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
Ragazze perbene by Olga Campofreda

Ragazze perbene

Olga Campofreda

224 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Wild Swimming by Giorgia Tolfo

Wild Swimming

Giorgia Tolfo

297 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

Lingua madre by Maddalena Fingerle

Lingua madre

Maddalena Fingerle

200 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction contemporary medium-paced
L'età fragile by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

L'età fragile

Donatella Di Pietrantonio

176 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Die Rovan-Intrige: Die Sax-Chroniken 2 by Richard Schwartz

Die Rovan-Intrige: Die Sax-Chroniken 2

Die Sax-Chroniken #2

Richard Schwartz

400 pages • digital • 2024

fiction science fiction
Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Como agua para chocolate

Como agua para chocolate #1

Laura Esquivel

256 pages • paperback • 1989

fiction historical magical realism romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo

144 pages • paperback • 1955

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
El Murmullo de Las Abejas by Sofía Segovia

El Murmullo de Las Abejas

Sofía Segovia

496 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
Nuestra parte de noche by Mariana Enríquez

Nuestra parte de noche

Mariana Enríquez

672 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende

La casa de los espíritus

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

560 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced