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Denver Public Library Alternate Classics Collection

A team of staff at Denver Public Library came up with the term "Alternate Classics" as a phrase to label great works from around the world that may not traditionally be thought of as "classics." Many classics lists (especially those founded in the tradition of the Western canon) are grounded in European and American voices. We believe that literature inspires empathy and that it's important to use literature to consume experiences across walks of life. Alternate Classics books are diverse and capture many different voices; they are enduring and important works of literature and narrative non-fiction that speak to the human condition.
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Ake (Wole Soyinka)
Ake
1
Wole Soyinka
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
2
Michael Chabon
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
3
Gene Luen Yang
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
4
Tayari Jones
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
6
Randy Shilts
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
7
Tony Kushner
The Answer/La Respuesta (Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz)
The Answer/La Respuesta
8
Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
9
Malcolm X
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
10
Kate Chopin
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
11
Sylvia Plath
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
12
Thi Bui
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
13
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
14
Rudolfo Anaya
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
15
Toni Morrison
A Body Undone: Living on After Great Pain (Christina Crosby)
A Body Undone: Living on After Great Pain
16
Christina Crosby
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
17
Keri Hulme
Borderlands (Gloria E. Anzaldúa)
Borderlands
18
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
19
Trevor Noah
Born Both: An Intersex Life (Hida Viloria)
Born Both: An Intersex Life
20
Hida Viloria
Born on the Edge of Race and Gender (Willy Wilkinson)
Born on the Edge of Race and Gender
21
Willy Wilkinson
Breath Eyes Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath Eyes Memory
22
Edwidge Danticat
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Cairo Trilogy
23
Naguib Mahfouz
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
24
Jean Toomer
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
25
Leslie Marmon Silko
Cloudstreet (1991) (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet (1991)
26
Tim Winton
The Collected Schizophrenias (Esmé Weijun Wang)
The Collected Schizophrenias
27
Esmé Weijun Wang
Coming Through Slaughter (Michael Ondaatje)
Coming Through Slaughter
28
Michael Ondaatje
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
29
Marjane Satrapi
The Conference of the Birds (Farid Ud-Din Attar)
The Conference of the Birds
30
Farid Ud-Din Attar
Confessions of the Fox (Jordy Rosenberg)
Confessions of the Fox
31
Jordy Rosenberg
Crazy Brave (Joy Harjo)
Crazy Brave
32
Joy Harjo
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (Ida B. Wells)
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
33
Ida B. Wells
Custer Died for Your Sins (Vine Deloria, Jr.)
Custer Died for Your Sins
34
Vine Deloria, Jr.
Darkness Visible (William Styron)
Darkness Visible
35
William Styron
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
36
Walter Mosley
The Devil's Highway (Luis Alberto Urrea)
The Devil's Highway
37
Luis Alberto Urrea
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
38
Samuel R. Delany
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
39
Anne Frank
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
40
Jean-Dominique Bauby
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