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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 21

...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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801
Simon and the Oaks (Marianne Fredriksson)
Simon and the Oaks
Marianne Fredriksson
802
A Simple Past (Driss Chraibi)
A Simple Past
Driss Chraibi
803
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
804
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde
805
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction
806
Sleepless Nights (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Sleepless Nights
Elizabeth Hardwick
807
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company
Eve Babitz
808
The Slynx (Tatyana Tolstaya)
The Slynx
Tatyana Tolstaya
809
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
Andrea Levy
810
A Small Place (Jamaica Kincaid)
A Small Place
Jamaica Kincaid
811
Small Remedies (Shashi Despande)
Small Remedies
Shashi Despande
812
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ, Trans. Modupé Bodé-Thomas)
So Long a Letter
Mariama Bâ, Trans. Modupé Bodé-Thomas
813
Solitude (Víctor Català)
Solitude
Víctor Català
814
Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. (Somerville & Ross)
Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.
Somerville & Ross
815
Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
Junichiro Tanizaki
816
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You (Alice Munro)
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
Alice Munro
817
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
818
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
819
Songs of Kabir (Kabir)
Songs of Kabir
Kabir
820
Sonnets From the Portuguese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Sonnets From the Portuguese
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
821
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: Selected Works (Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz)
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: Selected Works
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz
822
Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
823
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du Bois
824
The Sound of the Mountain (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Sound of the Mountain
Yasunari Kawabata
825
The Sound of Waves (Yukio Mishima)
The Sound of Waves
Yukio Mishima
826
Sounder (William H. Armstrong)
Sounder
William H. Armstrong
827
South Riding (Winifred Holtby)
South Riding
Winifred Holtby
828
Spain, Take This Chalice From Me (César Vallejo)
Spain, Take This Chalice From Me
César Vallejo
829
The Spare Room (Helen Garner)
The Spare Room
Helen Garner
830
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
Renata Adler
831
The Spider King's Daughter (Chibundu Onuzo)
The Spider King's Daughter
Chibundu Onuzo
832
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Anne Fadiman
833
Spring Snow (Yukio Mishima)
Spring Snow
Yukio Mishima
834
Sputnik Sweetheart (Haruki Murakami)
Sputnik Sweetheart
Haruki Murakami
835
Stolen Lives (Malika Oufkir)
Stolen Lives
Malika Oufkir
836
The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
The Stone Angel
Margaret Laurence
837
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
Carol Shields
838
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
Elena Ferrante
839
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
Helen Keller
840
The Story of My Teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
The Story of My Teeth
Valeria Luiselli
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