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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 16

...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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Nectar in a Sieve (Kamala Marandaya)
Nectar in a Sieve
Kamala Marandaya
602
Negrophobia: An Urban Parable (Darius James)
Negrophobia: An Urban Parable
Darius James
603
Nehanda (Yvonne Vera)
Nehanda
Yvonne Vera
604
Neighbours: A Story of a Murder by Lília Momplé
Neighbours: A Story of a Murder by Lília Momplé
605
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
Tsitsi Dangarembga
606
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
607
The Nice and the Good (Iris Murdoch)
The Nice and the Good
Iris Murdoch
608
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
609
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
610
Night on the Galactic Railroad (Kenji Miyazawa)
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Kenji Miyazawa
611
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
Sarah Waters
612
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter
613
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
Djuna Barnes
614
The Nine Tailors (Dorothy L. Sayers)
The Nine Tailors
Dorothy L. Sayers
615
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
Kenzaburō Ōe
616
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
Chinua Achebe
617
No One Writes to the Colonel (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
No One Writes to the Colonel
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
618
Noli Me Tangere(Touch Me Not) (Jose Rizal)
Noli Me Tangere(Touch Me Not)
Jose Rizal
619
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
620
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
621
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
622
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
Qiu Miaojin
623
Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts & Crosses
Malorie Blackman
624
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
625
O the Chimneys (Nelly Sachs)
O the Chimneys
Nelly Sachs
626
The Obscene Bird of Night (José Donoso)
The Obscene Bird of Night
José Donoso
627
Of Love and Shadows (Isabel Allende)
Of Love and Shadows
Isabel Allende
628
Offshore (Penelope Fitzgerald)
Offshore
Penelope Fitzgerald
629
The Old Man and Me (Elaine Dundy)
The Old Man and Me
Elaine Dundy
630
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
631
On the Abolition of All Political Parties (Simone Weil)
On the Abolition of All Political Parties
Simone Weil
632
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
Zadie Smith
633
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
Chika Unigwe
634
Once and Forever (Kenji Miyazawa)
Once and Forever
Kenji Miyazawa
635
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
636
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
Eudora Welty
637
Or Else, the Lightning God and Other Stories (Cartherine Lim)
Or Else, the Lightning God and Other Stories
Cartherine Lim
638
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
639
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
Virginia Woolf
640
Ormond (Maria Edgeworth)
Ormond
Maria Edgeworth
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