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Denver Public Library Alternate Classics Collection - Page 2

A team of staff at Denver Public Library came up with the term "Alternate Classics" as a phrase to label great works from around the world that may not traditionally be thought of as "classics." Many classics lists (especially those founded in the tradition of the Western canon) are grounded in European and American voices. We believe that literature inspires empathy and that it's important to use literature to consume experiences across walks of life. Alternate Classics books are diverse and capture many different voices; they are enduring and important works of literature and narrative non-fiction that speak to the human condition.
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The Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
The Dream of the Red Chamber
41
Cao Xueqin
Dreamtigers (Jorge Luis Borges)
Dreamtigers
42
Jorge Luis Borges
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Don Brown)
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
43
Don Brown
Essential Acker (Kathy Acker)
Essential Acker
44
Kathy Acker
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for (Alison Bechdel)
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For
45
Alison Bechdel
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
46
Matthew Desmond
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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Jonathan Safran Foer
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
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Ben Okri
Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
Farewell to Manzanar
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Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
50
James Baldwin
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
51
Jesmyn Ward
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
52
Ntozake Shange
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
53
Akwaeke Emezi
Gender Outlaws (Kate Bornstein)
Gender Outlaws
54
Kate Bornstein
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
55
James Baldwin
Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore)
Gitanjali
56
Rabindranath Tagore
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
57
Arundhati Roy
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
58
Kiese Laymon
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
59
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
60
Yaa Gyasi
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
61
N. Scott Momaday
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
62
Isabel Allende
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
63
Sandra Cisneros
How the Other Half Lives (Jacob A. Riis)
How the Other Half Lives
64
Jacob A. Riis
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
65
Han Kang
The Hungry Tide (Amitav Ghosh)
The Hungry Tide
66
Amitav Ghosh
I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
I Am a Cat
67
Natsume Sōseki
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
68
Maya Angelou
I, the Supreme (Augusto Roa Bastos)
I, the Supreme
69
Augusto Roa Bastos
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
70
Rebecca Skloot
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
71
Alice Walker
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
72
Julia Alvarez
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
73
Harriet Jacobs
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
74
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
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Jhumpa Lahiri
Into the Beautiful North (Luis Alberto Urrea)
Into the Beautiful North
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Luis Alberto Urrea
Invisible Life (E. Lynn Harris)
Invisible Life
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E. Lynn Harris
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
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Ralph Ellison
Journey Into the Whirlwind (Evgenia Ginzburg)
Journey Into the Whirlwind
79
Evgenia Ginzburg
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
80
Bryan Stevenson
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