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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 7

...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 Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
241
Magda Szabó
Dover One (Joyce Porter)
Dover One
242
Joyce Porter
Down Second Avenue (Es'kia Mphahlele)
Down Second Avenue
243
Es'kia Mphahlele
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
The Dream of the Red Chamber
244
Cao Xueqin
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
245
Cristina Garcia
The Driver's Seat (Muriel Spark)
The Driver's Seat
246
Muriel Spark
The Dud Avocado (Elaine Dundy)
The Dud Avocado
247
Elaine Dundy
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
248
Yvonne Owuor
East Lynne (Ellen Wood)
East Lynne
249
Ellen Wood
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru
250
Flora Nwapa
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
251
Gail Honeyman
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
252
Elizabeth and Her German Garden (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
253
Elizabeth Von Arnim
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
254
Mark Dunn
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
255
Jane Austen
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
256
Elizabeth Von Arnim
The End of the Story (Lydia Davis)
The End of the Story
257
Lydia Davis
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
258
Michael Ondaatje
English, August (Upamanyu Chatterjee)
English, August
259
Upamanyu Chatterjee
The Enigma of Arrival (V.S. Naipaul)
The Enigma of Arrival
260
V.S. Naipaul
Ennui (Maria Edgeworth)
Ennui
261
Maria Edgeworth
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
262
Anonymous
Epitaph of a Small Winner (Machado De Assis)
Epitaph of a Small Winner
263
Machado De Assis
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
264
Edith Wharton
Eustace and Hilda (L.P. Hartley)
Eustace and Hilda
265
L.P. Hartley
Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina
266
Frances Burney
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
Everything Good Will Come
267
Sefi Atta
Everything That Rises Must Converge (Flannery O'Connor)
Everything That Rises Must Converge
268
Flannery O'Connor
Everything You Need (A.L. Kennedy)
Everything You Need
269
A.L. Kennedy
Eve's Hollywood (Eve Babitz)
Eve's Hollywood
270
Eve Babitz
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
271
Eva Trout (Elizabeth Bowen)
Eva Trout
272
Elizabeth Bowen
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
273
Barbara Pym
The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
274
Dorothy B. Hughes
Explosion in a Cathedral (Alejo Carpentier)
Explosion in a Cathedral
275
Alejo Carpentier
The Eye in the Door (Pat Barker)
The Eye in the Door
276
Pat Barker
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
277
Kobo Abe
Faces in the Water (Janet Frame)
Faces in the Water
278
Janet Frame
Facundo (Domingo Faustino Sarmiento)
Facundo
279
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Fair Play (Tove Jansson)
Fair Play
280
Tove Jansson
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