Mother tongue reads

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9 participants (20 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

As a linguistic immigrant in the UK, I read predominantly in English and have become very distanced from the literary landscape of my native land. To keep me connected with the books written in my mother tongue, I've created this challenge to motivate me to read more books in my mother tongue.

I want to keep it open for others to join (hence it's not specific to a language) and easy-enough to accomplish (just one book every two months). You can use your own approach to defining what counts (e.g. translated books?) and what language(s) you include as your mother tongue(s).

Challenge Books

All books added
Fluchbrecher by Richard Schwartz

Fluchbrecher

Die Eisraben-Chroniken #1

Richard Schwartz

471 pages • paperback • 2018

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Full spredning by Nina Lykke

Full spredning

Nina Lykke

282 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction contemporary dark funny reflective medium-paced
A una voce by Sabina Zanini
A una voce
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Sabina Zanini

A una voce

Sabina Zanini

114 pages • digital • 2022 user-added

Incompletezza by Deborah Gambetta
Incompletezza
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Deborah Gambetta

Incompletezza

Deborah Gambetta

missing page info

medium-paced
La Storia by Elsa Morante

La Storia

Elsa Morante

704 pages • paperback • 1974

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Fame blu by Viola Di Grado

Fame blu

Viola Di Grado

188 pages • paperback • 2022 user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ragazze perbene by Olga Campofreda

Ragazze perbene

Olga Campofreda

224 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Wild Swimming by Giorgia Tolfo
Wild Swimming
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Giorgia Tolfo

Wild Swimming

Giorgia Tolfo

297 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

Lingua madre by Maddalena Fingerle

Lingua madre

Maddalena Fingerle

200 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction contemporary medium-paced
L'età fragile by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

L'età fragile

Donatella Di Pietrantonio

176 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced