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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 7

...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 Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
Magda Szabó
242
Dover One (Joyce Porter)
Dover One
Joyce Porter
243
Down Second Avenue (Es'kia Mphahlele)
Down Second Avenue
Es'kia Mphahlele
244
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Cao Xueqin
245
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
Cristina Garcia
246
The Driver's Seat (Muriel Spark)
The Driver's Seat
Muriel Spark
247
The Dud Avocado (Elaine Dundy)
The Dud Avocado
Elaine Dundy
248
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
Yvonne Owuor
249
East Lynne (Ellen Wood)
East Lynne
Ellen Wood
250
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru
Flora Nwapa
251
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
252
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
253
Elizabeth and Her German Garden (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Elizabeth Von Arnim
254
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
Mark Dunn
255
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
256
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
Elizabeth Von Arnim
257
The End of the Story (Lydia Davis)
The End of the Story
Lydia Davis
258
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje
259
English, August (Upamanyu Chatterjee)
English, August
Upamanyu Chatterjee
260
The Enigma of Arrival (V.S. Naipaul)
The Enigma of Arrival
V.S. Naipaul
261
Ennui (Maria Edgeworth)
Ennui
Maria Edgeworth
262
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Anonymous
263
Epitaph of a Small Winner (Machado De Assis)
Epitaph of a Small Winner
Machado De Assis
264
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
265
Eustace and Hilda (L.P. Hartley)
Eustace and Hilda
L.P. Hartley
266
Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina
Frances Burney
267
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
Everything Good Will Come
Sefi Atta
268
Everything That Rises Must Converge (Flannery O'Connor)
Everything That Rises Must Converge
Flannery O'Connor
269
Everything You Need (A.L. Kennedy)
Everything You Need
A.L. Kennedy
270
Eve's Hollywood (Eve Babitz)
Eve's Hollywood
Eve Babitz
271
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
272
Eva Trout (Elizabeth Bowen)
Eva Trout
Elizabeth Bowen
273
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
Barbara Pym
274
The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
Dorothy B. Hughes
275
Explosion in a Cathedral (Alejo Carpentier)
Explosion in a Cathedral
Alejo Carpentier
276
The Eye in the Door (Pat Barker)
The Eye in the Door
Pat Barker
277
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
Kobo Abe
278
Faces in the Water (Janet Frame)
Faces in the Water
Janet Frame
279
Facundo (Domingo Faustino Sarmiento)
Facundo
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
280
Fair Play (Tove Jansson)
Fair Play
Tove Jansson
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