Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

iliyenzio Host

39 participants (229 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 (229 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

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Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

Pedro Páramo
Juan Rulfo with Susan Sontag (Contributor), Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator)

128 pages • paperback • 1955 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo with Susan Sontag (Contributor), Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator)

128 pages • paperback • 1955

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami with Philip Gabriel (Translator)

449 pages • hardcover • 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced

The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

Haruki Murakami with Philip Gabriel (Translator)

449 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced

Abigail by Magda Szabó

Abigail
Magda Szabó with Len Rix (Translator)

333 pages • paperback • 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical young adult emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics historical young adult emotional mysterious medium-paced

Abigail by Magda Szabó

Abigail

Magda Szabó with Len Rix (Translator)

333 pages • paperback • 1970

fiction classics historical young adult emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics historical young adult emotional mysterious medium-paced

Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi

Pereira Maintains
Antonio Tabucchi with Patrick Creagh (Translator)

196 pages • hardcover • 1994 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced

Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi

Pereira Maintains

Antonio Tabucchi with Patrick Creagh (Translator)

196 pages • hardcover • 1994

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced

Amanat: Women's Writing from Kazakhstan by Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Zaure Batayeva

Amanat: Women's Writing from Kazakhstan
Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Zaure Batayeva with Zaure Batayeva (Translator), Shelley Fairweather-Vega (Translator), Sam Breazeale (Translator)

296 pages • paperback • 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories dark reflective slow-paced

fiction short stories dark reflective slow-paced

Amanat: Women's Writing from Kazakhstan by Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Zaure Batayeva

Amanat: Women's Writing from Kazakhstan

Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Zaure Batayeva with Zaure Batayeva (Translator), Shelley Fairweather-Vega (Translator), Sam Breazeale (Translator)

296 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction short stories dark reflective slow-paced

fiction short stories dark reflective slow-paced

Alindarka's Children by Alhierd Bacharevič

Alindarka's Children
Alhierd Bacharevič with Petra Reid (Translator), Jim Dingley (Translator)

325 pages • paperback • 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Alindarka's Children by Alhierd Bacharevič

Alindarka's Children

Alhierd Bacharevič with Petra Reid (Translator), Jim Dingley (Translator)

325 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar

The Tale of Aypi
Ak Welsapar with W.M. Coulson (Translator)

168 pages • digital • 2015 (editions)

fiction literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar

The Tale of Aypi

Ak Welsapar with W.M. Coulson (Translator)

168 pages • digital • 2015

fiction literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

Lake Like a Mirror by Ho Sok Fong

Lake Like a Mirror
Ho Sok Fong with Natascha Bruce (Translator)

208 pages • paperback • 2019 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism short stories adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

fiction literary magical realism short stories adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

Lake Like a Mirror by Ho Sok Fong

Lake Like a Mirror

Ho Sok Fong with Natascha Bruce (Translator)

208 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction literary magical realism short stories adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

fiction literary magical realism short stories adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

Segu by Maryse Condé

Segu
Ségou #1

Maryse Condé

18 hours, 43 minutes • audio • 1984 (editions) user-added

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Segu by Maryse Condé

Segu

18 hours, 43 minutes • audio • 1984 user-added

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village by Marit Kapla

Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village
Marit Kapla with Peter Graves (Translator)

800 pages • hardcover • 2019 (editions)

nonfiction poetry informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

nonfiction poetry informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village by Marit Kapla

Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village

Marit Kapla with Peter Graves (Translator)

800 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction poetry informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

nonfiction poetry informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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