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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
Die Rovan-Intrige: Die Sax-Chroniken 2 by Richard Schwartz

Die Rovan-Intrige: Die Sax-Chroniken 2

Die Sax-Chroniken #2

Richard Schwartz

400 pages • digital • 2024

fiction science fiction
Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Como agua para chocolate

Como agua para chocolate #1

Laura Esquivel

256 pages • paperback • 1989

fiction historical magical realism romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo

144 pages • paperback • 1955

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
El Murmullo de Las Abejas by Sofía Segovia

El Murmullo de Las Abejas

Sofía Segovia

496 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
Nuestra parte de noche by Mariana Enríquez

Nuestra parte de noche

Mariana Enríquez

672 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende

La casa de los espíritus

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

560 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
En moderne familie by Helga Flatland

En moderne familie

Helga Flatland

239 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
Følelsers forvirring by Borghild Krane

Følelsers forvirring

Borghild Krane

191 pages • paperback • 1937 user-added

fiction lgbtqia+
Idiot: roman v štirih delih by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Idiot: roman v štirih delih

Fyodor Dostoevsky

645 pages • hardcover • 1869

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
To noč sem jo videl by Drago Jančar

To noč sem jo videl

Drago Jančar

235 pages • digital • 2010

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced