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Classic novels from POC authors
The Analects, Confucius- a collection of his quotes, documented by his pupils shortly after his death.
Theologus Autodidactus, Ibn Al-Nafis- one of the first Arabic novels and considered an early example of sci-fi and a coming of age story
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Pu Songling- a collection of classical Chinese stories
The Heart of Hyacinth, Onoto Watanna- coming of age story about a Eurasian child raised by white parents
Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe
The Woman in the Dunes, Kōbō Abe- themes of myths and suspense wrapped into an existential novel
The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran- collection of poetic essays
Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup- memoir of a black man sold into slavery in America
Contending Forces, Pauline Hopkins- focuses on African American families in American society, post Civil War
Iola Leroy, Frances Harper- one of the first novels published by an African-American woman
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
On Love and Barley, Bashō Matsuo-
The Home and the World, Rabindranath Tagore- a love story mixed in with a political awakening
American Indian Stories, Zitkala-Sa-legends and tales from the authors life based on her childhood and the community
A Dark Night’s Passing, Naoya Shiga- a young mans trial through disturbing experiences
Cane, Jean Toomer- fiction based of black life in Harlem
Where There’s Love, There’s Hate, Silvina Ocampo and Adolfo Casares
everyone from my high school is living their best lives. i, on the other hand, became an anarchist
11月2日月曜日
a friend and i decided to meet up to study for our chem quiz, and take the quiz together. we both still did bad lol. i dont condone cheating, BUT HOW YOU CHEAT AND STILL FAIL 😭
“Life is very short. What we have to do must be done in the now,” - Audre Lorde, The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action.
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