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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 18

...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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Pig Tales (Marie Darrieussecq)
Pig Tales
681
Marie Darrieussecq
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
682
Annie Dillard
Pilgrimage (Dorothy Richardson)
Pilgrimage
683
Dorothy Richardson
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
684
Sei Shonagon
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lingden)
Pippi Longstocking
685
Astrid Lingden
Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)
Pitch Dark
686
Renata Adler
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
687
Joan Didion
Please Look After Mom (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Please Look After Mom
688
Kyung-Sook Shin
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
689
Barbara Kingsolver
The Ponder Heart (Eudora Welty)
The Ponder Heart
690
Eudora Welty
Possessing the Secret of Joy (Alice Walker)
Possessing the Secret of Joy
691
Alice Walker
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
692
A.S. Byatt
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
693
Patricia Cornwell
Praisesong for the Widow (Paule Marshall)
Praisesong for the Widow
694
Paule Marshall
Praxis (Fay Weldon)
Praxis
695
Fay Weldon
The President (Miguel Angel Asturias)
The President
696
Miguel Angel Asturias
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
697
Jane Austen
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
698
Muriel Spark
Princess (Jean Sasson)
Princess
699
Jean Sasson
The Princess of Cleves (Madame De La Fayette)
The Princess of Cleves
700
Madame De La Fayette
The Professor's House (Willa Cather)
The Professor's House
701
Willa Cather
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
The Promised Land
702
Grace Ogot
Property (Valerie Martin)
Property
703
Valerie Martin
The Pumpkin Eater (Penelope Mortimer)
The Pumpkin Eater
704
Penelope Mortimer
The Pure and the Impure (Colette)
The Pure and the Impure
705
Colette
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
706
Nancy Mitford
Quartet (Jean Rhys)
Quartet
707
Jean Rhys
Quartet in Autumn (Barbara Pym)
Quartet in Autumn
708
Barbara Pym
The Quest for Christa T (Christa Wolf, Trans. Christopher Middleton)
The Quest for Christa T
709
Christa Wolf, Trans. Christopher Middleton
A Question of Power (Bessie Head)
A Question of Power
710
Bessie Head
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
711
Nella Larsen
The Qur'an (Anonymous)
The Qur'an
712
Anonymous
The Radiant Way (Margaret Drabble)
The Radiant Way
713
Margaret Drabble
A Rage in Harlem (Chester Himes)
A Rage in Harlem
714
Chester Himes
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
715
Lorraine Hansberry
Ramayana (Valmiki)
Ramayana
716
Valmiki
Rashomon (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon
717
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
The Ravishing of Lol Stein (Marguerite Duras)
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
718
Marguerite Duras
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
719
Azar Nafisi
The Real Charlotte (Somerville & Ross)
The Real Charlotte
720
Somerville & Ross
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