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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 19

...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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Reasons to Live (Amy Hempel)
Reasons to Live
Amy Hempel
722
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
723
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Kate Douglas Wiggin)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas Wiggin
724
The Recognition of Sakuntala (Kālidāsa)
The Recognition of Sakuntala
Kālidāsa
725
A Red Death (Walter Mosley)
A Red Death
Walter Mosley
726
The Red Queen (Margaret Drabble)
The Red Queen
Margaret Drabble
727
Red Sorghum (Mo Yan)
Red Sorghum
Mo Yan
728
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
729
Reeds in the Wind (Grazia Deledda)
Reeds in the Wind
Grazia Deledda
730
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
Pat Barker
731
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Moshin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Moshin Hamid
732
The Reluctant Orphan (Aara Seale)
The Reluctant Orphan
Aara Seale
733
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
734
The Return (Hisham Matar)
The Return
Hisham Matar
735
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
Rebecca West
736
Reveille in Washington (Margaret Leech)
Reveille in Washington
Margaret Leech
737
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
The River Between
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
738
A River Sutra (Gita Mehta)
A River Sutra
Gita Mehta
739
The Road From Coorain (Jill Ker Conway)
The Road From Coorain
Jill Ker Conway
740
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
Margaret Atwood
741
The Robber Bridegroom (Eudora Welty)
The Robber Bridegroom
Eudora Welty
742
The Romance of Three Kingdoms by Shi Naian
The Romance of Three Kingdoms by Shi Naian
743
The Romantics (Pankaj Mishra)
The Romantics
Pankaj Mishra
744
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
Emma Donoghue
745
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
746
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
Louise Erdrich
747
Ru (Kim Thúy)
Ru
Kim Thúy
748
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam (Omar Khayyam)
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
749
Ruby (Cynthia Bond)
Ruby
Cynthia Bond
750
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
Rita Mae Brown
751
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
Alice Munro
752
Running in the Family (Michael Ondaatje)
Running in the Family
Michael Ondaatje
753
Ruth (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Ruth
Elizabeth Gaskell
754
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
755
Samarkand (Amin Maalouf)
Samarkand
Amin Maalouf
756
Sans Souci and Other Stories (Dionne Brand)
Sans Souci and Other Stories
Dionne Brand
757
Santa Evita (Tomas Eloy Martinez)
Santa Evita
Tomas Eloy Martinez
758
Sao Bernardo (Graciliano Ramos)
Sao Bernardo
Graciliano Ramos
759
Sappho: A New Translation (Sappho)
Sappho: A New Translation
Sappho
760
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdie
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