Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

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34 participants (143 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Reading translated books is great. But, if you're anything like me, there are certain languages/countries you read from more often than others. The purpose of this challenge is to read 10 different translated works that have been translated from 10 different languages.

Challenge Books

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Legendy by Torgny Lindgren

Legendy

Torgny Lindgren

120 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction
Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau

Texaco

Patrick Chamoiseau

416 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Nach der Flut das Feuer by James Baldwin

Nach der Flut das Feuer

James Baldwin

2 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Fair Play by Tove Jansson

Fair Play

Tove Jansson

121 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary reflective slow-paced
Notes from an Island by Tove Jansson, Tuulikki Pietilä

Notes from an Island

Tove Jansson, Tuulikki Pietilä

83 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir reflective relaxing slow-paced
Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg

Swallowing Mercury

Wioletta Greg

146 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror literary dark tense medium-paced
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

The Empusium

Olga Tokarczuk

300 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical horror literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

Flights

Olga Tokarczuk

416 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami

190 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced