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50 Must-Read Books by Women in Translation

"August is Women in Translation Month! To celebrate I've collected 50 must-read books by women in translation from all over the world. I've limited it to fiction and short stories, but there are hundreds of fascinating works of nonfiction and poetry collections by women writers in translation." - Pierce Alquist/Book Riot
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Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
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I Am the Brother of XX (Fleur Jaeggy)
I Am the Brother of XX (Fleur Jaeggy)
3
Swallowing Mercury (Wioletta Greg)
Swallowing Mercury (Wioletta Greg)
4
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
5
The Core of the Sun (Johanna Sinisalo)
The Core of the Sun (Johanna Sinisalo)
6
The Iliac Crest (Cristina Rivera Garza)
The Iliac Crest (Cristina Rivera Garza)
7
Moonbath (Yanick Lahens)
Moonbath (Yanick Lahens)
8
So Long a Letter
So Long a Letter
9
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
10
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector)
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector)
11
Disoriental (Négar Djavadi)
Disoriental (Négar Djavadi)
12
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
13
The End of Days (Jenny Erpenbeck)
The End of Days (Jenny Erpenbeck)
14
Death in Spring (Merce Rodoreda)
Death in Spring (Merce Rodoreda)
15
The Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door (Magda Szabó)
16
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
17
Before (Carmen Boullosa)
Before (Carmen Boullosa)
18
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
19
Memoirs of a Polar Bear (Yoko Tawada)
Memoirs of a Polar Bear (Yoko Tawada)
20
People in the Room (Norah Lange)
People in the Room (Norah Lange)
21
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
22
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
23
Aetherial World (Tatyana Tolstaya)
Aetherial World (Tatyana Tolstaya)
24
Nowhere to Be Found (Bae Suah)
Nowhere to Be Found (Bae Suah)
25
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
26
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts (Han Kang)
27
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend
28
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
29
The Story of My Teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
The Story of My Teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
30
The Geography of Rebels Trilogy (Maria Gabriela Llansol)
The Geography of Rebels Trilogy (Maria Gabriela Llansol)
31
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
32
Sphinx (Anne Garreta)
Sphinx (Anne Garreta)
33
August (Romina Paula)
August (Romina Paula)
34
The Proof of the Honey (Salwa Al-Neimi)
The Proof of the Honey (Salwa Al-Neimi)
35
Suzanne (Anais Barbeau-Lavalette)
Suzanne (Anais Barbeau-Lavalette)
36
The Last Lover (Can Xue)
The Last Lover (Can Xue)
37
A Greater Music (Bae Suah)
A Greater Music (Bae Suah)
38
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
39
Umami (Laia Jufresa)
Umami (Laia Jufresa)
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The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
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