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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The Forest Song: A Fairy Play by Lesia Ukrainka, Wanda Phipps

The Forest Song: A Fairy Play
Lesia Ukrainka, Wanda Phipps with Lesia Ukrainka (Translator), Virlana Tkacz (Translator)

160 pages • paperback • 1911 (editions)

fiction classics adventurous reflective medium-paced

fiction classics adventurous reflective medium-paced

The Forest Song: A Fairy Play by Lesia Ukrainka, Wanda Phipps

The Forest Song: A Fairy Play

Lesia Ukrainka, Wanda Phipps with Lesia Ukrainka (Translator), Virlana Tkacz (Translator)

160 pages • paperback • 1911

fiction classics adventurous reflective medium-paced

fiction classics adventurous reflective medium-paced

The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa

The Book Censor's Library
Bothayna Al-Essa with Ranya Abdelrahman (Translator), Sawad Hussain (Translator), Cindy Kay (Narrator)

5 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2019 (editions)

fiction dystopian dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian dark reflective medium-paced

The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa

The Book Censor's Library

Bothayna Al-Essa with Ranya Abdelrahman (Translator), Sawad Hussain (Translator), Cindy Kay (Narrator)

5 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2019

fiction dystopian dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian dark reflective medium-paced

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

Strange Beasts of China
Yan Ge with Jeremy Tiang (Translator), Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator)

7 hours, 56 minutes • audio • 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), Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator)

7 hours, 56 minutes • audio • 2006

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Utopia by Thomas More

Utopia
Thomas More with Paul Turner (Translator)

154 pages • paperback • 1516 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy politics informative reflective slow-paced

fiction classics philosophy politics informative reflective slow-paced

Utopia by Thomas More

Utopia

Thomas More with Paul Turner (Translator)

154 pages • paperback • 1516

fiction classics philosophy politics informative reflective slow-paced

fiction classics philosophy politics informative reflective slow-paced

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator), Anthony Heald (Narrator)

20 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 1866 (editions)

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator), Anthony Heald (Narrator)

20 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 1866

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced

You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

You Should Have Left
Daniel Kehlmann with Daniel Kehlmann (Translator)

113 pages • digital • 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror thriller dark fast-paced

fiction contemporary horror thriller dark fast-paced

You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

You Should Have Left

Daniel Kehlmann with Daniel Kehlmann (Translator)

113 pages • digital • 2016

fiction contemporary horror thriller dark fast-paced

fiction contemporary horror thriller dark fast-paced

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

The Days of Abandonment
Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

188 pages • digital • 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

The Days of Abandonment

Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

188 pages • digital • 2002

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Vanishing World
Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

240 pages • hardcover • 2025 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Vanishing World

Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

240 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

On a Woman's Madness by Astrid H. Roemer

On a Woman's Madness
Astrid H. Roemer

265 pages • paperback • 1982 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced

On a Woman's Madness by Astrid H. Roemer

On a Woman's Madness

Astrid H. Roemer

265 pages • paperback • 1982 user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Walking Practice
Dolki Min with Victoria Caudle (Translator)

176 pages • digital • 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Walking Practice

Dolki Min with Victoria Caudle (Translator)

176 pages • digital • 2023

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark funny fast-paced

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