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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 5

...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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Clan of the Cave Bear (Auel, Jean M)
Clan of the Cave Bear
161
Auel, Jean M
Claudine at School (Claudine)
Claudine at School
162
Claudine
Claudine's House (Colette)
Claudine's House
163
Colette
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
164
Anita Desai
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
165
Stella Gibbons
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
166
Olive Burns
Collected Poems 1957-1987 (Octavio Paz)
Collected Poems 1957-1987
167
Octavio Paz
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (Eudora Welty)
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
168
Eudora Welty
The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield (Katherine Mansfield)
The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield
169
Katherine Mansfield
The Collector of Treasures (Bessie Head)
The Collector of Treasures
170
Bessie Head
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
171
James McBride
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
172
Alice Walker
The Colour (Rose Tremain)
The Colour
173
Rose Tremain
The Commandant (Jessica Anderson)
The Commandant
174
Jessica Anderson
The Common Reader (Virginia Woolf)
The Common Reader
175
Virginia Woolf
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton (Anne Sexton)
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
176
Anne Sexton
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
177
Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poetry (César Vallejo)
The Complete Poetry
178
César Vallejo
The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
The Complete Stories
179
Clarice Lispector
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
180
Flannery O'Conner
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
181
Yukio Mishima
The Convert (Elizabeth Robins)
The Convert
182
Elizabeth Robins
Corinne, or Italy (Madame De Stael, Trans. Sylvia Raphael)
Corinne, or Italy
183
Madame De Stael, Trans. Sylvia Raphael
Corrigan (Caroline Blackwood)
Corrigan
184
Caroline Blackwood
Cost (Roxana Robinson)
Cost
185
Roxana Robinson
The Cost of Living (Mavis Gallant)
The Cost of Living
186
Mavis Gallant
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
187
Alexander Dumas
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
188
Edna O'Brien
Cover Her Face (P. D. James)
Cover Her Face
189
P. D. James
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
190
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
The Crime at Black Dudley
191
Margery Allingham
Crossfire (Miyuki Miyabe)
Crossfire
192
Miyuki Miyabe
The Cubs and Other Stories (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Cubs and Other Stories
193
Mario Vargas Llosa
The Curious Case of Dassoukine's Trousers (Fouad Laroui)
The Curious Case of Dassoukine's Trousers
194
Fouad Laroui
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
195
Edith Wharton
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
196
Abraham Verghese
Daisy Jones and the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones and the Six
197
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dakota (Kathleen Norris)
Dakota
198
Kathleen Norris
The Dangerous Age (Karin Michaëlis)
The Dangerous Age
199
Karin Michaëlis
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
200
George Eliot
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