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Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

iliyenzio Host

39 participants (228 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Reading translated books is great. But, if you're anything like me, there are certain languages/countries you read from more often than others. The purpose of this challenge is to read 10 different translated works that have been translated from 10 different languages.

Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

iliyenzio Host

39 participants (228 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025

Overview

Reading translated books is great. But, if you're anything like me, there are certain languages/countries you read from more often than others. The purpose of this challenge is to read 10 different translated works that have been translated from 10 different languages.

Challenge Books

All books added

Fair Play by Tove Jansson

Fair Play
Tove Jansson with Thomas Teal (Translator), Emma D'Arcy (Narrator)

2 hours, 23 minutes • audio • 1989 (editions) user-added

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary reflective slow-paced

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary reflective slow-paced

Fair Play by Tove Jansson

Fair Play

Tove Jansson with Thomas Teal (Translator), Emma D'Arcy (Narrator)

2 hours, 23 minutes • audio • 1989 user-added

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary reflective slow-paced

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary reflective slow-paced

Notes from an Island by Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson

Notes from an Island
Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson with Thomas Teal (Translator)

83 pages • digital • 1996 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir reflective relaxing slow-paced

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir reflective relaxing slow-paced

Notes from an Island by Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson

Notes from an Island

Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson with Thomas Teal (Translator)

83 pages • digital • 1996

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir reflective relaxing slow-paced

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir reflective relaxing slow-paced

Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg

Swallowing Mercury
Wioletta Greg with Eliza Marciniak (Translator)

146 pages • paperback • 2014 (editions)

fiction historical short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

fiction historical short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg

Swallowing Mercury

Wioletta Greg with Eliza Marciniak (Translator)

146 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction historical short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

fiction historical short stories challenging reflective medium-paced

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

The Empusium
Olga Tokarczuk with Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)

300 pages • hardcover • 2022 (editions)

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

The Empusium

Olga Tokarczuk with Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)

300 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

Flights
Olga Tokarczuk with Jennifer Croft (Translator)

403 pages • paperback • 2007 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction literary magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

Flights

Olga Tokarczuk with Jennifer Croft (Translator)

403 pages • paperback • 2007

fiction literary magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction literary magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

Heaven
Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator)

190 pages • hardcover • 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator)

190 pages • hardcover • 2009

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits
Del Valle Family #1

Isabel Allende with Magda Bogin (Translator)

485 pages • paperback • 1982 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #1

Isabel Allende with Magda Bogin (Translator)

485 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced

The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges

The Aleph and Other Stories
Jorge Luis Borges with Andrew Hurley (Translator)

224 pages • paperback • 1949 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction classics fantasy short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges

The Aleph and Other Stories

Jorge Luis Borges with Andrew Hurley (Translator)

224 pages • paperback • 1949

fiction classics fantasy short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction classics fantasy short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa

Mina's Matchbox
Yōko Ogawa with Stephen B. Snyder (Translator)

280 pages • hardcover • 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced

Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa

Mina's Matchbox

Yōko Ogawa with Stephen B. Snyder (Translator)

280 pages • hardcover • 2006

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced

Der Kaninchen-Faktor by Antti Tuomainen

Der Kaninchen-Faktor
Rabbit Factor Trilogy #1

Antti Tuomainen

9 hours, 33 minutes • audio • 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Der Kaninchen-Faktor by Antti Tuomainen

Der Kaninchen-Faktor

Rabbit Factor Trilogy #1

Antti Tuomainen

9 hours, 33 minutes • audio • 2020 user-added

fiction thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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