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A Black Literary Canon - Page 5

Collected from multiple lists, this list, like any attempt at creating a literary canon, is incomplete. This is only part of a larger conversation about what are the greatest, most important, influential, beautiful, poetic, and powerful works of black literature the world over.
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Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
161
Helen Oyeyemi
Municipal Gum (Oodgeroo Noonuccal)
Municipal Gum
162
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
163
Frederick Douglass
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
164
Richard Wright
The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain (Langston Hughes)
The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain
165
Langston Hughes
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
166
Tsitsi Dangarembga
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
167
Alexander
No Ashes in the Fire (Darnell Moore)
No Ashes in the Fire
168
Darnell Moore
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
169
Chinua Achebe
No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies (E. Patrick Johnson)
No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies
170
E. Patrick Johnson
Nobody (Marc Lamont Hill)
Nobody
171
Marc Lamont Hill
Nobody Knows My Name (James Baldwin)
Nobody Knows My Name
172
James Baldwin
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter
173
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
174
James Baldwin
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
175
Zadie Smith
Oil on Water (Helon Habila)
Oil on Water
176
Helon Habila
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
177
Binyavanga Wainaina
Open City
Open City
178
The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise
179
Panther Baby (Jamal Joseph)
Panther Baby
180
Jamal Joseph
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
181
Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
182
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
183
Toni Morrison
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
184
Nella Larsen
The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey (Marcus Garvey)
The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey
185
Marcus Garvey
Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
186
Toni Morrison
Poems on Various Religious and Moral (Phillis Wheatley)
Poems on Various Religious and Moral
187
Phillis Wheatley
Push (Sapphire)
Push
188
Sapphire
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
189
Candice Carty-Williams
A Question of Power
A Question of Power
190
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
191
Nella Larsen
Racism Without Racists (Eduardo Bonilla-Silva)
Racism Without Racists
192
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
193
Lorraine Hansberry
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
194
Brandon Taylor
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
195
Janet Mock
Revolutionary Suicide (Huey P. Newton)
Revolutionary Suicide
196
Huey P. Newton
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
197
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
198
Jesmyn Ward
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
199
Paul Beatty
Shadow and Act (Ralph Ellison)
Shadow and Act
200
Ralph Ellison
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