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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 22

...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 Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
841
Elena Ferrante
Story of O (Pauline Réage)
Story of O
842
Pauline Réage
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
843
Patricia Highsmith
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
844
Ann Petry
Strong Poison (Dorothy L Sayers)
Strong Poison
845
Dorothy L Sayers
Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho (Sappho)
Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho
846
Sappho
A Suitable Boy #1 (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy #1
847
Vikram Seth
Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirovsky)
Suite Francaise
848
Irene Nemirovsky
Sultana's Dream (Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain)
Sultana's Dream
849
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
850
Edith Wharton
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
851
Tove Jansson
Summer Will Show (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
Summer Will Show
852
Sylvia Townsend Warner
The Sun King (Nancy Mitford)
The Sun King
853
Nancy Mitford
Surfacing (Margaret Atwood)
Surfacing
854
Margaret Atwood
The Taebek Mountains (Jo Jung-Rae)
The Taebek Mountains
855
Jo Jung-Rae
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
856
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
857
Murasaki Shikibu
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
858
Patricia Highsmith
Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
859
Lao Tzu
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
860
Kenzaburō Ōe
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
861
Warsan Shire
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
862
Yukio Mishima
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
863
Alice Walker
The Ten Thousand Things (Maria Dermout)
The Ten Thousand Things
864
Maria Dermout
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
865
Anne Brontë
Tender at the Bone (Ruth Reichl)
Tender at the Bone
866
Ruth Reichl
Tent of Miracles (Jorge Amado)
Tent of Miracles
867
Jorge Amado
Terra Nostra (Carlos Fuentes)
Terra Nostra
868
Carlos Fuentes
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
869
Vera Brittain
Texaco (Patrick Chamoiseau)
Texaco
870
Patrick Chamoiseau
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
871
Zora Neale Hurston
Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
Them
872
Joyce Carol Oates
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
873
Ali Smith
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
874
Tommy Orange
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
875
Chinua Achebe
The Thinking Reed (Rebecca West)
The Thinking Reed
876
Rebecca West
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
877
Colleen McCullough
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
878
Elena Ferrante
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
879
Jane Smiley
Thousand Cranes - Yasunari Kawabata
Thousand Cranes - Yasunari Kawabata
880
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