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Women Writers in Translation From Around the World - Page 5

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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The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
161
Murasaki Shikibu
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
162
Sei Shonagon
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
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Fumiko Enchi
Territory of Light (Yūko Tsushima)
Territory of Light
164
Yūko Tsushima
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
165
Banana Yoshimoto
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions
166
Kanae Minato
Revenge (Yoko Ogawa)
Revenge
167
Yoko Ogawa
A True Novel (Minae Mizumura)
A True Novel
168
Minae Mizumura
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
169
Natsuo Kirino
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo
170
Hiromi Kawakami
Tokyo Ueno Station (Yu Miri)
Tokyo Ueno Station
171
Yu Miri
Memoirs of a Polar Bear (Yoko Tawada)
Memoirs of a Polar Bear
172
Yoko Tawada
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
173
Yoko Ogawa
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
174
Sayaka Murata
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
175
Paper-Thin Skin (Aigerim Tazhi)
Paper-Thin Skin
176
Aigerim Tazhi
Latvia
Latvia
177
Soviet Milk (Nora Ikstena)
Soviet Milk
178
Nora Ikstena
Lebanon
Lebanon
179
Other Lives (Iman Humaydan)
Other Lives
180
Iman Humaydan
One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling
One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling
181
Women of Sand and Myrrh (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
Women of Sand and Myrrh
182
Hanan Al-Shaykh
The Stone of Laughter (Hoda Barakat)
The Stone of Laughter
183
Hoda Barakat
Voices of the Lost (Hoda Barakat)
Voices of the Lost
184
Hoda Barakat
Lithuania
Lithuania
185
Shadows on the Tundra (Dalia Grinkevičiutė)
Shadows on the Tundra
186
Dalia Grinkevičiutė
Mauritius
Mauritius
187
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
Eve Out of Her Ruins
188
Ananda Devi
The Last Brother (Nathacha Appanah)
The Last Brother
189
Nathacha Appanah
Mexico
Mexico
190
The Book of Lamentations (Rosario Castellanos)
The Book of Lamentations
191
Rosario Castellanos
The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems (Natalia Toledo)
The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems
192
Natalia Toledo
Hurricane Season (Fernanda Melchor)
Hurricane Season
193
Fernanda Melchor
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
194
Laura Esquivel
The Story of My Teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
The Story of My Teeth
195
Valeria Luiselli
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd
196
Valeria Luiselli
Montenegro
Montenegro
197
Catherine the Great and the Small (Olja Knezevic)
Catherine the Great and the Small
198
Olja Knezevic
Morocco
Morocco
199
Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence (Leila Abouzeid)
Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence
200
Leila Abouzeid
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