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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Chander & Sudha by Dharamvir Bharati, धर्मवीर भारती, Poonam Saxena

Chander & Sudha

Dharamvir Bharati, धर्मवीर भारती, Poonam Saxena

352 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction classics emotional medium-paced
യൂദാസിന്റെ സുവിശേഷം | Yudasinte Suvisesham by K.R. Meera

യൂദാസിന്റെ സുവിശേഷം | Yudasinte Suvisesham

K.R. Meera

missing page info • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan

One Part Woman

Perumal Murugan

240 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
An Educated Woman In Prostitution: A Memoir of Lust, Exploitation, Deceit by Manada Devi

An Educated Woman In Prostitution: A Memoir of Lust, Exploitation, Deceit

Manada Devi

174 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag

Ghachar Ghochar

Vivek Shanbhag

105 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective tense slow-paced
The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic by R.K. Narayan, Pankaj Mishra

The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

R.K. Narayan, Pankaj Mishra

157 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics literary adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die: A Novel by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die: A Novel

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

3 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective fast-paced
Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu by Acharya Chatursen

Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu

Acharya Chatursen

missing page info • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added

fiction classics history adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Angel's Beauty Spots: Three Novellas by K.R. Meera, J. Devika

The Angel's Beauty Spots: Three Novellas

K.R. Meera, J. Devika

129 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
İmkânsızın Şarkısı by Nihal Önol, Haruki Murakami

İmkânsızın Şarkısı

Nihal Önol, Haruki Murakami

352 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced