Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

iliyenzio Host

36 participants (188 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.

Read 10 Translated Books Translated from 10 Different Languages in 2025

iliyenzio Host

36 participants (188 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 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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The Scholl Case by Anja Reich-Osang

The Scholl Case
Anja Reich-Osang with Imogen Taylor (Translator), Edwina Wren (Narrator)

5 hours, 39 minutes • audio • 2014 (editions)

nonfiction crime true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced

nonfiction crime true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced

The Scholl Case by Anja Reich-Osang

The Scholl Case

Anja Reich-Osang with Imogen Taylor (Translator), Edwina Wren (Narrator)

5 hours, 39 minutes • audio • 2014

nonfiction crime true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced

nonfiction crime true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama with Alison Watts (Translator)

253 pages • hardcover • 2020 (editions)

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama with Alison Watts (Translator)

253 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Punished by Ann-Helén Laestadius

Punished
Sápmitrilogin #2

Ann-Helén Laestadius with Jade Wheeler (Narrator), Rachel Willson-Broyles (Translator)

13 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Punished by Ann-Helén Laestadius

Punished

Sápmitrilogin #2

Ann-Helén Laestadius with Jade Wheeler (Narrator), Rachel Willson-Broyles (Translator)

13 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Mountains Painted with Turmeric by Lil Bahadur Chettri

Mountains Painted with Turmeric
Lil Bahadur Chettri with Michael Hutt (Translator)

123 pages • hardcover • 1957 (editions)

nonfiction emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

nonfiction emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Mountains Painted with Turmeric by Lil Bahadur Chettri

Mountains Painted with Turmeric

Lil Bahadur Chettri with Michael Hutt (Translator)

123 pages • hardcover • 1957

nonfiction emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

nonfiction emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

The History And The Life Of Chinggis Khan: The Secret History Of The Mongols by Urgunge Onon

The History And The Life Of Chinggis Khan: The Secret History Of The Mongols
Urgunge Onon

183 pages • 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced

The History And The Life Of Chinggis Khan: The Secret History Of The Mongols by Urgunge Onon

The History And The Life Of Chinggis Khan: The Secret History Of The Mongols

183 pages • 2001

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

Paradise Rot
Jenny Hval with Marjam Idriss (Translator), Brie Jackman (Narrator)

3 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2009 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious medium-paced

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

Paradise Rot

Jenny Hval with Marjam Idriss (Translator), Brie Jackman (Narrator)

3 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2009

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious medium-paced

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

Hunchback
Saou Ichikawa with Polly Barton (Translator)

112 pages • paperback • 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

Hunchback

Saou Ichikawa with Polly Barton (Translator)

112 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

The Blind Owl
Sadegh Hedayat with D.P. Costello (Translator)

146 pages • paperback • 1935 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

The Blind Owl

Sadegh Hedayat with D.P. Costello (Translator)

146 pages • paperback • 1935

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency
The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3

Tove Ditlevsen with Tiina Nunnally (Translator), Michael Favala Goldman (Translator)

384 pages • hardcover • 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency

The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3

Tove Ditlevsen with Tiina Nunnally (Translator), Michael Favala Goldman (Translator)

384 pages • hardcover • 2000

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Bolla by Pajtim Statovci

Bolla
Pajtim Statovci

6 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Bolla by Pajtim Statovci

Bolla

Pajtim Statovci

6 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2019 user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

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