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23 Amazing Modern Books by Women in Translation

"These women in translation hail from every corner of the globe, from Sweden to Argentina to Japan via the Middle East and Central Europe.
They have grown up, and written literature about, countries where women are not given equal opportunities.
They are feminists, powerful people, genius writers and world-builders. And here are some of the best modern novels by women in translation."
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Vagabonds (Hao Jingfang)
Vagabonds
1
Hao Jingfang
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job (Kikuko Tsumura)
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
2
Kikuko Tsumura
Theatre of War (Andrea Jeftanovic)
Theatre of War
3
Andrea Jeftanovic
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
4
Mieko Kawakami
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
5
Olga Tokarczuk
Miss Iceland (Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir)
Miss Iceland
6
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
The Wind That Lays Waste (Selva Almada)
The Wind That Lays Waste
7
Selva Almada
Solo Dance (Li Kotomi)
Solo Dance
8
Li Kotomi
Tokyo Ueno Station (Yu Miri)
Tokyo Ueno Station
9
Yu Miri
Magma (Thora Hjörleifsdóttir)
Magma
10
Thora Hjörleifsdóttir
The Faculty of Dreams (Sara Stridsberg)
The Faculty of Dreams
11
Sara Stridsberg
Mouthful of Birds (Samantha Schweblin)
Mouthful of Birds
12
Samantha Schweblin
Flowers of Mold and Other Stories (Seong-Nan Ha)
Flowers of Mold and Other Stories
13
Seong-Nan Ha
The Ten Loves of Nishino (Hiromi Kawakami)
The Ten Loves of Nishino
14
Hiromi Kawakami
A Nail, a Rose (Madeleine Bourdouxhe)
A Nail, a Rose
15
Madeleine Bourdouxhe
Celestial Bodies (Jokha Alharthi)
Celestial Bodies
16
Jokha Alharthi
Arid Dreams (Duanwad Pimwana)
Arid Dreams
17
Duanwad Pimwana
Thirteen Months of Sunrise (Rania Mamoun)
Thirteen Months of Sunrise
18
Rania Mamoun
The Memory Police (Yōko Ogawa)
The Memory Police
19
Yōko Ogawa
Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung)
Cursed Bunny
20
Bora Chung
The Collection (Nina Leger)
The Collection
21
Nina Leger
The Sea Cloak and Other Stories (Nayrouz Qarmout)
The Sea Cloak and Other Stories
22
Nayrouz Qarmout
The Wandering (Intan Paramaditha)
The Wandering
23
Intan Paramaditha
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