Kwame Nkrumah books in order
Ghanaian politician
- Lived
- 1909–1972
- Country
- Gold Coast Colony
- Books
- 23
Kwame Nkrumah published 6 novels, 2 novellas, 14 non-fiction books and 1 other book, beginning with Africa Must Unite (1963). The best-known is Neo-colonialism (1965).
Updated September 2026
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Neo-colonialism
Kwame Nkrumah's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Towards Colonial Freedom: Africa in the Struggle Against World Imperialism (1945)
The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah Ghana, Freedom and Justice (1957)
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Apr 1965)
Revolutionary Path (1973)
Rhodesia File (Apr 1976)
Kwame Nkrumah - The Conakry Years (Dec 1990)
Novellas in order
Axioms of Kwame Nkrumah (Dec 1967)
Class Struggle in Africa (Apr 1970)
Non-fiction in order
Hands Off Africa! (1960)
I Speak of Freedom (1961)
Towards Colonial Freedom (1962)
Africa Must Unite (1963)
The Role of Our Universities (1963)
Consciencism (Jan 1964)
Voice from Conakry (1967)
Challenge of the Congo (Jan 1967)
The Struggle Continues (1968)
Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (Apr 1968)
Dark Days In Ghana (Dec 1968)
Ghana (1970)
Selected Speeches of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, First President of the Republic of Ghana (1972)
Organization of African Unity, 25 Years on (1988)
Other books in order
Neo-colonialism (1965)
About Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United Kingdom. He was then the first prime minister and then the president of Ghana, from 1957 until 1966. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1962.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Kwame Nkrumah FAQ
- How many books has Kwame Nkrumah written?
- Kwame Nkrumah published 6 novels, 2 novellas, 14 non-fiction books and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Kwame Nkrumah's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Neo-colonialism.
- What is Kwame Nkrumah's last book?
- Revolutionary Path (1973).
- What is Kwame Nkrumah's most famous book?
- Neo-colonialism (1965) is Kwame Nkrumah's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.