Lit Hub's 10 Best Translated Novels of the Decade

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13 participants (10 books)

Overview

Original list can be found here (originally published in 2019)

Honorable mentions are listed as bonus books. 

Challenge Books

49

(bonus)

The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani

The Perfect Nanny

Leïla Slimani

50

(bonus)

Comemadre by Roque Larraquy

Comemadre

Roque Larraquy

51

(bonus)

The Hole by José Revueltas

The Hole

José Revueltas

52

(bonus)

Love by Hanne Ørstavik

Love

Hanne Ørstavik

53

(bonus)

The Frolic of the Beasts by Yukio Mishima

The Frolic of the Beasts

Yukio Mishima

54

(bonus)

The Emissary by Yōko Tawada

The Emissary

Yōko Tawada

55

(bonus)

Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa, خالد خليفة

Death Is Hard Work

Khaled Khalifa, خالد خليفة

56

(bonus)

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

57

(bonus)

Black Forest by Valérie Mréjen

Black Forest

Valérie Mréjen

58

(bonus)

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

59

(bonus)

Optic Nerve by María Gainza

Optic Nerve

María Gainza