Let's Read Novellas 2022 - hosted by gummistovlar

A novella translated from another language
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino

The Castle of Crossed Destinies

Italo Calvino

144 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Invisible Cities

Italo Calvino

176 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism reflective slow-paced
So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ

So Long a Letter

Mariama Bâ

90 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good

An Elderly Lady #1

Helene Tursten

171 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime short stories dark funny fast-paced
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
... y no se lo tragó la tierra ... and the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomás Rivera

... y no se lo tragó la tierra ... and the Earth Did Not Devour Him

Tomás Rivera

145 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added

fiction short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada

The Hole

Hiroko Oyamada

112 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate

The Route of Ice and Salt

José Luis Zárate

196 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

Magma

Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced