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Books by Women That Invented/Redefined Entire Genres - Page 3

Did you know a woman wrote the first sci-if novel? And the first post-apocalyptic novel? Fun fact: it was the same woman, Mary Shelley, and she's only one the many unstoppable women writers on the list who either redefined or entirely invented new genres. These are the books by women that were (and for some, still are) like nothing else there.
Also FYI: the earliest novel (fitting the description of a "lengthy prose work detailing a narrative arc and intimate human experiences") was also invented by a woman?
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Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
81
Azar Nafisi
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
82
Daphne Du Maurier
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
83
Rebecca West
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
84
Rita Mae Brown
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
85
Simone De Beauvoir
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
86
Donna Tartt
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
87
Jane Austen
Sexual Politics (Kate Millett)
Sexual Politics
88
Kate Millett
Speedboat
Speedboat
89
The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
The Story of an Hour
90
Kate Chopin
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
91
Patricia Highsmith
Sultana's Dream (Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain)
Sultana's Dream
92
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
93
Karen Russell
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
94
Murasaki Shikibu
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
95
Harper Lee
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
96
Betty Smith
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
97
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
98
Jacqueline Susann
The Vet's Daughter (Barbara Comyns)
The Vet's Daughter
99
Barbara Comyns
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
100
Mary Wollstonecraft
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
101
Shirley Jackson
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
102
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
103
Zadie Smith
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
104
Jean Rhys
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
105
Hilary Mantel
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
106
Maxine Hong Kingston
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
107
Joan Didion
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
108
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
109
Lauren Beukes
Good Morning, Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning, Midnight
110
Jean Rhys
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