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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 14

...or live ones, for that matter. No offense intended to white guys. White men are just over-represented in "must-read" book lists, literary prizes, and in literature in general. These are all books written by either women or authors of color. They have all been identified as "must read books" according to various literature lists.
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521
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton
522
Madame De Pompadour (Nancy Mitford)
Madame De Pompadour
Nancy Mitford
523
The Mahabharata (Vyasa)
The Mahabharata
Vyasa
524
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
Jacqueline Winspear
525
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
Gertrude Stein
526
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
Junichiro Tanizaki
527
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos (1990))
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Oscar Hijuelos (1990)
528
A Man Lay Dead (Ngaio Marsh)
A Man Lay Dead
Ngaio Marsh
529
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
Christina Stead
530
The Mandarins (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Mandarins
Simone De Beauvoir
531
Manservant and Maidservant (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Manservant and Maidservant
Ivy Compton-Burnett
532
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
Jane Austen
533
Map (Wislawa Szymborska)
Map
Wislawa Szymborska
534
The Map of Love (Ahdaf Soueif)
The Map of Love
Ahdaf Soueif
535
Mara and Dann
Mara and Dann
536
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
Geraldine Brooks
537
Martín Fierro (José Hernández)
Martín Fierro
José Hernández
538
Mary Barton (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Mary Barton
Elizabeth Gaskell
539
Mary Queen of Scots (Antonia Fraser)
Mary Queen of Scots
Antonia Fraser
540
Marya: A Life (Joyce Carol Oates)
Marya: A Life
Joyce Carol Oates
541
Master Georgie (Beryl Bainbridge)
Master Georgie
Beryl Bainbridge
542
The Mathnawi (Jalal Ad-Din Rumi)
The Mathnawi
Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
543
Matigari (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o)
Matigari
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o
544
May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons (Elisabeth Bumiller)
May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons
Elisabeth Bumiller
545
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
546
Memento Mori (Muriel Spark)
Memento Mori
Muriel Spark
547
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
548
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
Marguerite Yourcenar
549
Memoirs of a Survivor
Memoirs of a Survivor
550
Memories of Rain (Sunetra Gupta)
Memories of Rain
Sunetra Gupta
551
Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea (Teffi)
Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea
Teffi
552
Memory of Fire (Eduardo Galeano)
Memory of Fire
Eduardo Galeano
553
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
Aminatta Forna
554
Men of the South (Zukiswa Wanner)
Men of the South
Zukiswa Wanner
555
Mencius (Mencius)
Mencius
Mencius
556
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
Kamel Daoud
557
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
558
Midaq Alley (Naguib Mahfouz)
Midaq Alley
Naguib Mahfouz
559
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
George Eliot
560
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
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