Mother tongue reads

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16 participants (44 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

As a linguistic immigrant in the UK, I read predominantly in English and have become very distanced from the literary landscape of my native land. To keep me connected with the books written in my mother tongue, I've created this challenge to motivate me to read more books in my mother tongue.

I want to keep it open for others to join (hence it's not specific to a language) and easy-enough to accomplish (just one book every two months). You can use your own approach to defining what counts (e.g. translated books?) and what language(s) you include as your mother tongue(s).

Challenge Books

All books added
Drúdir - Dampf und Magie (Drúdir #1) by Swantje Niemann

Drúdir - Dampf und Magie (Drúdir #1)

Swantje Niemann

412 pages • paperback • 2017

fantasy inspiring reflective medium-paced
Wilde Reise durch die Nacht by Gustave Doré, Walter Moers

Wilde Reise durch die Nacht

Gustave Doré, Walter Moers

206 pages • hardcover • 2001

fiction art fantasy adventurous fast-paced
Leksjoner i god kjemi by Bonnie Garmus

Leksjoner i god kjemi

Bonnie Garmus

416 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Klara in sonce by Andrej E. Skubic, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara in sonce

Andrej E. Skubic, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro

384 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Fluchbrecher by Richard Schwartz

Fluchbrecher

Die Eisraben-Chroniken #1

Richard Schwartz

471 pages • paperback • 2018

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Full spredning by Nina Lykke

Full spredning

Nina Lykke

282 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction contemporary dark funny reflective medium-paced
A una voce by Sabina Zanini
A una voce
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Sabina Zanini

A una voce

Sabina Zanini

114 pages • digital • 2022 user-added

Incompletezza by Deborah Gambetta

Incompletezza

Deborah Gambetta

624 pages • digital

fiction biography contemporary literary medium-paced
La Storia by Elsa Morante

La Storia

Elsa Morante

704 pages • paperback • 1974

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Fame blu by Viola Di Grado

Fame blu

Viola Di Grado

188 pages • paperback • 2022 user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced