Back to the Classics Challenge 2021 - hosted by reallifereading

A classic in translation, meaning any book first published in a language that is not your primary language.
You may read it in translation or in its original language, if you prefer. 
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Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime And Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

532 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth by Leo Tolstoy

Childhood, Boyhood, Youth

Childhood, Boyhood, Youth #1-3

Leo Tolstoy

413 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)

fiction classics challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Beowulf (Knickerbocker Classics) by Tom Schneider, John Earle

Beowulf (Knickerbocker Classics)

Tom Schneider, John Earle

268 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

informative reflective medium-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon

The Pillow Book

Sei Shōnagon

395 pages • first pub 1002 (editions)

nonfiction classics history informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Beowulf: A New Verse Rendering by Douglas Wilson by Douglas Wilson

Beowulf: A New Verse Rendering by Douglas Wilson

Douglas Wilson

137 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics fantasy poetry adventurous medium-paced
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

384 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

838 pages • first pub 1877 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Naomi by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Naomi

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

256 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics literary mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Gambler

Fyodor Dostoevsky

184 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics reflective medium-paced
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