Book in Translation

2023 DMPL Reading Challenge - hosted by desmoinespubliclibrary

Read a book that was originally published in another language, and then translated to English.

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The Odyssey
Homer with Emily Wilson (Translator)

592 pages • first pub -800 (editions) user-added

fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced

The Odyssey

Homer with Emily Wilson (Translator)

592 pages • first pub -800 (editions) user-added

fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear
Zamonien #1

Walter Moers

702 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear

Zamonien #1

Walter Moers

702 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

The Story of a New Name
The Neapolitan Novels #2

Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

471 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Story of a New Name

The Neapolitan Novels #2

Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

471 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indriðason

The Girl by the Bridge
Konráð #2

Arnaldur Indriðason

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

The Girl by the Bridge

Konráð #2

Arnaldur Indriðason

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Uzumaki, Volume 1
Uzumaki #1

伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

208 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction horror manga dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Uzumaki, Volume 1

Uzumaki #1

伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

208 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction horror manga dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Sweet Bean Paste
Durian Sukegawa with Alison Watts (Translator)

216 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa with Alison Watts (Translator)

216 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
Baek Se-hee with Anton Hur (Translator)

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

Baek Se-hee with Anton Hur (Translator)

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced

How Do You Live?
Genzaburō Yoshino with Bruno Navasky (Translator), Brian Nishii (Narrator)

6 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

How Do You Live?

Genzaburō Yoshino with Bruno Navasky (Translator), Brian Nishii (Narrator)

6 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Naoki Higashida with Ka Yoshida (Translator)

135 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

Naoki Higashida with Ka Yoshida (Translator)

135 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Fever Dream
Samanta Schweblin with Megan McDowell (Translator)

183 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Fever Dream

Samanta Schweblin with Megan McDowell (Translator)

183 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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