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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 Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
281
Angela Carter
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
282
Toni Morrison
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
283
Amy Tan
Saving Fish From Drowning
Saving Fish From Drowning
284
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
285
Octavia Butler
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
286
Octavia Butler
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
287
Jeanette Winterson
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
288
Nawal El Saadawi
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Mara Leveritt)
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
289
Mara Leveritt
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
290
Eleanor Catton
So Big Edna Ferber
So Big Edna Ferber
291
Mules and Men (Zora Neale Hurston)
Mules and Men
292
Zora Neale Hurston
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
293
Leslie Marmon Silko
The Farming of Bones
The Farming of Bones
294
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
295
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
296
Ruth Ozeki
Power Politics (Arundhati Roy)
Power Politics
297
Arundhati Roy
Against Interpretation (Susan Sontag)
Against Interpretation
298
Susan Sontag
I'll Be Right There (Kyung-Sook Shin)
I'll Be Right There
299
Kyung-Sook Shin
Island of a Thousand Mirrors (Nayomi)
Island of a Thousand Mirrors
300
Nayomi
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
301
Julia Alvarez
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys
302
Joyce Carol Oates
Three Daughters of Eve (Elif Shafak)
Three Daughters of Eve
303
Elif Shafak
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
304
Elif Shafak
I Was Told to Come Alone (Souad Mekhennet)
I Was Told to Come Alone
305
Souad Mekhennet
Women Who Blow on Knots (Ece Temelkuran)
Women Who Blow on Knots
306
Ece Temelkuran
Dreams of Trespass (Fatema Mernissi)
Dreams of Trespass
307
Fatema Mernissi
Welcome to Lagos (Chibundu Onuzo)
Welcome to Lagos
308
Chibundu Onuzo
Rotten Row (Pettina Gappah)
Rotten Row
309
Pettina Gappah
Child of the Dark (Carolina Maria De Jesus)
Child of the Dark
310
Carolina Maria De Jesus
The Spider King's Daughter (Chibundu Onuzo)
The Spider King's Daughter
311
Chibundu Onuzo
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru
312
Flora Nwapa
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
Everything Good Will Come
313
Sefi Atta
Daughters of Africa (Margaret Busby)
Daughters of Africa
314
Margaret Busby
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
315
Roxane Gay
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Simone De Beauvoir)
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
316
Simone De Beauvoir
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
The Promised Land
317
Grace Ogot
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
318
Jacqueline Woodson
Love Must Not Be Forgotten (Zhang Jie)
Love Must Not Be Forgotten
319
Zhang Jie
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? (Joyce Carol Oates)
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
320
Joyce Carol Oates
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