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31 Books You Need to Read If You Want to Understand the American South

We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about their favorite books about the American South. Here are the must-read results:
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The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
Flannery O'Conner
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg
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The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
Edward P. Jones
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
9
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
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Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
Richard Wright
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Cane River (Lalita Tademy)
Cane River
Lalita Tademy
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
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Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
Cormac McCarthy
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Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
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Storming Heaven (Denise Giardina)
Storming Heaven
Denise Giardina
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Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady (Florence King)
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady
Florence King
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A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
John Grisham
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
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Natchez Burning (Greg Iles)
Natchez Burning
Greg Iles
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Strange Fruit (Lillian Smith)
Strange Fruit
Lillian Smith
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Beach Music (Pat Conroy)
Beach Music
Pat Conroy
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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (Chris Fuhrman)
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Chris Fuhrman
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Zora and Nicky (Claudia Mair Burney)
Zora and Nicky
Claudia Mair Burney
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Run With the Horsemen (Ferrol Sams)
Run With the Horsemen
Ferrol Sams
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
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All Over but the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)
All Over but the Shoutin'
Rick Bragg
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The Keepers of the House
The Keepers of the House
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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