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Books I've Read Written by 'Authors of Colour'

It's sometimes easy to overlook how much great writing doesn't come from the white western canon - here are some I've read and enjoyed
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
1
Haruki Murakami
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
3
Tayari Jones
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
4
Kazuo Ishiguro
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
5
Khaled Hosseini
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost
6
Anita and Me (Meera Syal)
Anita and Me
7
Meera Syal
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
8
James Baldwin
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
9
Chinua Achebe
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
10
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Arrow of God (Nigeria)
Arrow of God (Nigeria)
11
Ayoade on Ayoade (Richard Ayoade)
Ayoade on Ayoade
12
Richard Ayoade
Ayoade on Top (Richard Ayoade)
Ayoade on Top
13
Richard Ayoade
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
14
Imbolo Mbue
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
15
Toni Morrison
Black and British: A Forgotten History (David Olusoga)
Black and British: A Forgotten History
16
David Olusoga
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
17
Toni Morrison
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
18
Amy Tan
The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes
19
Lawrence Hill
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
20
Trevor Noah
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
21
Monica Ali
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
22
Marlon James
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
23
Junot Díaz
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
24
Hanif Kureishi
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
25
Kazuo Ishiguro
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
26
Jean Toomer
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
27
Tomi Adyemi
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
The Colour Purple
28
Alice Walker
Coram Boy (Jamila Gavin)
Coram Boy
29
Jamila Gavin
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
30
Alexandre Dumas
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
31
Kevin Kwan
Dear Ijeawale (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawale
32
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
33
Barack Obama
Empress Orchid (Anchee Min)
Empress Orchid
34
Anchee Min
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
35
Michael Ondaatje
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
36
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
37
Celeste Ng
Exit West (Mohsin Hamid)
Exit West
38
Mohsin Hamid
Falling Leaves (Adeline Yen Mah)
Falling Leaves
39
Adeline Yen Mah
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
40
Rohinton Mistry
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