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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 12

...or live ones, for that matter. No offense intended to white guys. White men are just over-represented in "must-read" book lists, literary prizes, and in literature in general. These are all books written by either women or authors of color. They have all been identified as "must read books" according to various literature lists.
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The Island (Victoria Hislop)
The Island
441
Victoria Hislop
Iza's Ballad (Magda Szabo)
Iza's Ballad
442
Magda Szabo
Jacob's Room (Virginia Woolf)
Jacob's Room
443
Virginia Woolf
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
444
Charlotte Brontë
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
445
Toni Morrison
Jejuri (Arun Kolatkar)
Jejuri
446
Arun Kolatkar
Journal of a Solitude (May Sarton)
Journal of a Solitude
447
May Sarton
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
448
Amy Tan
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
449
Buchi Emecheta
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
450
Margaret Walker
A Judgement in Stone (Ruth Rendell)
A Judgement in Stone
451
Ruth Rendell
Judgment Night (CL Moore)
Judgment Night
452
CL Moore
July's People (Nadine Gordimer)
July's People
453
Nadine Gordimer
The Juniper Tree (Barbara Comyns)
The Juniper Tree
454
Barbara Comyns
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
455
Haruki Murakami
Katalin Street (Magda Szabó)
Katalin Street
456
Magda Szabó
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
457
Anya Seton
The Keepers of the House (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Keepers of the House
458
Shirley Ann Grau
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
459
Octavia E. Butler
King Solomon's Carpet (Barbara Vine)
King Solomon's Carpet
460
Barbara Vine
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
The Kingdom of This World
461
Alejo Carpentier
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
462
Manuel Puig
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
463
Banana Yoshimoto
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
464
Amy Tan
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
465
Khaled Hosseini
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
466
Edward P. Jones
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
Kokoro
467
Natsume Soseki
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Kristin Lavransdatter
468
Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
The Labyrinth of Solitude (Octavio Paz)
The Labyrinth of Solitude
469
Octavio Paz
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
470
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
Lady's Maid (Margaret Forster)
Lady's Maid
471
Margaret Forster
Land (Park Kyong-Ni)
Land
472
Park Kyong-Ni
Lark Rise to Candleford (Flora Thompson)
Lark Rise to Candleford
473
Flora Thompson
The Last September
The Last September
474
Last Words From Monmarte (Qiu Miaojin)
Last Words From Monmarte
475
Qiu Miaojin
Leaden Wings (Zhang Jie)
Leaden Wings
476
Zhang Jie
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
477
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
A Legacy
478
Sybille Bedford
Less Than Angels (Barbara Pym)
Less Than Angels
479
Barbara Pym
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
480
Ernest J. Gaines
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