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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 14

...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 Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
521
Eleanor Catton
Madame De Pompadour (Nancy Mitford)
Madame De Pompadour
522
Nancy Mitford
The Mahabharata (Vyasa)
The Mahabharata
523
Vyasa
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
524
Jacqueline Winspear
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
525
Gertrude Stein
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
526
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos (1990))
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
527
Oscar Hijuelos (1990)
A Man Lay Dead (Ngaio Marsh)
A Man Lay Dead
528
Ngaio Marsh
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
529
Christina Stead
The Mandarins (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Mandarins
530
Simone De Beauvoir
Manservant and Maidservant (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Manservant and Maidservant
531
Ivy Compton-Burnett
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
532
Jane Austen
Map (Wislawa Szymborska)
Map
533
Wislawa Szymborska
The Map of Love (Ahdaf Soueif)
The Map of Love
534
Ahdaf Soueif
Mara and Dann
Mara and Dann
535
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
536
Geraldine Brooks
Martín Fierro (José Hernández)
Martín Fierro
537
José Hernández
Mary Barton (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Mary Barton
538
Elizabeth Gaskell
Mary Queen of Scots (Antonia Fraser)
Mary Queen of Scots
539
Antonia Fraser
Marya: A Life (Joyce Carol Oates)
Marya: A Life
540
Joyce Carol Oates
Master Georgie (Beryl Bainbridge)
Master Georgie
541
Beryl Bainbridge
The Mathnawi (Jalal Ad-Din Rumi)
The Mathnawi
542
Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
Matigari (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o)
Matigari
543
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o
May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons (Elisabeth Bumiller)
May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons
544
Elisabeth Bumiller
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
545
Carson McCullers
Memento Mori (Muriel Spark)
Memento Mori
546
Muriel Spark
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Simone De Beauvoir)
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
547
Simone De Beauvoir
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
548
Marguerite Yourcenar
Memoirs of a Survivor
Memoirs of a Survivor
549
Memories of Rain (Sunetra Gupta)
Memories of Rain
550
Sunetra Gupta
Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea (Teffi)
Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea
551
Teffi
Memory of Fire (Eduardo Galeano)
Memory of Fire
552
Eduardo Galeano
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
553
Aminatta Forna
Men of the South (Zukiswa Wanner)
Men of the South
554
Zukiswa Wanner
Mencius (Mencius)
Mencius
555
Mencius
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
556
Kamel Daoud
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
557
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Midaq Alley (Naguib Mahfouz)
Midaq Alley
558
Naguib Mahfouz
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
559
George Eliot
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
560
Salman Rushdie
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