Books like Moi, Tituba, Sorcière…Noire de Salem

Moi, Tituba, Sorcière…Noire de Salem by Maryse Condé reads as reflective, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The salt roads

Nalo Hopkinson · 2003

Both explore slavery & spirituality

76% genome match

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez · 1994

Both explore resistance

71% genome match

El reino de este mundo

Alejo Carpentier · 1957

Both explore colonialism & slavery

71% genome match

Cantik Itu Luka

Eka Kurniawan · 2015

Both explore colonialism

67% genome match

Malinche

Laura Esquivel · 2006

Both explore colonialism & identity

70% genome match

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison · 1977

Both explore identity

52% genome match

Eva Luna

Isabel Allende · 1987

Both explore identity

67% genome match

El hablador

Mario Vargas Llosa · 1987

Both explore identity & colonialism

67% genome match

The Deep

Rivers Solomon · 2019

Both explore identity & slavery

66% genome match

A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes

Thomas Colchie · 1991

Both explore identity & colonialism

66% genome match

Reservation blues

Sherman Alexie · 1995

Both explore colonialism

63% genome match

The whale rider

Witi Tame Ihimaera · 1987

Same literary feel

62% genome match