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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 4

Books by women across time and from around the world with a limit of one book per author. The list contains classics, popular books, obscure books and focuses on adult novels and memoirs but also contains poetry, essays, some children's classics, and more. Books are listed alphabetically by author (family name or pseudonym when used) as best I could (apologies for any mistakes) with anthologies at the end. The list is sure to contain books you have already read and my hope is it may inspire future reads — I certainly added to my own to-be-read list while compiling!
Edit: "Border Town" should not be on this list as Shen Congwen is male.
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Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade (Assia Djebar)
Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
121
Assia Djebar
The Letter for the King (Tonke Dragt)
The Letter for the King
122
Tonke Dragt
Trieste (Daša Drndic)
Trieste
123
Daša Drndic
The Time in Between (María Dueñas)
The Time in Between
124
María Dueñas
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
125
Marguerite Duras
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History (Aida Edemariam)
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
126
Aida Edemariam
Beka Lamb (Zee Edgell)
Beka Lamb
127
Zee Edgell
Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)
Belinda
128
Maria Edgeworth
Wit (Margaret Edson)
Wit
129
Margaret Edson
Half-Blood Blues (Esi Edugyan)
Half-Blood Blues
130
Esi Edugyan
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
131
Jennifer Egan
The Forest of Hours (Kerstin Ekman)
The Forest of Hours
132
Kerstin Ekman
Man Into Woman: The First Sex Change (Lili Elbe)
Man Into Woman: The First Sex Change
133
Lili Elbe
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
134
George Eliot
Second Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second Class Citizen
135
Buchi Emecheta
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
136
Fumiko Enchi
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
137
Mariana Enriquez
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
138
Louise Erdrich
The Years (Annie Ernaux)
The Years
139
Annie Ernaux
Go, Went, Gone (Jenny Erpenbeck)
Go, Went, Gone
140
Jenny Erpenbeck
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
141
Laura Esquivel
The Seventh Garment (Eugenia Fakinou)
The Seventh Garment
142
Eugenia Fakinou
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
143
Bernardine Evaristo
Pillars of Salt (Fadia Faqir)
Pillars of Salt
144
Fadia Faqir
Daughter of Persia (Sattareh Farman-Farmaian)
Daughter of Persia
145
Sattareh Farman-Farmaian
So Big (Edna Ferber)
So Big
146
Edna Ferber
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
147
Elena Ferrante
Rogomelec (Leonor Fini)
Rogomelec
148
Leonor Fini
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
149
Fannie Flagg
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
150
Gillian Flynn
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
151
Aminatta Forna
Reading the Ceiling (Dayo Forster)
Reading the Ceiling
152
Dayo Forster
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
153
Anne Frank
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
154
Miles Franklin
On Sal Mal Lane (Ru Freeman)
On Sal Mal Lane
155
Ru Freeman
The Weight of Things (Marianne Fritz)
The Weight of Things
156
Marianne Fritz
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
157
Diana Gabaldon
The Book of Memory (Petina Gappah)
The Book of Memory
158
Petina Gappah
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
159
Cristina Garcia
The Sand Fish (Maha Gargash)
The Sand Fish
160
Maha Gargash
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