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Fantastic Working Class Books

A combination list from Flavorwire and Goodreads featuring some of the greatest works about the life, struggles, and determination of blue collar workers and people in the working class.
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Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal
1
Émile Zola
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
2
Betty Smith
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
3
John Steinbeck
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
4
D.H. Lawrence
Working by Studs Terkel
Working by Studs Terkel
5
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
6
Upton Sinclair
The Princess Casamassima
The Princess Casamassima
7
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
8
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
9
Richard Wright
Revolt on Goose Island (Kari Lyderson)
Revolt on Goose Island
10
Kari Lyderson
Rivethead
Rivethead
11
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
12
Jeannette Walls
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
13
John Steinbeck
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
14
Richard Russo
The Liar's Club (Mary Karr)
The Liar's Club
15
Mary Karr
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
16
Dorothy Allison
Pigs in Heaven (Barbara Kingsolver)
Pigs in Heaven
17
Barbara Kingsolver
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
18
Frank McCourt
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
19
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
20
Natsuo Kirino
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
21
S.E. Hinton
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
22
Arthur Miller
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
23
Barbara Kingsolver
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
24
Barbara Ehrenreich
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
25
Sherman Alexie
Dorothy Allison Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
Dorothy Allison Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
26
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
27
Jesmyn Ward
Nobody's Fool (Russo)
Nobody's Fool
28
Russo
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone
29
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
30
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
31
Theodore Dreiser
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
32
Sherman Alexie
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
33
Sherwood Anderson
The Street
The Street
34
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
35
Howard Zinn
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
36
John Steinbeck
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
37
Edith Wharton
The Hired Man
The Hired Man
38
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