The StoryGraph's Translation Challenge 2021 - hosted by thestorygraph

A translated book originally published before 1950
The translation can be published any time, but the original book in its original language should have been published in or before 1950!
All books added
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

Death in Venice

Thomas Mann

142 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories dark reflective slow-paced
Pippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Goes on Board

Pippi Longstocking #2

Astrid Lindgren

140 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction childrens classics adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Narrow Cage and Other Modern Fairy Tales by Vasily Eroshenko

The Narrow Cage and Other Modern Fairy Tales

Vasily Eroshenko

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories dark reflective medium-paced
The Masnavi: Book One by Jawid Mojaddedi, Rumi

The Masnavi: Book One

Masnavi Manavi #1

Jawid Mojaddedi, Rumi

304 pages • first pub 1270 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry informative reflective relaxing slow-paced
The Old English Metrical Calendar (Menologium) by

The Old English Metrical Calendar (Menologium)

Anglo-Saxon Texts

245 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics literary poetry
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

263 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust

The Guermantes Way

À la recherche du temps perdu #3

Marcel Proust

590 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki

I Am a Cat

I am a Cat #1-3

Natsume Sōseki

480 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

fiction classics funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe

La Femme de Gilles

Madeleine Bourdouxhe

144 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional sad fast-paced
The Marquise of O- by Heinrich von Kleist

The Marquise of O-

Heinrich von Kleist

128 pages • first pub 1808 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective medium-paced