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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 18

...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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Pig Tales (Marie Darrieussecq)
Pig Tales
Marie Darrieussecq
682
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Annie Dillard
683
Pilgrimage (Dorothy Richardson)
Pilgrimage
Dorothy Richardson
684
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
Sei Shonagon
685
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lingden)
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lingden
686
Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)
Pitch Dark
Renata Adler
687
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
Joan Didion
688
Please Look After Mom (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin
689
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
690
The Ponder Heart (Eudora Welty)
The Ponder Heart
Eudora Welty
691
Possessing the Secret of Joy (Alice Walker)
Possessing the Secret of Joy
Alice Walker
692
Possession
Possession
693
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
Patricia Cornwell
694
Praisesong for the Widow (Paule Marshall)
Praisesong for the Widow
Paule Marshall
695
Praxis (Fay Weldon)
Praxis
Fay Weldon
696
The President (Miguel Angel Asturias)
The President
Miguel Angel Asturias
697
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
698
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark
699
Princess (Jean Sasson)
Princess
Jean Sasson
700
The Princess of Cleves (Madame De La Fayette)
The Princess of Cleves
Madame De La Fayette
701
The Professor's House (Willa Cather)
The Professor's House
Willa Cather
702
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
The Promised Land
Grace Ogot
703
Property (Valerie Martin)
Property
Valerie Martin
704
The Pumpkin Eater (Penelope Mortimer)
The Pumpkin Eater
Penelope Mortimer
705
The Pure and the Impure (Colette)
The Pure and the Impure
Colette
706
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
Nancy Mitford
707
Quartet (Jean Rhys)
Quartet
Jean Rhys
708
Quartet in Autumn (Barbara Pym)
Quartet in Autumn
Barbara Pym
709
The Quest for Christa T (Christa Wolf, Trans. Christopher Middleton)
The Quest for Christa T
Christa Wolf, Trans. Christopher Middleton
710
A Question of Power (Bessie Head)
A Question of Power
Bessie Head
711
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
Nella Larsen
712
The Qur'an (Anonymous)
The Qur'an
Anonymous
713
The Radiant Way (Margaret Drabble)
The Radiant Way
Margaret Drabble
714
A Rage in Harlem (Chester Himes)
A Rage in Harlem
Chester Himes
715
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
716
Ramayana (Valmiki)
Ramayana
Valmiki
717
Rashomon (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
718
The Ravishing of Lol Stein (Marguerite Duras)
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
Marguerite Duras
719
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Reading Lolita in Tehran
720
The Real Charlotte (Somerville & Ross)
The Real Charlotte
Somerville & Ross
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