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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Devi Mahatmyam - the Glory of the Goddess by Lyndal Vercoe, Sage Markandeya

Devi Mahatmyam - the Glory of the Goddess

Lyndal Vercoe, Sage Markandeya

108 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction religion medium-paced
In Flammen by Megha Majumdar

In Flammen

Megha Majumdar

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced
The First Promise by Indira Chowdhury, Ashapurna Debi

The First Promise

Indira Chowdhury, Ashapurna Debi

541 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction emotional medium-paced
The Nightingales are Drunk by Hafez

The Nightingales are Drunk

Penguin Little Black Classics #27

Hafez

48 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi by Mahatma Gandhi

The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

248 pages • first pub -400 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion reflective medium-paced
Nylon Rope by Sujatha

Nylon Rope

Sujatha

115 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious fast-paced
Wolves: And Other Stories by Bhuwaneshwar Bhuwaneshwar

Wolves: And Other Stories

India List

Bhuwaneshwar Bhuwaneshwar

96 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction adventurous medium-paced
The Dog of Tithwal by Sadaat Hasan Manto

The Dog of Tithwal

Sadaat Hasan Manto

418 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Angel's Beauty Spots by K. R. Meera

The Angel's Beauty Spots

K. R. Meera

136 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Goat Thief by பெருமாள் முருகன் [Perumal Murugan]

The Goat Thief

பெருமாள் முருகன் [Perumal Murugan]

240 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced