Backlist Bookshelf Challenge - hosted by mtownreads

A book that's been translated from another language
Try out a book translated from a language that you're not familiar with. Ideally it would be a language that you've never read a translated work from before.
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Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Fathers and Sons

Ivan Turgenev

215 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis

The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

Machado de Assis

368 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)

fiction classics funny reflective medium-paced
Sarajevo Blues by Semezdin Mehmedinović

Sarajevo Blues

Semezdin Mehmedinović

122 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

Fredrik Backman

368 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

The Woman in the Purple Skirt

Natsuko Imamura

216 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos

The Storm of Echoes

The Mirror Visitor #4

Christelle Dabos

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Cat Massage Therapy Vol. 1 by Haru Hisakawa

Cat Massage Therapy Vol. 1

Cat Massage Therapy #1

Haru Hisakawa

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction manga funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
The Gardens of Consolation by Parisa Reza

The Gardens of Consolation

Parisa Reza

259 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

The Hour of the Star

Clarice Lispector

128 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition by Jin Yong

A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition

Legends of the Condor Heroes #1

Jin Yong

416 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced