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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 2

...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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The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
Confucius
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
43
Angel (Elizabeth Taylor)
Angel
Elizabeth Taylor
44
Animal's People (Indra Sinha)
Animal's People
Indra Sinha
45
Annapurna: A Woman's Place (Arlene Blum)
Annapurna: A Woman's Place
Arlene Blum
46
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
47
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
Jamaica Kincaid
48
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
James Baldwin
49
Another World (Pat Barker)
Another World
Pat Barker
50
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
Chinua Achebe
51
The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights
Anonymous
52
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume
53
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
Chinua Achebe
54
The Art of War (Sun-Tzu)
The Art of War
Sun-Tzu
55
As If I Am Not There (Slavenka Drakulić)
As If I Am Not There
Slavenka Drakulić
56
Asleep in the Sun (Adolfo Bioy Casares)
Asleep in the Sun
Adolfo Bioy Casares
57
Asphodel (Hilda Doolittle)
Asphodel
Hilda Doolittle
58
Astradeni (Eugenia Fakinou)
Astradeni
Eugenia Fakinou
59
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
David Diop
60
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
61
August Is a Wicked Month (Edna O'Brien)
August Is a Wicked Month
Edna O'Brien
62
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein
63
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (Nirad C. Chaudhuri)
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
64
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
Lucy Grealy
65
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
66
Autumn of the Patriarch (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Autumn of the Patriarch
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
67
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
68
Aya (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya
Marguerite Abouet
69
The Back Room (Carmen Martin Gaite)
The Back Room
Carmen Martin Gaite
70
Backlands: The Canudos Campaign (Euclides Da Cunha)
Backlands: The Canudos Campaign
Euclides Da Cunha
71
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories
Carson McCullers
72
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Dai Sijie
73
Basic Black With Pearls (Helen Weinzweig)
Basic Black With Pearls
Helen Weinzweig
74
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
75
Basti (Intizar Husain, Trans. Frances W. Pritchett)
Basti
Intizar Husain, Trans. Frances W. Pritchett
76
Batouala (Rene Maran)
Batouala
Rene Maran
77
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
78
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
Sylvia Nasar
79
Beauty and Sadness - Yasunari Kawabata
Beauty and Sadness - Yasunari Kawabata
80
Before Lunch (Angela Thirkell)
Before Lunch
Angela Thirkell
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