Women Writers of the 20th Century

Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a classic novel that explores themes of racial injustice and moral growth.

Amy Tan's 'The Joy Luck Club' is a novel that follows the lives of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters.

Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' is a novel that tells the story of Sethe, a former slave who kills her infant daughter to protect her from slavery.

Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' is a novel that tells the story of Celie, a young black woman who overcomes abuse and oppression.

Sandra Cisneros' 'The House on Mango Street' is a novel that tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago.

Laura Esquivel's 'Like Water for Chocolate' is a novel that tells the story of Tita de la Garza, a young woman who is forbidden from marrying the man she loves.

Arundhati Roy's 'The God of Small Things' is a novel that tells the story of Estha and Rahel, two twins who are separated after their mother's death.

Kiran Desai's 'The Inheritance of Loss' is a novel that tells the story of Sai, a young Indian woman who moves to the United States.

Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' is a novel that tells the story of Balram Halwai, a young man from a poor village in India who becomes a successful entrepreneur.

Yann Martel's 'Life of Pi' is a novel that tells the story of Pi Patel, a young Indian boy who is stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.

Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a novel that tells the story of Offred, a young woman who is forced to become a handmaid in a totalitarian society.

Carol Shields' 'The Stone Diaries' is a novel that tells the story of Daisy Goodwill Flett, a woman who reflects on her life as she approaches her 90th birthday.

Margaret Atwood's 'Alias Grace' is a novel that tells the story of Grace Marks, a young Irish immigrant who is convicted of murdering her employer and his housekeeper.

Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin' is a novel that tells the story of Iris Chase Griffen, a woman who reflects on her life and relationships as she writes a novel.

Margaret Atwood's 'Oryx and Crake' is a novel that tells the story of Jimmy, a young man who lives in a dystopian future where humans have created genetically engineered animals.