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Fiction in translation: The strange workings of myth and history, a work of limpid beauty set in the Bosnian countryside, and more

Fiction in translation: The strange workings of myth and history, a work of limpid beauty set in the Bosnian countryside, and more

New books from China, Spain, South Korea, Croatia, Italy and Peru

Sun Jun 22 2025 - 04:08

Fiction in translation: Swedish bestseller Colony an impressive study of community, secrets and trust

Fiction in translation: Swedish bestseller Colony an impressive study of community, secrets and trust

Works by Annika Norlin, Malgorzata Lebda, Torborg Nedreaas, Robert Seethaler, Cheon Seon-ran and Alba de Céspedes

Sun Mar 02 2025 - 05:00

Fiction in translation: Darkenbloom a profoundly disturbing Austrian satire

Fiction in translation: Darkenbloom a profoundly disturbing Austrian satire

Reviews of books by Eva Menasse, Federico Falco, SJ Nolde, Aharon Appelfeld and Leonid Tsypkin

Sun Nov 10 2024 - 05:00

The Voyage Home by Pat Barker: An epic domestic drama amid the pointless machinations of war

The Voyage Home by Pat Barker: An epic domestic drama amid the pointless machinations of war

Barker’s latest reimagining of Greek myth feels glaringly compelling and urgent

Wed Sept 04 2024 - 05:07

Fiction in translation: works from Palestine, Catalonia, France, Germany and Sweden

Fiction in translation: works from Palestine, Catalonia, France, Germany and Sweden

Reissues and new translations of Mourid Barghouti, Pol Guasch, Catherine Axelrad, Ibtisam Azem, Hanna Johannson and Yoko Towada

Thu Jul 25 2024 - 15:34

Fiction in translation: from a masterpiece of postwar guilt  to femicide in Brazil

Fiction in translation: from a masterpiece of postwar guilt to femicide in Brazil

Fiction in translation

Sun Mar 31 2024 - 05:00

The best fiction in translation of 2023

The best fiction in translation of 2023

The last round-up of 2023 has books from Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy and Peru

Sun Dec 03 2023 - 05:00

August is Women in Translation month: try these

August is Women in Translation month: try these

To celebrate we are featuring books from Egypt, Morocco/France, Norway, Uruguay, Argentina and Germany

Sun Aug 13 2023 - 05:00

April’s best new translated fiction

April’s best new translated fiction

Including new works in translation from Argentina, France, Sweden, Iraq, Thailand, and Rwanda

Sun Apr 23 2023 - 04:24

This month’s best new translations: Haunted houses and haunted people

This month’s best new translations: Haunted houses and haunted people

Voices from Argentina, Turkey, France, Brazil, Iceland and Colombia

Thu Dec 22 2022 - 04:16

Six books in honour of Women in Translation Month

Six books in honour of Women in Translation Month

Brief reviews of The Pachinko Parlour, Dogs of Summer, Getting Lost, All Our Yesterdays, Here Be Icebergs and Boulder

Sat Aug 27 2022 - 00:00

Works in translation: Short stories from Ukraine and a compelling novella

Works in translation: Short stories from Ukraine and a compelling novella

The latest in translated literature from Ukraine, Chile, South Korea, Italy and the Netherlands

Sun May 08 2022 - 06:00

Kurkov to Zabuzhko: contemporary Ukrainian authors at a glance

Kurkov to Zabuzhko: contemporary Ukrainian authors at a glance

Since 1991 there has been a resurgence of books written in, and translated from, Ukrainian

Sat Apr 02 2022 - 06:00

Works in translation: A round-up of the best in fiction and non-fiction

Works in translation: A round-up of the best in fiction and non-fiction

Books from Argentina, Denmark, Norway and Germany, including a wartime classic

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 06:00

Translated fiction round-up: Piercing Icelandic novel about coercive relationship

Translated fiction round-up: Piercing Icelandic novel about coercive relationship

Plus works from Nina Berberova, Evelina Santangelo, Julián Fuks, Iris Hanika, Mario Levrero

Mon Sept 20 2021 - 06:00

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