Classics Reading Challenge - hosted by nila

A 20th century classic by a BIPOC author
Published in the years 1901-2000
All books added
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

The Wretched of the Earth

Frantz Fanon

313 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

542 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective slow-paced
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry

151 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics play emotional reflective medium-paced
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

94 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
A Different Sound: Stories by Mid-Century Women Writers by Lucy Scholes

A Different Sound: Stories by Mid-Century Women Writers

Lucy Scholes

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

351 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

6 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Jazz by Toni Morrison

Jazz

Beloved Trilogy #2

Toni Morrison

249 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced