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An English Teacher's Essential Literature - Page 6

A complete list of the books I believe are essential to one's understanding of literature. These works, which have all helped to shape American culture in some way, are referenced and read often, and all have stood the test of time.
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The Black Jacobins
The Black Jacobins
201
Black Power
Black Power
202
Medical Apartheid
Medical Apartheid
203
The White Album
The White Album
204
The Grey Album: On the Blackness of Blackness (Kevin Young)
The Grey Album: On the Blackness of Blackness
205
Kevin Young
The Half Has Never Been Told (Edward E. Baptist)
The Half Has Never Been Told
206
Edward E. Baptist
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
207
Booker T. Washington
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
208
Jacqueline Woodson
Annie Allen
Annie Allen
209
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (James Weldon Johnson)
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
210
James Weldon Johnson
Howl (1955) - Allen Ginsberg
Howl (1955) - Allen Ginsberg
211
The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
The Joy of Sex
212
Alex Comfort
Kamasutra
Kamasutra
213
Brokeback Mountain (Short Story)
Brokeback Mountain (Short Story)
214
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
215
Dave Pelzer
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
216
Dorothy Allison
Heaven Is for Real (Todd Burpo)
Heaven Is for Real
217
Todd Burpo
The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town
The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town
218
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
219
Jean Toomer
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Maryse Conde)
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
220
Maryse Conde
American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama (Rachel A. Swarns)
American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama
221
Rachel A. Swarns
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
222
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
223
Susanna Kaysen
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
224
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
225
Shirley Jackson
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
226
Henry James
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
227
Colson Whitehead
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
228
Kazuo Ishiguro
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
229
Margaret Atwood
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
230
Ian McEwan
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
231
William Shakespeare
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
232
Rudolfo Anaya
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
233
Laura Esquivel
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
234
J.K. Rowling
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
235
Donna Tartt
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
236
Dan Brown
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
237
Jesmyn Ward
Alabama Moon
Alabama Moon
238
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
239
Joy Kogawa
The Middle Passage
The Middle Passage
240
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