JAMB Literature-in-English Recommended Texts for 2027: Beware of Unverified Lists

Are you searching for the JAMB-approved Literature-in-English novels for the 2027 UTME? You are in the right place.

This page helps candidates understand which prescribed texts to check before preparing for the examination. Since the list announced for the 2022 UTME should not automatically be treated as the current list, candidates should confirm the latest requirements through JAMB’s official syllabus and announcements.

The JAMB Literature recommended reading Novels contains a list of books that are recommended as a reading or study guide for students intending to sit for the Jamb exam.

JAMB APPROVED LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH NOVELS 2027

The List of Jamb Literature-In-English novel for the Joint Admission Board Examinations (Jamb exam) have been already published here.

• Important Update on JAMB Literature-in-English Recommended Texts for 2027

  As of our latest research, we have not found an official JAMB announcement confirming a new set of Literature-in-English prescribed texts for the 2027 UTME.

  The Five JAMB Literature-in-English Text that was announced for the 2022 UTME should not automatically be assumed to remain valid for 2027 without current confirmation from JAMB. Therefore, be cautious about websites claiming that the JAMB Literature-in-English Recommended Texts for 2026–2029 have been officially released.

  We could not verify that claim from an official JAMB source. Below is the official evidence candidates can check for themselves.

According to the Jamb Official image nkedugists provided, the five Literature-in-English texts listed for the 2022 UTME are:

1. The Lion and the Jewel — by Wole Soyinka.

2. Look Back in Anger — by John Osborne.

3. Second Class Citizen — by Buchi Emecheta.

4. Unexpected Joy at Dawn — by Alex Agyei-Agyiri.

5. Wuthering Heights — by Emily Brontë.

Note: The list above is based on the JAMB reading texts announced for the 2022 UTME. Candidates should check JAMB’s official website for confirmation of the prescribed texts for the 2027 UTME.

If JAMB releases a new list, Nkedugists will update this page with the latest verified information to help candidates prepare with confidence. Keep visiting Nkedugists.com for updates.

You Can Read:  Recommended Literature-In-English Novel

AFRICAN PROSE

Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta
Unexpected Joy at Dawn by Alex Agyei-Agyiri (2018 Edition)

NON-AFRICAN PROSE

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

SHAKESPEAREAN TEXT

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

AFRICAN DRAMA

Let me Die Alone by John K. Kargbo
The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka

NON-AFRICAN DRAMA

Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
Fences by August Wilson

AFRICAN POETRY

“Black Woman” by Leopold Sedar Senghor
“The Leader and the Led” by Niyi Osundare
“The Grieved Lands of Africa” by Agostinho Neto
“The Song of the Women of my Land” by Oumar Farouk Sesay
“Raider of the Treasure Trove” by Lade Wosornu
“A Government Driver on his Retirement” by Onu Chibuike

NON-AFRICAN POETRY

“The Good Morrow” by John Donne
“Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou
“The Journey of the Magi” by T.S. Eliot
“Do not Go Gentle into the Good Night” by Dylan Thomas
“Binsey Poplars (Felled 1879)” by G.M. Hopkins
“Bat” By David H. Lawrence