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200 Books by Women in Translation

In honor of Women in Translation month this August 2020, here are 200 books -- novels, memoirs, poetry collections and more -- that have been translated to English. The goal is to promote awareness and reading of translated books by women. Read something new! Several of these books have become favorites of mine!
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20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth (Xiaolu Guo)
20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
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Xiaolu Guo
The Abandoned Baobab (Ken Bugul)
The Abandoned Baobab
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Ken Bugul
Abigail (Magda Szabó)
Abigail
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Magda Szabó
The Abyss (Marguerite Yourcenar)
The Abyss
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Marguerite Yourcenar
The Alexiad (Anna Comnena)
The Alexiad
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Anna Comnena
All Our Worldly Goods (Irene Nemirovsky)
All Our Worldly Goods
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Irene Nemirovsky
All She Was Worth (Miyuki Miyabe)
All She Was Worth
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Miyuki Miyabe
Alphabet (Inger Christensen)
Alphabet
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Inger Christensen
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1 (Kore Yamazaki)
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1
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Kore Yamazaki
The Art of Joy (Goliarda Sapienza)
The Art of Joy
10
Goliarda Sapienza
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
11
Irmgard Keun
Arturo's Island (Elsa Morante)
Arturo's Island
12
Elsa Morante
As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams (Lady Sarashina)
As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams
13
Lady Sarashina
Asleep (Banana Yoshimoto)
Asleep
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Banana Yoshimoto
Aunt Résia and the Spirits and Other Stories (Yanick Lahens)
Aunt Résia and the Spirits and Other Stories
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Yanick Lahens
Aya (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya
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Marguerite Abouet
The Barefoot Woman (Scholastique Mukasonga)
The Barefoot Woman
17
Scholastique Mukasonga
Bessarabian Nights (Stela Brinzeanu)
Bessarabian Nights
18
Stela Brinzeanu
Blue Lorries (Radwa Ashour)
Blue Lorries
19
Radwa Ashour
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
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Françoise Sagan
The Book of Lamentations (Rosario Castellanos)
The Book of Lamentations
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Rosario Castellanos
Border Town (Shen Congwen)
Border Town
22
Shen Congwen
Breathing Into Marble (Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė)
Breathing Into Marble
23
Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė
The Bridge of Beyond (Simone Schwarz-Bart)
The Bridge of Beyond
24
Simone Schwarz-Bart
Bridges of Constantine (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
Bridges of Constantine
25
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
Butterfly Valley: A Requiem (Inger Christensen)
Butterfly Valley: A Requiem
26
Inger Christensen
Celestial Bodies (Jokha Alharthi)
Celestial Bodies
27
Jokha Alharthi
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
28
A Certain Smile (Françoise Sagan)
A Certain Smile
29
Françoise Sagan
Chéri (Colette)
Chéri
30
Colette
Children of the New World (Assia Djebar)
Children of the New World
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Assia Djebar
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
32
Anita Desai
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova (Anna Akhmatova)
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
33
Anna Akhmatova
Complete Poems of Li Ch'ing-Chao (Li Ch'ing-Chao)
Complete Poems of Li Ch'ing-Chao
34
Li Ch'ing-Chao
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
35
Lady Nijo
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
36
Sayaka Murata
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War. (Gioconda Belli)
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War.
37
Gioconda Belli
The Court Dancer (Kyung-Sook Shin)
The Court Dancer
38
Kyung-Sook Shin
Crossing the Mangrove (Maryse Condé)
Crossing the Mangrove
39
Maryse Condé
Crystal Wedding (Xu Xiaobin)
Crystal Wedding
40
Xu Xiaobin
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