Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

iliyenzio Host

39 participants (227 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 (227 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

War with the Newts by Karel Čapek

War with the Newts
Karel Čapek with Ewald Osers (Translator)

241 pages • paperback • 1936 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction dark funny reflective slow-paced

fiction classics science fiction dark funny reflective slow-paced

War with the Newts by Karel Čapek

War with the Newts

Karel Čapek with Ewald Osers (Translator)

241 pages • paperback • 1936

fiction classics science fiction dark funny reflective slow-paced

fiction classics science fiction dark funny reflective slow-paced

Bombay Stories by Saadat Hasan Manto

Bombay Stories
Saadat Hasan Manto with Matt Reeck (Translator), Aftab Ahmad (Translator)

276 pages • paperback • 2012 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced

Bombay Stories by Saadat Hasan Manto

Bombay Stories

Saadat Hasan Manto with Matt Reeck (Translator), Aftab Ahmad (Translator)

276 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced

Permafrost by Eva Baltasar

Permafrost
Eva Baltasar with Julia Sanches (Translator)

144 pages • digital • 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Permafrost by Eva Baltasar

Permafrost

Eva Baltasar with Julia Sanches (Translator)

144 pages • digital • 2018

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes

Forbidden Notebook
Alba de Céspedes

272 pages • digital • 1952 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes

Forbidden Notebook

Alba de Céspedes

272 pages • digital • 1952

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Mark by Fríða Ísberg

The Mark
Fríða Ísberg with Larissa Kyzer (Translator)

256 pages • digital • 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced

The Mark by Fríða Ísberg

The Mark

Fríða Ísberg with Larissa Kyzer (Translator)

256 pages • digital • 2021 user-added

fiction dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced

The Glass Pearls (Faber Editions) by Emeric Pressburger

The Glass Pearls (Faber Editions)
Emeric Pressburger

260 pages • paperback • 1966 (editions)

fiction historical emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction historical emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

The Glass Pearls (Faber Editions) by Emeric Pressburger

The Glass Pearls (Faber Editions)

Emeric Pressburger

260 pages • paperback • 1966

fiction historical emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction historical emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep
Yael van der Wouden

256 pages • digital • 2024 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

256 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa

Death Is Hard Work
Khaled Khalifa with Leri Price (Translator)

256 pages • digital • 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad slow-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad slow-paced

Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa

Death Is Hard Work

Khaled Khalifa with Leri Price (Translator)

256 pages • digital • 2016

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad slow-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad slow-paced

Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao

Stories of the Sahara
Sanmao with Mike Fu

395 pages • paperback • 1976 (editions)

nonfiction travel adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction travel adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao

Stories of the Sahara

Sanmao with Mike Fu

395 pages • paperback • 1976

nonfiction travel adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction travel adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Princess Bari by Hwang Sok-yong

Princess Bari
Hwang Sok-yong with Sora Kim-Russell (Translator)

304 pages • paperback • 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Princess Bari by Hwang Sok-yong

Princess Bari

Hwang Sok-yong with Sora Kim-Russell (Translator)

304 pages • paperback • 2007

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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