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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 21

...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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Simon and the Oaks (Marianne Fredriksson)
Simon and the Oaks
801
Marianne Fredriksson
A Simple Past (Driss Chraibi)
A Simple Past
802
Driss Chraibi
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
803
Jesmyn Ward
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
804
Audre Lorde
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
805
Elizabeth Kolbert
Sleepless Nights (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Sleepless Nights
806
Elizabeth Hardwick
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company
807
Eve Babitz
The Slynx (Tatyana Tolstaya)
The Slynx
808
Tatyana Tolstaya
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
809
Andrea Levy
A Small Place (Jamaica Kincaid)
A Small Place
810
Jamaica Kincaid
Small Remedies (Shashi Despande)
Small Remedies
811
Shashi Despande
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ, Trans. Modupé Bodé-Thomas)
So Long a Letter
812
Mariama Bâ, Trans. Modupé Bodé-Thomas
Solitude (Víctor Català)
Solitude
813
Víctor Català
Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. (Somerville & Ross)
Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.
814
Somerville & Ross
Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
815
Junichiro Tanizaki
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You (Alice Munro)
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
816
Alice Munro
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
817
Madeline Miller
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
818
Toni Morrison
Songs of Kabir (Kabir)
Songs of Kabir
819
Kabir
Sonnets From the Portuguese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Sonnets From the Portuguese
820
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: Selected Works (Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz)
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: Selected Works
821
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz
Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
822
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
823
W.E.B. Du Bois
The Sound of the Mountain (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Sound of the Mountain
824
Yasunari Kawabata
The Sound of Waves (Yukio Mishima)
The Sound of Waves
825
Yukio Mishima
Sounder (William H. Armstrong)
Sounder
826
William H. Armstrong
South Riding (Winifred Holtby)
South Riding
827
Winifred Holtby
Spain, Take This Chalice From Me (César Vallejo)
Spain, Take This Chalice From Me
828
César Vallejo
The Spare Room (Helen Garner)
The Spare Room
829
Helen Garner
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
830
Renata Adler
The Spider King's Daughter (Chibundu Onuzo)
The Spider King's Daughter
831
Chibundu Onuzo
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
832
Anne Fadiman
Spring Snow (Yukio Mishima)
Spring Snow
833
Yukio Mishima
Sputnik Sweetheart (Haruki Murakami)
Sputnik Sweetheart
834
Haruki Murakami
Stolen Lives (Malika Oufkir)
Stolen Lives
835
Malika Oufkir
The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
The Stone Angel
836
Margaret Laurence
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
837
Carol Shields
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
838
Elena Ferrante
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
839
Helen Keller
The Story of My Teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
The Story of My Teeth
840
Valeria Luiselli
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