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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 17

...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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Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
641
Aphra Behn
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
642
Margaret Atwood
Our Lady of the Assassins
Our Lady of the Assassins
643
Our Nig (Harriet E. Wilson)
Our Nig
644
Harriet E. Wilson
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
645
Ama Ada Aidoo
Our Spoons Came From Woolworths (Barbara Comyns)
Our Spoons Came From Woolworths
646
Barbara Comyns
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
647
Isak Dinesen
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
648
S. E. Hinton
The Painter of Signs (R.K. Narayan)
The Painter of Signs
649
R.K. Narayan
Palace of the Peacock (Wilson Harris)
Palace of the Peacock
650
Wilson Harris
A Pale View of Hills (Kazuo Ishiguro)
A Pale View of Hills
651
Kazuo Ishiguro
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories
652
Yasunari Kawabata
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
653
Amos Tutuola
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
654
Toni Morrison
Paradise of the Blind (Dương Thu Hương)
Paradise of the Blind
655
Dương Thu Hương
Paradiso (Jose Lezama Lima)
Paradiso
656
Jose Lezama Lima
The Parasites (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Parasites
657
Daphne Du Maurier
Paris Stories (Mavis Gallant)
Paris Stories
658
Mavis Gallant
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
659
Nella Larsen
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
660
Jeanette Winterson
The Passion According to G.H. (Clarice Lispector)
The Passion According to G.H.
661
Clarice Lispector
The Passion of New Eve (Angela Carter)
The Passion of New Eve
662
Angela Carter
The Past Is Myself (Christabel Bielenberg)
The Past Is Myself
663
Christabel Bielenberg
Patchwork (Ellen Banda-Aaku)
Patchwork
664
Ellen Banda-Aaku
Patience and Sarah (Isabel Miller)
Patience and Sarah
665
Isabel Miller
The Patience Stone (Atiq Rahimi)
The Patience Stone
666
Atiq Rahimi
Patterns of Childhood (Christa Wolf)
Patterns of Childhood
667
Christa Wolf
Paula (Isabel Allende)
Paula
668
Isabel Allende
Pavel's Letters (Monika Maron)
Pavel's Letters
669
Monika Maron
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
670
Sarah Waters
Peach Blossom Paradise (Ge Fei)
Peach Blossom Paradise
671
Ge Fei
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
672
Juan Rulfo
People of the City (Cyprian Ekwensi)
People of the City
673
Cyprian Ekwensi
The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)
The Perfect Nanny
674
Leila Slimani
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
675
Marjane Satrapi
A Personal Matter (Kenzaburō Ōe)
A Personal Matter
676
Kenzaburō Ōe
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
677
Jane Austen
Petals of Blood (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Petals of Blood
678
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
679
Grace Metalious
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
680
Elfriede Jelinek
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