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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 24

...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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Two Women in One (Nawal Al Saadawi)
Two Women in One
921
Nawal Al Saadawi
Typical American (Gish Jen)
Typical American
922
Gish Jen
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
923
Laura Hillenbrand
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
924
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Unconsoled (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Unconsoled
925
Kazuo Ishiguro
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
926
Iris Murdoch
The Underdogs (Mariano Azuela)
The Underdogs
927
Mariano Azuela
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
928
Colson Whitehead
Unless (Carol Shields)
Unless
929
Carol Shields
Untouchable (Mulk Raj Anand)
Untouchable
930
Mulk Raj Anand
Up the Down Staircase (Bel Kaufman)
Up the Down Staircase
931
Bel Kaufman
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
932
Booker T. Washington
The Vagabond (Colette)
The Vagabond
933
Colette
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
934
Jacqueline Susann
Various Miracles (Carol Shields)
Various Miracles
935
Carol Shields
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
936
Han Kang
Veronika Decides to Die (Paulo Coelho)
Veronika Decides to Die
937
Paulo Coelho
The Vet's Daughter (Barbara Comyns)
The Vet's Daughter
938
Barbara Comyns
The Vice-Consul (Marguerite Duras)
The Vice-Consul
939
Marguerite Duras
A View of the Harbour (Elizabeth Taylor)
A View of the Harbour
940
Elizabeth Taylor
Village School (Miss Read)
Village School
941
Miss Read
Villette (Charlotte Bronte)
Villette
942
Charlotte Bronte
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
943
Mary Wollstonecraft
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
944
Flannery O'Connor
The Virgin in the Garden (A.S. Byatt)
The Virgin in the Garden
945
A.S. Byatt
Virginia (Ellen Glasgow)
Virginia
946
Ellen Glasgow
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
947
Jennifer Egan
A Voice From the South (Anna Julia Cooper)
A Voice From the South
948
Anna Julia Cooper
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl
949
Svetlana Alexievich
The Voyage Out (Virginia Woolf)
The Voyage Out
950
Virginia Woolf
Waiting (Ha Jin)
Waiting
951
Ha Jin
Waiting for Snow in Havana (Carlos Eire)
Waiting for Snow in Havana
952
Carlos Eire
The Wall (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall
953
Marlen Haushofer
War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944 (Iris Origo)
War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944
954
Iris Origo
The War of the End of the World (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The War of the End of the World
955
Mario Vargas Llosa
Waterlily (Ella Cara Deloria)
Waterlily
956
Ella Cara Deloria
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
957
Virginia Woolf
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
958
Noviolet Bulawayo
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
959
Lionel Shriver
The Weather in the Streets
The Weather in the Streets
960
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