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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 24

...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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Two Women in One (Nawal Al Saadawi)
Two Women in One
Nawal Al Saadawi
922
Typical American (Gish Jen)
Typical American
Gish Jen
923
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand
924
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
925
The Unconsoled (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Unconsoled
Kazuo Ishiguro
926
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
Iris Murdoch
927
The Underdogs (Mariano Azuela)
The Underdogs
Mariano Azuela
928
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
929
Unless (Carol Shields)
Unless
Carol Shields
930
Untouchable (Mulk Raj Anand)
Untouchable
Mulk Raj Anand
931
Up the Down Staircase (Bel Kaufman)
Up the Down Staircase
Bel Kaufman
932
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
Booker T. Washington
933
The Vagabond (Colette)
The Vagabond
Colette
934
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann
935
Various Miracles (Carol Shields)
Various Miracles
Carol Shields
936
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
937
Veronika Decides to Die (Paulo Coelho)
Veronika Decides to Die
Paulo Coelho
938
The Vet's Daughter (Barbara Comyns)
The Vet's Daughter
Barbara Comyns
939
The Vice-Consul (Marguerite Duras)
The Vice-Consul
Marguerite Duras
940
A View of the Harbour (Elizabeth Taylor)
A View of the Harbour
Elizabeth Taylor
941
Village School (Miss Read)
Village School
Miss Read
942
Villette (Charlotte Bronte)
Villette
Charlotte Bronte
943
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Mary Wollstonecraft
944
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
Flannery O'Connor
945
The Virgin in the Garden (A.S. Byatt)
The Virgin in the Garden
A.S. Byatt
946
Virginia (Ellen Glasgow)
Virginia
Ellen Glasgow
947
A Visit From the Goon Squad
A Visit From the Goon Squad
948
A Voice From the South (Anna Julia Cooper)
A Voice From the South
Anna Julia Cooper
949
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl
Svetlana Alexievich
950
The Voyage Out (Virginia Woolf)
The Voyage Out
Virginia Woolf
951
Waiting (Ha Jin)
Waiting
Ha Jin
952
Waiting for Snow in Havana (Carlos Eire)
Waiting for Snow in Havana
Carlos Eire
953
The Wall (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall
Marlen Haushofer
954
War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944 (Iris Origo)
War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944
Iris Origo
955
The War of the End of the World (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The War of the End of the World
Mario Vargas Llosa
956
Waterlily (Ella Cara Deloria)
Waterlily
Ella Cara Deloria
957
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
Virginia Woolf
958
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
Noviolet Bulawayo
959
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
960
The Weather in the Streets
The Weather in the Streets
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