Electric Lit's 10 Novels in Translation You Should Be Reading This Winter and Spring

"Spanning countries as far and wide as South Korea, Colombia, and Denmark—and including both emerging and acclaimed authors—the year is off to an exceptionally strong start. From the latest novel by Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to the outlandish fiction of Sayaka Murata and unapologetic new voices like Asta Olivia Nordenhof and Hon Lai Chu, these 2025 titles promise to confront the established order, speculate about potential futures, and resonate across borders. "-Linnea Gradin (she/her)