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5 Books for Women in Translation Month (WIT Month)

maren_218 Host

21 participants (165 books)

01 Aug 2025—31 Aug 2025

Overview

Try to read five (or more) WIT books for this year’s Women in Translation Month.

Unfortunately, women in translation are still underrepresented in literature. Women in Translation Month tries to combat this by celebrating books that were written and/or translated by women. It takes place every August.

5 Books for Women in Translation Month (WIT Month)

maren_218 Host

21 participants (165 books)

STARTS: 01 Aug 2025ENDS: 31 Aug 2025

Overview

Try to read five (or more) WIT books for this year’s Women in Translation Month.

Unfortunately, women in translation are still underrepresented in literature. Women in Translation Month tries to combat this by celebrating books that were written and/or translated by women. It takes place every August.

Challenge Books

All books added

There's No Turning Back by Alba de Céspedes

There's No Turning Back
Alba de Céspedes with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

304 pages • hardcover • 1938 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging informative tense medium-paced

fiction classics literary challenging informative tense medium-paced

There's No Turning Back by Alba de Céspedes

There's No Turning Back

Alba de Céspedes with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

304 pages • hardcover • 1938

fiction classics literary challenging informative tense medium-paced

fiction classics literary challenging informative tense medium-paced

Jenny by Sigrid Undset

Jenny
Sigrid Undset

327 pages • paperback • 1911 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced

Jenny by Sigrid Undset

Jenny

327 pages • paperback • 1911

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency
The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3

Tove Ditlevsen with Tiina Nunnally (Translator), Michael Favala Goldman (Translator)

384 pages • hardcover • 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency

The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3

Tove Ditlevsen with Tiina Nunnally (Translator), Michael Favala Goldman (Translator)

384 pages • hardcover • 2000

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Co-wives, Co-widows by Adrienne Yabouza

Co-wives, Co-widows
Adrienne Yabouza with Rachael McGill (Translator)

128 pages • digital • 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Co-wives, Co-widows by Adrienne Yabouza

Co-wives, Co-widows

Adrienne Yabouza with Rachael McGill (Translator)

128 pages • digital • 2015

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

School of Shards by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

School of Shards
Vita Nostra #3

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Jessica Ball (Narrator), Julia Meitov Hersey (Translator)

10 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2025 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy medium-paced

fiction fantasy medium-paced

School of Shards by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

School of Shards

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Jessica Ball (Narrator), Julia Meitov Hersey (Translator)

10 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2025 user-added

fiction fantasy medium-paced

fiction fantasy medium-paced

Das Sommerbuch by Tove Jansson

Das Sommerbuch
Tove Jansson with Birgitta Kicherer (Translator), Katharina Thalbach (Narrator)

4 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 1972 (editions)

fiction classics literary lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

fiction classics literary lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Das Sommerbuch by Tove Jansson

Das Sommerbuch

Tove Jansson with Birgitta Kicherer (Translator), Katharina Thalbach (Narrator)

4 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 1972

fiction classics literary lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

fiction classics literary lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

The Door by Magda Szabó

The Door
Magda Szabó with Len Rix (Translator)

262 pages • paperback • 1987 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

The Door by Magda Szabó

The Door

Magda Szabó with Len Rix (Translator)

262 pages • paperback • 1987

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

Strange Beasts of China
Yan Ge with Jeremy Tiang (Translator)

240 pages • hardcover • 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

Strange Beasts of China

Yan Ge with Jeremy Tiang (Translator)

240 pages • hardcover • 2006

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Unmöglicher Abschied by Han Kang

Unmöglicher Abschied
Han Kang with Ki-Hyang Lee (Translator)

315 pages • hardcover • 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Unmöglicher Abschied by Han Kang

Unmöglicher Abschied

Han Kang with Ki-Hyang Lee (Translator)

315 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Kim Jiyoung, geboren 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, geboren 1982
Cho Nam-joo with Felix von Manteuffel (Narrator), Ki-Hyang Lee (Translator), Nele Rosetz (Narrator)

4 hours, 54 minutes • audio • 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Kim Jiyoung, geboren 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, geboren 1982

Cho Nam-joo with Felix von Manteuffel (Narrator), Ki-Hyang Lee (Translator), Nele Rosetz (Narrator)

4 hours, 54 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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