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200 Must-Read Classics by Women - Page 4

This list is just a sampling of great books written by women of the past. For the purposes of this list, I've defined classics as books that are more than 50 years old. The lists focuses on novels, but there are some plays, poems, and works of nonfiction as well. And I've tried to include some well-known favorites, as well as more obscure books. Whatever your reading prefences, you're bound to find something to enjoy here. So step back in time and listen to the voices of women who came before us.
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Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
121
Audre Lorde
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
122
Jennifer Egan
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
123
Winifred Watson
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
124
Zadie Smith
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
125
Mary McCarthy
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor (Flannery O'Connor)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor
126
Flannery O'Connor
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
127
Louise Erdrich
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
128
Betty Friedan
Evelina
Evelina
129
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
130
Angela Carter
Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
Clan of the Cave Bear
131
Jean M. Auel
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
132
Annie Proulx
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
133
Toni Morrison
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
134
Nella Larsen
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
135
Noviolet Bulawayo
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
136
Eudora Welty
The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith)
The Price of Salt
137
Patricia Highsmith
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
138
Josephine Tey
Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
Gender Trouble
139
Judith Butler
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
140
Erica Jong
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
141
Sei Shonagon
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
142
Nora Ephron
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
143
Elizabeth Bowen
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
144
Rebecca West
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
145
Leslie Marmon Silko
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
146
Christina Stead
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
147
Jamaica Kincaid
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body
148
Jeanette Winterson
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
149
Donna Tartt
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
150
Nawal El Saadawi
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
151
Mariama Bâ
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
152
Kiran Desai
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
153
Edith Wharton
Notes on a Scandal (Zoe Heller)
Notes on a Scandal
154
Zoe Heller
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
155
Barbara Pym
The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
156
Radclyffe Hall
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
157
Katherine Paterson
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
158
Germaine Greer
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
159
Joy Kogawa
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
160
Edna O'Brien
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