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Best Books by Women Writers

This is an extensive list of some of the best novels by women writers from different cultures around the world.
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The Red Tent, By Anita Diamant
The Red Tent, By Anita Diamant
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
2
Margaret Atwood
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
3
Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
4
Emily Brontë
The Vegetarian (Han King)
The Vegetarian
5
Han King
The Earthsea Quartet (Ursula K. Leguin)
The Earthsea Quartet
6
Ursula K. Leguin
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
7
Madeleine L'engle
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
9
Mary Shelley
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
10
Charlotte Bronte
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
11
J.K. Rowling
The Maddaddam Trilogy (Margaret Atwood)
The Maddaddam Trilogy
12
Margaret Atwood
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
13
Anne Frank
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
14
Harper Lee
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
15
Virginia Woolf
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
16
Han Kang
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
17
Alice Walker
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
18
Toni Morrison
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
19
Natsuo Kirino
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
20
Alice Munro
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
21
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
22
Katherine Dunn
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
23
Louisa May Alcott
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
24
Janet Fitch
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
25
Sylvia Plath
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
26
Patricia Highsmith
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
27
Jean Rhys
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
28
Doris Lessing
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
29
Doris Lessing
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
30
Susanna Kaysen
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
31
Margaret Atwood
Grotesque (Natsuo Kirino)
Grotesque
32
Natsuo Kirino
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
33
Julia Alvarez
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
34
Lionel Shriver
Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games Trilogy
35
Suzanne Collins
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
36
Jane Austen
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
37
Margaret Atwood
Trumpet (Jackie)
Trumpet
38
Jackie
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
39
Maya Angelou
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
40
Kate Chopin
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