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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 2

...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 Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
41
Confucius
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
42
Agatha Christie
Angel (Elizabeth Taylor)
Angel
43
Elizabeth Taylor
Animal's People (Indra Sinha)
Animal's People
44
Indra Sinha
Annapurna: A Woman's Place (Arlene Blum)
Annapurna: A Woman's Place
45
Arlene Blum
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
46
L.M. Montgomery
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
47
Jamaica Kincaid
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
48
James Baldwin
Another World (Pat Barker)
Another World
49
Pat Barker
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
50
Chinua Achebe
The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights
51
Anonymous
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
52
Judy Blume
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
53
Chinua Achebe
The Art of War (Sun-Tzu)
The Art of War
54
Sun-Tzu
As If I Am Not There (Slavenka Drakulić)
As If I Am Not There
55
Slavenka Drakulić
Asleep in the Sun (Adolfo Bioy Casares)
Asleep in the Sun
56
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Asphodel (Hilda Doolittle)
Asphodel
57
Hilda Doolittle
Astradeni (Eugenia Fakinou)
Astradeni
58
Eugenia Fakinou
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
59
David Diop
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
60
Ayn Rand
August Is a Wicked Month (Edna O'Brien)
August Is a Wicked Month
61
Edna O'Brien
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
62
Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (Nirad C. Chaudhuri)
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
63
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
64
Lucy Grealy
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Alex Haley and Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
65
Alex Haley and Malcolm X
Autumn of the Patriarch (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Autumn of the Patriarch
66
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
67
Kate Chopin
Aya (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya
68
Marguerite Abouet
The Back Room (Carmen Martin Gaite)
The Back Room
69
Carmen Martin Gaite
Backlands: The Canudos Campaign (Euclides Da Cunha)
Backlands: The Canudos Campaign
70
Euclides Da Cunha
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories
71
Carson McCullers
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
72
Dai Sijie
Basic Black With Pearls (Helen Weinzweig)
Basic Black With Pearls
73
Helen Weinzweig
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
74
Dorothy Allison
Basti (Intizar Husain, Trans. Frances W. Pritchett)
Basti
75
Intizar Husain, Trans. Frances W. Pritchett
Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala
76
Rene Maran
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
77
Barbara Kingsolver
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
78
Sylvia Nasar
Beauty and Sadness - Yasunari Kawabata
Beauty and Sadness - Yasunari Kawabata
79
Before Lunch (Angela Thirkell)
Before Lunch
80
Angela Thirkell
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