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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One Hell of a Lover by Unni R.

One Hell of a Lover

Unni R.

218 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction short stories dark reflective sad slow-paced
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Balli Kaur Jaswal

10 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Het ministerie van Opperst Geluk by Tjadine Stheeman, Lidwien Biekmann, Arundhati Roy

Het ministerie van Opperst Geluk

Tjadine Stheeman, Lidwien Biekmann, Arundhati Roy

464 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional slow-paced
Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy by Manjushree Thapa

Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy

Manjushree Thapa

260 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history politics travel challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Upanishads by Juan Mascaró

The Upanishads

Juan Mascaró

143 pages • first pub 500 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Music of Solitude by Vasudha Dalmia, कृष्णा सोबती [Krishna Sobti]

The Music of Solitude

Vasudha Dalmia, कृष्णा सोबती [Krishna Sobti]

168 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
The Hungry Stones and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore

The Hungry Stones and Other Stories

Rabindranath Tagore

280 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction short stories mysterious tense medium-paced
Goat Days by Benyamin

Goat Days

Benyamin

260 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Mohanaswamy by ವಸುಧೇಂದ್ರ, Vasudhendra, Rashmi Terdal

Mohanaswamy

ವಸುಧೇಂದ್ರ, Vasudhendra, Rashmi Terdal

280 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Bhagavad Gita by Simon Brodbeck, Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

The Bhagavad Gita

Simon Brodbeck, Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

160 pages • first pub 400 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion informative inspiring reflective slow-paced