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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 16

...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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Nectar in a Sieve (Kamala Marandaya)
Nectar in a Sieve
601
Kamala Marandaya
Negrophobia: An Urban Parable (Darius James)
Negrophobia: An Urban Parable
602
Darius James
Nehanda (Yvonne Vera)
Nehanda
603
Yvonne Vera
Neighbours: A Story of a Murder by Lília Momplé
Neighbours: A Story of a Murder by Lília Momplé
604
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
605
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
606
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Nice and the Good (Iris Murdoch)
The Nice and the Good
607
Iris Murdoch
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
608
Colson Whitehead
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
609
Erin Morgenstern
Night on the Galactic Railroad (Kenji Miyazawa)
Night on the Galactic Railroad
610
Kenji Miyazawa
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
611
Sarah Waters
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
612
Angela Carter
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
613
Djuna Barnes
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors
614
Dorothy L. Sayers
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
615
Kenzaburō Ōe
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
616
Chinua Achebe
No One Writes to the Colonel (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
No One Writes to the Colonel
617
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Noli Me Tangere(Touch Me Not) (Jose Rizal)
Noli Me Tangere(Touch Me Not)
618
Jose Rizal
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
619
Elizabeth Gaskell
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
620
Jane Austen
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
621
Haruki Murakami
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
622
Qiu Miaojin
Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts & Crosses
623
Malorie Blackman
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
624
Lois Lowry
O the Chimneys (Nelly Sachs)
O the Chimneys
625
Nelly Sachs
The Obscene Bird of Night (José Donoso)
The Obscene Bird of Night
626
José Donoso
Of Love and Shadows (Isabel Allende)
Of Love and Shadows
627
Isabel Allende
Offshore (Penelope Fitzgerald)
Offshore
628
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Old Man and Me (Elaine Dundy)
The Old Man and Me
629
Elaine Dundy
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
630
Elizabeth Strout
On the Abolition of All Political Parties (Simone Weil)
On the Abolition of All Political Parties
631
Simone Weil
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
632
Zadie Smith
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
633
Chika Unigwe
Once and Forever (Kenji Miyazawa)
Once and Forever
634
Kenji Miyazawa
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
635
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
636
Eudora Welty
Or Else, the Lightning God and Other Stories (Cartherine Lim)
Or Else, the Lightning God and Other Stories
637
Cartherine Lim
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
638
Jeanette Winterson
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
639
Virginia Woolf
Ormond (Maria Edgeworth)
Ormond
640
Maria Edgeworth
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