Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

iliyenzio Host

37 participants (194 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

37 participants (194 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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Menschenwerk by Han Kang

Menschenwerk
Han Kang with Rike Schmid (Narrator), Ki-Hyang Lee (Translator)

6 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Menschenwerk by Han Kang

Menschenwerk

Han Kang with Rike Schmid (Narrator), Ki-Hyang Lee (Translator)

6 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2014

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Meine Mutter sagt by Stine Pilgaard

Meine Mutter sagt
Stine Pilgaard

4 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Meine Mutter sagt by Stine Pilgaard

Meine Mutter sagt

4 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2012

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

The Castle by Franz Kafka

The Castle
Franz Kafka with Mark Harman (Translator)

352 pages • paperback • 1922 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

The Castle by Franz Kafka

The Castle

Franz Kafka with Mark Harman (Translator)

352 pages • paperback • 1922

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem
Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Cixin Liu with Ken Liu (Translator)

400 pages • hardcover • 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem

Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Cixin Liu with Ken Liu (Translator)

400 pages • hardcover • 2006

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov with Katherine Tiernan O'Connor (Translator), Diana Lewis Burgin (Translator)

373 pages • paperback • 1966 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov with Katherine Tiernan O'Connor (Translator), Diana Lewis Burgin (Translator)

373 pages • paperback • 1966

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Quincas Borba by Machado de Assis

Quincas Borba
Machado de Assis with Gregory Rabassa (Translator)

320 pages • paperback • 1891 (editions)

fiction classics funny reflective slow-paced

fiction classics funny reflective slow-paced

Quincas Borba by Machado de Assis

Quincas Borba

Machado de Assis with Gregory Rabassa (Translator)

320 pages • paperback • 1891

fiction classics funny reflective slow-paced

fiction classics funny reflective slow-paced

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)

464 pages • hardcover • 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction fantasy 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)

464 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy literary magical realism mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction fantasy 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

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