Reading Deliberately - hosted by rebelwomenlit

A Book Translated into English
The world doesn't need borders and neither should our bookshelves, pick up a book (any book) that's been translated into English and enjoy. Bonus points if it's from a Caribbean, African, or Asian author. 
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The Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos

The Missing of Clairdelune

The Mirror Visitor #2

Christelle Dabos

540 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor

232 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced
A Life Full of Holes: A Novel Recorded and Translated by Paul Bowles by Paul Bowles, Driss ben Hamed Charhadi

A Life Full of Holes: A Novel Recorded and Translated by Paul Bowles

Paul Bowles, Driss ben Hamed Charhadi

352 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction classics adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga

The Barefoot Woman

Scholastique Mukasonga

160 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Immortals by Makenzy Orcel

The Immortals

Makenzy Orcel

132 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo

176 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Ladies' Gallery: A Memoir of Family Secrets by Irene Vilar

The Ladies' Gallery: A Memoir of Family Secrets

Irene Vilar

336 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir challenging informative medium-paced
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

Snow Country

Yasunari Kawabata

192 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective sad slow-paced
The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe

The Woman in the Dunes

Kōbō Abe

256 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective slow-paced
Straight from the Horse's Mouth by Meryem Alaoui

Straight from the Horse's Mouth

Meryem Alaoui

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced