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50 Diverse Classics

Ever notice how most 'classic' book lists seem to have the same books over and over? Looking for some classic literature by people of color? Look no further!
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
1
Alice Walker
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
2
Alexandre Dumas
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
3
Junot Díaz
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
4
Amy Tan
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
5
Toni Morrison
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
6
Gabriel García Márquez
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
7
Maya Angelou
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
8
Arundhati Roy
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun
9
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
10
Haruki Murakami
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
11
Octavia Butler
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
12
Sandra Cisneros
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
13
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
14
Sherman Alexie
The Ramayana (Valmiki)
The Ramayana
15
Valmiki
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
16
Isabel Allende
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
17
Khalid Hosseini
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
18
Zora Neale Hurston
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
19
Lorraine Hansberry
Fools Crow (James Welch)
Fools Crow
20
James Welch
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
21
Salman Rushdie
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
22
Ralph Ellison
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
23
Anonymous
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
24
Alex Haley
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
25
Paulo Coelho
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
26
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
27
Malcolm X
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
28
Vikram Seth
One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
One Thousand and One Nights
29
Anonymous
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
30
Andrea Levy
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
31
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
32
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
33
Walter Dean Myers
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
34
N. Scott Momaday
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes)
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
35
Langston Hughes
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
36
Julia Alvarez
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
37
Murasaki Shikibu
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
38
Rudolfo Anaya
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
39
Richard Wright
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
40
Lisa See
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