Reading Women Challenge 2020 - hosted by thereadingwomen

A Book Translated from an Asian Language
Bonus if the translator is a woman!

All books added
Forty Rooms by Olga Grushin

Forty Rooms

Olga Grushin

335 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

531 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak

The Flea Palace

Elif Shafak

448 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
I Want to Kick You in the Back by Risa Wataya, Julianne Neville

I Want to Kick You in the Back

Risa Wataya, Julianne Neville

199 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction young adult challenging reflective medium-paced
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh

The Magical Language of Others

E.J. Koh

203 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Masks by Fumiko Enchi

Masks

Fumiko Enchi

144 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami

People From My Neighbourhood

Hiromi Kawakami

159 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

The Factory

Hiroko Oyamada

128 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism reflective medium-paced
Black Butler, Vol. 27 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler, Vol. 27

黒執事 / Black Butler #27

Yana Toboso

176 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy manga adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced