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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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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

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories by Mariana Enríquez

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories
Mariana Enríquez with Megan McDowell (Translator)

257 pages • hardcover • 2024 (editions)

fiction horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced

fiction horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories by Mariana Enríquez

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories

Mariana Enríquez with Megan McDowell (Translator)

257 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced

fiction horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense 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)

288 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)

288 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

The Night Will Have Its Say by Ibrahim al-Koni

The Night Will Have Its Say
Ibrahim al-Koni with Nancy Roberts (Translator)

248 pages • hardcover • 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

The Night Will Have Its Say by Ibrahim al-Koni

The Night Will Have Its Say

Ibrahim al-Koni with Nancy Roberts (Translator)

248 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

172 pages • paperback • 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

172 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann

Measuring the World
Daniel Kehlmann with Rider Strong (Narrator), Carol Brown Janeway (Translator)

7 hours, 6 minutes • audio • 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced

Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann

Measuring the World

Daniel Kehlmann with Rider Strong (Narrator), Carol Brown Janeway (Translator)

7 hours, 6 minutes • audio • 2005 user-added

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced

Ali and Ramazan by Perihan Mağden

Ali and Ramazan
Perihan Mağden with Ruth Whitehouse (Translator), Christopher Lane (Narrator)

4 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2010 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced

Ali and Ramazan by Perihan Mağden

Ali and Ramazan

Perihan Mağden with Ruth Whitehouse (Translator), Christopher Lane (Narrator)

4 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2010

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced

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