himself. The authorised book of quotations by Nelson Mandela
ISBN: 9781770103276

Mangcu, Xolela

Biography

Biko: a biography by Mangcu, X
ISBN: 9780624054139

Mankell, Henning

Swedish fiction

The troubled man by Henning Mankell
ISBN: 9781846553721

Mann, Reva

Biography

The Rabbi's daughter by Reva Mann
ISBN: 9780340943670

Mann, Simon

Biography

Cry havoc : 'when I set out to overthrow an African tyrant, I knew I would either make billions or end up getting shot ... ' by Simon Mann
ISBN: 9781868424504

Manser, Riaan

Biography

Around Africa on my Bicycle by Riaan Manser
ISBN: 9781868423514
Publication Date: 2009-09-30
Around Iceland on inspiration by Riaan Manser
ISBN: 9781868424818
Around Madagascar on my kayak by Riaan Manser
ISBN: 9781868425372

Marable, Manning

Biography

MalcolmX by Marable Manning
ISBN: 9780141024301

Marlantes, Karl

American fiction

Matterhorn by Karl Malantes
ISBN: 9781848874961

Martel, Yann

British fiction

Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
ISBN: 9781847677655
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
ISBN: 184195392X
Publication Date: 2009-07-02
Yann Martel's Life of Pi is a transformative novel, a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound readers in equal measure.

Martin, George R R

American fiction

A dance with dragons by George R R Martin
ISBN: 9780007466061
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
ISBN: 9780345529053
Publication Date: 2011-03-22

Masilela, Johnny

South African fiction

We Shall Not Weep by Johnny Masilela
ISBN: 0795701470
Publication Date: 2010-03-15

Matlwa, Kopano

South African fiction

Spilt Milk by Kopano Matlwa
ISBN: 9781770097919
Publication Date: 2010-09-01
Coconut by Kopano Matlwa
ISBN: 9781770093362
Publication Date: 2008-04-01

Matthews, James

South African fiction

The Park and other stories by James Matthews
ISBN: 0869751638

Maugham, W Somerset

British fiction

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham; Benjamin DeMott (Introduction by); Maeve Binchy (Afterword by)
ISBN: 9780451530172
Publication Date: 2007-01-02

Maughan, Karyn

Biography

Love Is War by Swingler Maughan; Karyn Maughan
ISBN: 9781431408573
Publication Date: 2013-11-01

Mayhew, Henry

London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew; Robert Douglas-Fairhurst (Editor); Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
ISBN: 9780199697571
Publication Date: 2012-05-18

McCall-Smith, Alexander

British fiction

Bertie plays the blues by Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9780349000329
Blue shoes and happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9780349117720
The charming quirks of others by Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9780349123127
The dog who came in from the cold by Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9780349123219
The importance of being seven by Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9780349123165
In the company of cheerful ladies by Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9780349117423
The uncommon appeal of clouds by Alexander McCall-Smith
ISBN: 9781408704158

McClure, James

South African detective fiction

The Steam Pig by James McClure
ISBN: 9781569476529
Publication Date: 2010-07-01

McCourt, Frank

Biography

'Tis a memoir by Frank McCourt
ISBN: 9780002570800

McEvoy, Kathy

Comics

Hamlet by William Shakespeare; Kathy Elgin (Retold by); Penko Gelev (Illustrator); Kathy McEvoy (Retold by)
ISBN: 9780764140136
Publication Date: 2009-04-01

McFarlane, Todd

Comics

Spider-Man by Todd McFarlane (Text by)
ISBN: 9780785160526
Publication Date: 2012-06-27

McGarry, Katie

American fiction

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
ISBN: 9780373210862
Publication Date: 2013-04-30

McGilloway, Brian

British fiction

Borderlands by Brian McGilloway
ISBN: 9781447208754
Publication Date: 2008-04-11

McKaiser, Eusebius

Could I vote DA? by Eusebius McKaiser
ISBN: 9781920434557

Mckenzie, Gayton

Biography

The choice : the Gayton McKenzie story by [as told to Charles Cilliers]
ISBN: 9780620368162
A hustler's bible by Gayton McKenzie
ISBN: 9780620557719

McKinley, Rosie

Biography

Gypsy Girl by Rosie Mckinley
ISBN: 9781444708264
Publication Date: 2011-12-01

McNamara, Ali

British fiction

From Notting Hill to New York.... Actually by Ali Mcnamara
ISBN: 9780751547450

Mda, Zakes

South African fiction

And the girls in their Sunday dresses by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 1868142221
Black Diamond by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 9780143026198
Cion by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 9780143026266
Publication Date: 2007-08-21
Fools, Bells, and the Habit of Eating by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 1868143775
Publication Date: 2003-03-01
The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 0195714776
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 0195783158
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Our lady of Benoni by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 9781868145676
She plays with the darkness: a novel by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 1874868913
Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 0195711068
Publication Date: 1995-11-16
We shall sing for the fatherland by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 0869754416
The Whale Caller by Zakes Mda
ISBN: 0143024809
Publication Date: 2005-01-01

Medalie, David

South African fiction

The Shadow Follows by David Medalie
ISBN: 9781770100145
Publication Date: 2006-01-01

Meersman, Brent

South African fiction

Reports before daybreak by Brent Meersman
ISBN: 9781415201060

Mehta, Suketu

Maximum city : Bombay lost and found by Suketu Mehta
ISBN: 0747259690

Melamu, Moteane

South African fiction

Children of the twilight by Motleane Melamu
ISBN: 094700922

Memela, Sandile

South African fiction

Flowers of the Nation by Sandile Memela
ISBN: 1869140680
Publication Date: 2005-04-01

Mengestu, Dinaw

American fiction

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
ISBN: 9781594489402
Publication Date: 2007-03-01

Menzies, Gavin

1421: the year China discovered the world by Gavin Menzies
ISBN: 9780593050781

Meredith, Martin

The state of Africa by Martin Meredith
ISBN: 9780743232227

The Fortunes of Africa by Martin Meredith
ISBN: 9781471135453

Meyer, Deon

Afrikaans fiction

Bottervisse in die jam by Deon Meyer
ISBN: 9780799339963
Orion by Deon Meyer
ISBN: 0798140496
Thirteen hours by Deon Meyer
ISBN: 9780340953617
Trackers by Deon Meyer
ISBN: 9781444723656
Dead at daybreak by Deon Meyer
ISBN: 9780340739433

Meyer, Stephenie

American fiction

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
ISBN: 9781905654291
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
ISBN: 9781904233909
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
ISBN: 9781904233879
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
ISBN: 9781904233640

Mgqolozana, Thando

South African fiction

A Man Who Is Not a Man by Thando Mgqolozana
ISBN: 9781869141769
Publication Date: 2009-05-01

Hear Me Alone by Thando Mgqolozana
ISBN: 9781431402496
Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Mhlope, Gcina

South Africa

Love Child by Geina Mhlophe
ISBN: 186914001X
Publication Date: 2002-03-31

Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Biography

Anne Sexton by Diane W. Middlebrook
ISBN: 9780679741824
Publication Date: 1992-10-27

Mieville, China

Fantasy Fiction

The Scar by China Mieville
ISBN: 9780330534314

Millar, Mark

Comics

Civil War by Mark Millar (Text by); Dexter Vines (Illustrator); Morry Hollowell (Illustrator); Steve McNiven (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780785121794
Publication Date: 2007-04-11

Miller, Candi

British fiction

Salt and Honey by Candi Miller
ISBN: 9781906994273
Publication Date: 2011-11-01

Miller, Madeline

British fiction

The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
ISBN: 9781408821985

Mills, Greg

Africa's Third Liberation by Greg Mills; Jeffrey Herbst
ISBN: 9780143528883
Publication Date: 2012-11-27

Milton, Giles

Nathaniel's nutmeg by Giles Milton
ISBN: 9780340696767

Miyeni, Eric

South African fiction

The release by Eric Miyeni
ISBN: 978141520177

Milton, Giles

Biography

Nathaniel's nutmeg: how one man's courage changed the course of history by Giles Milton
ISBN: 9780340696767

Mngxitama, Andile

South Africa

Biko lives! by Mngxitama, Andile (ed.)
ISBN: 9780230614758

Mofokeng, Lesley

Biography

Bitch, please! I'm Khanyi Mbau by Mofokeng, Lesley
ISBN: 9780624056140

Moggach, Deborah

Asian fiction: Indian

Best exotic marigold by Deborah Moggach
ISBN: 9780099572022

Mohlele, Nthikeng

South African fiction

Rusty Bell by Nthikeng Mohlele
ISBN: 9781869142872
Publication Date: 2014-08-31

Molteno, Marion

If you can walk, you can dance by Marion Molteno
ISBN: 0951975218

Montefiore, Santa

British fiction

The house by the sea by Santa Montefiore
ISBN: 9781849831062

Morais, Fernando

Biography

A warrior's life : a biography of Paulo Coelho by Fernando Morais
ISBN: 9780007281404

Morgan, Alistair

South African fiction

Sleeper's Wake by Alistair Morgan
ISBN: 9780143025962

Morgenstern, Erin

American fiction

Night circus by Morgenstern, Erin
ISBN: 9781846555237

Morley, Jacqueline

Comics

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens; Jacqueline Morley (Retold by); Penko Gelev (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780764163050
Publication Date: 2011-10-01
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; Jacqueline Morley (Retold by); Penko Gelev (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780764144523
Publication Date: 2011-10-01
A Tale of Two Cities by Jacqueline Morley (Adapted by); Romano Felmang (Illustrator); Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9780764140075
Publication Date: 2008-10-01

Morojele, Morabo

Lesotho fiction

How We Buried Puso by Morabo Morojele
ISBN: 1770090983
Publication Date: 2007-04-01

Morrison, Boyd

American fiction

Tsunami countdown by Boyd Morrison
ISBN: 9781847444875

Morton, Shafiq

South Africa. Biography

Imtiaz Sooliman and the Gift of the Givers by Shafiq Morton
ISBN: 9781920434816
Publication Date: 2015-03-13

Moyes, Jojo

British fiction

The girl you left behind by Jojo Moyes
ISBN: 9780718157845

Me before you by Jojo Moyes
ISBN: 9780718157838

Mpe, Phaswane

South African fiction

Welcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
ISBN: 9780869809952
Publication Date: 2001-11-01

Mphahlele, Es'kia

South African fiction

In Corner B by Es'kia Mphahlele
ISBN: 0143185454
Publication Date: 2006-08-30

Mphahlele, Letlapa

Biography

Child of This Soil by Letlapa Mphahlele; Joe Thloloe (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0795701497
Publication Date: 2003-04-01

Msila, Vuyisile

Ubuntu: shaping the current workplace with (African) wisdom by Vuyisile Msila
ISBN: 9781869225599

Mtwa,Percy

South African drama

Woza Albert! by Percy Mtwa; Mbongeni Ngema; Barney Simon
ISBN: 0413530000
Publication Date: 1988-05-27

Mukoma wa Ngugi

African fiction: Kenya

Killing Sahara by Mukoma wa Ngugi
ISBN: 9780795704840

Murakami, Haruki

Asian fiction: Japanese

After Dark by Murakami, Haruki
ISBN: 9780099506249
After the quake by Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin.
ISBN: 9780099448563
Blind willow, sleeping woman by Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Jay Rubin.
ISBN: 9781843432692
Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami; Alfred Birnbaum (Translator)
ISBN: 9780679753797
Publication Date: 1995-01-31
The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami
ISBN: 9780679750536
Publication Date: 1994-06-28
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world by Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum
ISBN: 9780099448785
IQ84: the complete trilogy by Haruki Murakami
ISBN: 9780099578079
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
ISBN: 9781400079278
Publication Date: 2006-01-03
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami; Jay Rubin (Translator)
ISBN: 9780375704024
Publication Date: 2000-09-12
South of the border, west of the sun by Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.
ISBN: 9780099448570
Sputnik sweetheart by Haruki Murakami.
ISBN: 9780099448471
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami; Alfred Birnbaum (Translator)
ISBN: 037571894X
Publication Date: 2002-04-09
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami; Jay Rubin (Translator)
ISBN: 0679775439
Publication Date: 1998-09-01

Mwangi, Meja

Kenyan fiction

Cockroach Dance Longman by Meja Mwangi
ISBN: 058200392X
Publication Date: 1995-04-01

Mzamane, Mbulelo

South African fiction

The children of Soweto by Mbulelo Mzamane
ISBN: 1770120025

Mzobe, Sifiso

South African fiction

Young Blood by Sifiso Mzobe
ISBN: 9780795702938
Publication Date: 2011-03-15

Mzongwana, Mteto

South African fiction

Mom's Taxi by Mzongwana, Mteto
ISBN: 9781869283421