The StoryGraph's Translation Challenge 2021 - hosted by thestorygraph

A book translated from a language spoken in India
There are 427 languages spoken in India, according to Wikipedia, which gives you a lot to choose from! Some of the main languages include: Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kashmiri, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, Maithili and Sanskrit. But you're free to choose any language you like.

A lot of Indian authors do write in English, so please make sure you find a book which has been written in a different language and translated for the purposes of this challenge!
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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Richard Francis Burton

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Richard Francis Burton

240 pages • first pub 300 (editions)

nonfiction classics erotica challenging informative slow-paced
The Inner Courtyard: Stories by Indian Women by Lakshmi Holmström

The Inner Courtyard: Stories by Indian Women

Lakshmi Holmström

300 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Half-Open Windows by Ganesh matkari, Jerry Pinto

Half-Open Windows

Ganesh matkari, Jerry Pinto

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime politics short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz

The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write

Sabrina Mahfouz

240 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism poetry short stories emotional informative reflective medium-paced
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul

One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

Scaachi Koul

241 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging funny reflective medium-paced
The Goat Thief by Perumal Murugan

The Goat Thief

Perumal Murugan

240 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker

Upon a Burning Throne

Burnt Empire Saga #1

Ashok K. Banker

689 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
Revenge by Taslima Nasrin

Revenge

Taslima Nasrin

176 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction feminism emotional reflective fast-paced
Lifting the Veil: Selected Writings of Ismat Chughtai by Ismat Chughtai

Lifting the Veil: Selected Writings of Ismat Chughtai

Ismat Chughtai

261 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction feminism short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

The Bhagavad Gita

Eknath Easwaran

296 pages • first pub 500 (editions)

nonfiction religion informative inspiring reflective medium-paced