BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a non-European novel in translation
All books added
Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

Revenge

Yōko Ogawa

176 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

Love After Love

Ingrid Persaud

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Disoriental by Négar Djavadi

Disoriental

Négar Djavadi

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

281 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Shoko's Smile by Choi Eunyoung

Shoko's Smile

Choi Eunyoung

261 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Court Dancer by Kyung-sook Shin

The Court Dancer

Kyung-sook Shin

336 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional 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

135 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Secret Talker: A Novel by Geling Yan

The Secret Talker: A Novel

Geling Yan

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

Cantoras

Caro De Robertis

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced