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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 5

...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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Clan of the Cave Bear (Auel, Jean M)
Clan of the Cave Bear
Auel, Jean M
162
Claudine at School (Claudine)
Claudine at School
Claudine
163
Claudine's House (Colette)
Claudine's House
Colette
164
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
Anita Desai
165
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
Stella Gibbons
166
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
Olive Burns
167
Collected Poems 1957-1987 (Octavio Paz)
Collected Poems 1957-1987
Octavio Paz
168
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (Eudora Welty)
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty
169
The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield (Katherine Mansfield)
The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
170
The Collector of Treasures (Bessie Head)
The Collector of Treasures
Bessie Head
171
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
James McBride
172
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
173
The Colour (Rose Tremain)
The Colour
Rose Tremain
174
The Commandant (Jessica Anderson)
The Commandant
Jessica Anderson
175
The Common Reader (Virginia Woolf)
The Common Reader
Virginia Woolf
176
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
177
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
178
The Complete Poetry (César Vallejo)
The Complete Poetry
César Vallejo
179
The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
The Complete Stories
Clarice Lispector
180
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
Flannery O'Conner
181
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
Yukio Mishima
182
The Convert (Elizabeth Robins)
The Convert
Elizabeth Robins
183
Corinne, or Italy (Madame De Stael, Trans. Sylvia Raphael)
Corinne, or Italy
Madame De Stael, Trans. Sylvia Raphael
184
Corrigan (Caroline Blackwood)
Corrigan
Caroline Blackwood
185
Cost (Roxana Robinson)
Cost
Roxana Robinson
186
The Cost of Living (Mavis Gallant)
The Cost of Living
Mavis Gallant
187
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
Alexander Dumas
188
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien
189
Cover Her Face (P. D. James)
Cover Her Face
P. D. James
190
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
Elizabeth Gaskell
191
The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham)
The Crime at Black Dudley
Margery Allingham
192
Crossfire (Miyuki Miyabe)
Crossfire
Miyuki Miyabe
193
The Cubs and Other Stories (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Cubs and Other Stories
Mario Vargas Llosa
194
The Curious Case of Dassoukine's Trousers (Fouad Laroui)
The Curious Case of Dassoukine's Trousers
Fouad Laroui
195
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
Edith Wharton
196
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
197
Daisy Jones and the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones and the Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid
198
Dakota (Kathleen Norris)
Dakota
Kathleen Norris
199
The Dangerous Age (Karin Michaëlis)
The Dangerous Age
Karin Michaëlis
200
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
George Eliot
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