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Women Writers in Translation From Around the World

The original crowd-sourced WIT list plus additional works by women in translation (to English), with an emphasis on adding countries not represented in the original list and works translated from non-European languages, plus some additional classics, new works, and several popular science books that were also featured on the blog.
(EDIT: Apologies for the inclusion of "The Patience Stone," written by a male author.)
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1
The Patience Stone (Atiq Rahimi)
The Patience Stone
2
Atiq Rahimi
Albania
Albania
3
Fresco (Luljeta Lleshanaku)
Fresco
4
Luljeta Lleshanaku
Algeria
Algeria
5
Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade (Assia Djebar)
Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
6
Assia Djebar
Bridges of Constantine (Ahlam Mosteghanemi)
Bridges of Constantine
7
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
Our Riches (Kaouther Adimi)
Our Riches
8
Kaouther Adimi
Argentina
Argentina
9
People in the Room (Norah Lange)
People in the Room
10
Norah Lange
Extracting the Stone of Madness (Alejandra Pizarnik)
Extracting the Stone of Madness
11
Alejandra Pizarnik
Thus Were Their Faces (Silvina Ocampo)
Thus Were Their Faces
12
Silvina Ocampo
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
13
Samanta Schweblin
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
14
Mariana Enriquez
Mouthful of Birds (Samanta Schweblin)
Mouthful of Birds
15
Samanta Schweblin
Die My Love (Ariana Harwicz)
Die My Love
16
Ariana Harwicz
Austria
Austria
17
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
18
Vicky Baum
The Weight of Things (Marianne Fritz)
The Weight of Things
19
Marianne Fritz
The Wall (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall
20
Marlen Haushofer
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
21
Days in the Caucasus (Banine)
Days in the Caucasus
22
Banine
Belarus
Belarus
23
The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
The Unwomanly Face of War
24
Svetlana Alexievich
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
25
Svetlana Alexievich,
Belgium
Belgium
26
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick)
Memoirs of Hadrian
27
Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick
La Femme De Gilles (Madeleine Bourdouxhe)
La Femme De Gilles
28
Madeleine Bourdouxhe
Brazil
Brazil
29
The Marble Dance (Lygia Fagundes Telles)
The Marble Dance
30
Lygia Fagundes Telles
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin)
Near to the Wild Heart
31
Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin
The Hour of the Star (Clarice Lispector)
The Hour of the Star
32
Clarice Lispector
Cameroon
Cameroon
33
Dark Heart of the Night (Léonora Miano)
Dark Heart of the Night
34
Léonora Miano
Canada
Canada
35
Sanaaq (Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk)
Sanaaq
36
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
Chile
Chile
37
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
38
Isabel Allende
The Remainder (Alia Trabucco Zeran)
The Remainder
39
Alia Trabucco Zeran
Theatre of War (Andrea Jeftanovic)
Theatre of War
40
Andrea Jeftanovic
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