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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
1
Mariana Enriquez
I Am the Brother of XX (Fleur Jaeggy)
I Am the Brother of XX
2
Fleur Jaeggy
Swallowing Mercury (Wioletta Greg)
Swallowing Mercury
3
Wioletta Greg
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
4
Qiu Miaojin
The Core of the Sun (Johanna Sinisalo)
The Core of the Sun
5
Johanna Sinisalo
The Iliac Crest (Cristina Rivera Garza)
The Iliac Crest
6
Cristina Rivera Garza
Moonbath (Yanick Lahens)
Moonbath
7
Yanick Lahens
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
8
Mariama Bâ
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
9
Han Kang
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector)
Near to the Wild Heart
10
Clarice Lispector
Disoriental (Négar Djavadi)
Disoriental
11
Négar Djavadi
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo
12
Hiromi Kawakami
The End of Days (Jenny Erpenbeck)
The End of Days
13
Jenny Erpenbeck
Death in Spring (Merce Rodoreda)
Death in Spring
14
Merce Rodoreda
The Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
15
Magda Szabó
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue
16
Basma Abdel Aziz
Before (Carmen Boullosa)
Before
17
Carmen Boullosa
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
18
Samanta Schweblin
Memoirs of a Polar Bear (Yoko Tawada)
Memoirs of a Polar Bear
19
Yoko Tawada
People in the Room (Norah Lange)
People in the Room
20
Norah Lange
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
21
Olga Tokarczuk
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
Eve Out of Her Ruins
22
Ananda Devi
Aetherial World (Tatyana Tolstaya)
Aetherial World
23
Tatyana Tolstaya
Nowhere to Be Found (Bae Suah)
Nowhere to Be Found
24
Bae Suah
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
25
Marguerite Duras
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
26
Han Kang
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
27
Elena Ferrante
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
28
Elfriede Jelinek
The Story of My Teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
The Story of My Teeth
29
Valeria Luiselli
The Geography of Rebels Trilogy (Maria Gabriela Llansol)
The Geography of Rebels Trilogy
30
Maria Gabriela Llansol
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
31
Laura Esquivel
Sphinx (Anne Garreta)
Sphinx
32
Anne Garreta
August (Romina Paula)
August
33
Romina Paula
The Proof of the Honey (Salwa Al-Neimi)
The Proof of the Honey
34
Salwa Al-Neimi
Suzanne (Anais Barbeau-Lavalette)
Suzanne
35
Anais Barbeau-Lavalette
The Last Lover (Can Xue)
The Last Lover
36
Can Xue
A Greater Music (Bae Suah)
A Greater Music
37
Bae Suah
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
38
Banana Yoshimoto
Umami (Laia Jufresa)
Umami
39
Laia Jufresa
The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
The Complete Stories
40
Clarice Lispector
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