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Female author recommendations (please see details)

Asked by canidmajor (21237points) March 23rd, 2018

Does anyone have any recommendations for modern, literature quality, female fiction authors? Authors like Mary Doria Russell, Octavia Butler, Ursula K LeGuin or Rumer Godden.
By modern I mean published late 20th, early 21st century. By literature quality, I mean so well written and thought out that it stays with you, raising questions, making you think, long after you have finished the book. Philosophical and allegorical without being pretentious. Not just “a good read” that you enjoyed. (My device is already full of those!)

The male writers get lots of press, they are easier to find, I’d love to hear recommendations for the women.

Thanks.

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