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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 6

...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 Dark Child (Camara Laye)
The Dark Child
Camara Laye
202
A Dark-Adapted Eye
A Dark-Adapted Eye
203
Darkmans (Nicola Barker)
Darkmans
Nicola Barker
204
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
Isabel Allende
205
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
Josephine Tey
206
David's Story (Zoe Wicomb)
David's Story
Zoe Wicomb
207
Day (A.L. Kennedy)
Day
A.L. Kennedy
208
A Day off (Storm Jameson)
A Day Off
Storm Jameson
209
Death and the King's Horseman (Wole Soyinka)
Death and the King's Horseman
Wole Soyinka
210
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
211
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
Carlos Fuentes
212
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
Elizabeth Bowen
213
Deep River (Shūsaku Endō)
Deep River
Shūsaku Endō
214
Deep Rivers (José María Arguedas)
Deep Rivers
José María Arguedas
215
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
Anaïs Nin
216
Democracy (Joan Didion)
Democracy
Joan Didion
217
The Devil and Miss Prym (Paulo Coelho)
The Devil and Miss Prym
Paulo Coelho
218
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
Walter Mosley
219
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
João Guimarães Rosa
220
The Devil's Pool (George Sand)
The Devil's Pool
George Sand
221
The Dew Breaker (Edwidge Danticat)
The Dew Breaker
Edwidge Danticat
222
The Dhammapada (Juan Mascaró (Translator))
The Dhammapada
Juan Mascaró (Translator)
223
The Diaries of Jane Somers (Doris Lessing)
The Diaries of Jane Somers
Doris Lessing
224
Diary of a Mad Old Man (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Junichiro Tanizaki
225
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories (Lu Xun)
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Lu Xun
226
The Diary of a Provincial Lady (E M Delafield)
The Diary of a Provincial Lady
E M Delafield
227
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
228
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Anne Tyler
229
Dirty Havana Trilogy (Pedro Juan Gutierrez)
Dirty Havana Trilogy
Pedro Juan Gutierrez
230
Disappearing Acts (Terry McMillan)
Disappearing Acts
Terry McMillan
231
The Discomfort of Evening (Marieke Lucas Rijneveld)
The Discomfort of Evening
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
232
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
233
Distant View of a Minaret (Alifa Rifaat)
Distant View of a Minaret
Alifa Rifaat
234
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, By Rebecca Wells
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, By Rebecca Wells
235
The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
The Diviners
Margaret Laurence
236
Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
Dogeaters
Jessica Hagedorn
237
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
Machado De Assis
238
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Jorge Amado)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Jorge Amado
239
Don't Move (Margaret Mazzantini)
Don't Move
Margaret Mazzantini
240
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
Connie Willis
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