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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 25

...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 Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
961
Radclyffe Hall
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
962
Beryl Markham
The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera)
The Whale Rider
963
Witi Ihimaera
What I Loved (Siri Hustvedt)
What I Loved
964
Siri Hustvedt
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
965
When We Were Orphans (Kazuo Ishiguro)
When We Were Orphans
966
Kazuo Ishiguro
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
967
Zadie Smith
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
968
Aravind Adiga
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
969
Dorothy L. Sayers
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
970
Jean Rhys
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
971
Haruki Murakami
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
972
Jung Chang
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
973
Haruki Murakami
Winter (Ali Smith)
Winter
974
Ali Smith
Winter Wheat (Mildred Walker)
Winter Wheat
975
Mildred Walker
Winter's Tales (Isak Dinesen)
Winter's Tales
976
Isak Dinesen
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
977
Flannery O'Connor
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
978
Angela Carter
Wit (Margaret Edson)
Wit
979
Margaret Edson
The Witness (Juan Jose Saer)
The Witness
980
Juan Jose Saer
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
981
Hilary Mantel
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
982
Nawal El Saadawi
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
983
Marge Piercy
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
984
Maxine Hong Kingston
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
985
Gloria Naylor
Women of Sand and Myrrh (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
Women of Sand and Myrrh
986
Hanan Al-Shaykh
Women, Culture & Politics (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Culture & Politics
987
Angela Y. Davis
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs.Seacole in Many Lands (Mary Seacole)
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs.Seacole in Many Lands
988
Mary Seacole
A World for Julius (Alfredo Bryce Echenique)
A World for Julius
989
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
A World of Love (Elizabeth Bowen)
A World of Love
990
Elizabeth Bowen
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
991
Franz Fanon
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
992
Madeleine L'engle
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body
993
Jeanette Winterson
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
994
Emily Bronte
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
995
Joan Didion
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
996
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Years (Virginia Woolf)
The Years
997
Virginia Woolf
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
998
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon
999
Makuchi
Zahrah the Windseeker (Nnedi Okorafor)
Zahrah the Windseeker
1000
Nnedi Okorafor
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