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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 6

...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 Dark Child (Camara Laye)
The Dark Child
201
Camara Laye
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
202
Barbara Vine
Darkmans (Nicola Barker)
Darkmans
203
Nicola Barker
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
204
Isabel Allende
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
205
Josephine Tey
David's Story (Zoe Wicomb)
David's Story
206
Zoe Wicomb
Day (A.L. Kennedy)
Day
207
A.L. Kennedy
A Day off (Storm Jameson)
A Day Off
208
Storm Jameson
Death and the King's Horseman (Wole Soyinka)
Death and the King's Horseman
209
Wole Soyinka
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
210
Willa Cather
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
211
Carlos Fuentes
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
212
Elizabeth Bowen
Deep River (Shūsaku Endō)
Deep River
213
Shūsaku Endō
Deep Rivers (José María Arguedas)
Deep Rivers
214
José María Arguedas
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
215
Anaïs Nin
Democracy (Joan Didion)
Democracy
216
Joan Didion
The Devil and Miss Prym (Paulo Coelho)
The Devil and Miss Prym
217
Paulo Coelho
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
218
Walter Mosley
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
219
João Guimarães Rosa
The Devil's Pool (George Sand)
The Devil's Pool
220
George Sand
The Dew Breaker (Edwidge Danticat)
The Dew Breaker
221
Edwidge Danticat
The Dhammapada (Juan Mascaró (Translator))
The Dhammapada
222
Juan Mascaró (Translator)
The Diaries of Jane Somers (Doris Lessing)
The Diaries of Jane Somers
223
Doris Lessing
Diary of a Mad Old Man (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Diary of a Mad Old Man
224
Junichiro Tanizaki
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories (Lu Xun)
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
225
Lu Xun
The Diary of a Provincial Lady (E M Delafield)
The Diary of a Provincial Lady
226
E M Delafield
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
227
Anne Frank
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
228
Anne Tyler
Dirty Havana Trilogy (Pedro Juan Gutierrez)
Dirty Havana Trilogy
229
Pedro Juan Gutierrez
Disappearing Acts (Terry McMillan)
Disappearing Acts
230
Terry McMillan
The Discomfort of Evening (Marieke Lucas Rijneveld)
The Discomfort of Evening
231
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
232
Ursula K. Le Guin
Distant View of a Minaret (Alifa Rifaat)
Distant View of a Minaret
233
Alifa Rifaat
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
234
Rebecca Wells
The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
The Diviners
235
Margaret Laurence
Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
Dogeaters
236
Jessica Hagedorn
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
237
Machado De Assis
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Jorge Amado)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
238
Jorge Amado
Don't Move (Margaret Mazzantini)
Don't Move
239
Margaret Mazzantini
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
240
Connie Willis
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