A novel laying slightly sideways on a fuzzy white and turquoise swirled design blanket. The cover is a gradient from top to bottom starting with a dark purple and slowly transitioning from a pinkish red into orange. There is an eyeball hanging from a cord in the middle with butterflies flying above it and three clouds interspersed.

I read Counterpoint by Djuna (tr. @antonhur.com) for the #TranslatedLitChallenge prompt for February.

I loved the pacing and how completely weird it was without making me feel like I was missing out on something. Definitely my kind of book and can't wait to read more from this author!

#AmReading

The novel Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro (tr. Frances Riddle) being held up again a wall with white textured wallpaper. It is held from the lower left hand corner in order to avoid obstructing the cover. It is a bold pink with the title, author name, and translator name in a deep yellow. Underneath indicates that a previous book by the author, Elena Knows, was a finalist for the International Booker Prize when it came out. Beyond that there is a simple illustration of a fly flipped upside down. The silhouette of a glass can be seen over top of it.

Once again I've decided to do the #TranslatedLitChallenge, even though I think I'm the only participant. January's prompt is to read a book that you meant to read in the previous year. For me this was Time of the Flies from @charcopress.com.

What a stunning example of feminist fiction.

#AmReading

I managed to finish 11/12 of the prompts for the #TranslatedLitChallenge last year and read loads of interesting books!

I plan on doing the challenge again this year (hopefully with more language variety and completely it!), but here are the prompts and books I read for them in 2024!

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For January's #TranslatedLitChallenge I'm reading "You, Me, and the Colors of Life" by Noa C. Walker, translated from German by Lisa Reinhardt.

Alright, let's do this again! Gonna try the #TranslatedLitChallenge for 2023 on Twitter and Instagram.

It would be amazing to see what #TranslatedLiterature and #WorldLiterature people are reading throughout the year, so feel free to duck in and out of the challenge.

Translated Books I Read in 2022 Mini-translation reviews of the nine translated books I r...

One of my goals for this year was to read more books in translation and I managed to read quite a few thanks to the #TranslatedLitChallenge! Here are the translated books I read in 2022.
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I fished the 2022 #TranslatedLitChallenge!

Closed off the year with the fan-tastic novella Idol, Burning by Rin Usami, translated from Japanese by Asa Yoneda!

The story was pretty good but the translation was brilliant.

#TranslatedLiteratute

I think I'm going to try Idol, Burning by Rin Usami, translated by Asa Yoneda. But I want to read the original Japanese first.
#TranslatedLitChallenge

I finished my translated book for November!

Now onto the last one! Can anyone recommend a translated book that came out in 2022?
#TranslatedLitChallenge #TranslatedLit

A little late into the month, but for November's #translatedlitchallenge (a book translated from a language I've never studied), I'm going to read The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated from Polish by Danusia Stok.

Finished The Flanders Panel for my October #TranslatedLitChallenge!

Great translation overall. The writing read naturally and flowed well.

The story on the other hand... Strong start that was let down by sexism, homophobia, and a weird obsession with Freud.

It's Spooktober which means this month's #TranslatedLitChallenge theme is a translated horror, thriller, and/or mystery!

I decided to pick up The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, translated from Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa. (See blurb below)

The theme for September's #TranslatedLitChallenge is non-fiction!

I was umming and ahhing what to pick up until I saw "Until I Meet My Husband" by Ryousuke Nanasaki was translated by Molly Lee (@verdelishJP) and knew this was the book I had to read!

It's #WomenInTranslation month! Which means I'm going to read There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura, translated by Polly Barton from Japanese for the #TranslatedLitChallenge.

#WITMonth

I just finished The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy, translated from French by Chris Murray for July's #TranslatedLitChallenge and it was fine.

The English prose was great, read fluently and was entertaining. But the story was just so-so.

Finally caught up to the July #TranslatedLitChallenge and trying a book by a translator I don't know!

The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy, translated from French by Chris Murray.

Bonus points for #TranslatorOnTheCover!!!

For my June book (from a country I've been to/want to visit) I picked Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated from Korean by Anton Hur.

A friend said she was impressed by the smoothness of the dialogue and prose. I'm excited to read it!
#TranslatedLitChallenge

I finally finished The Beast Player (by Nahoko Uehashi, translated from Japanese but Cathy Hirano) for May's #TranslatedLitChallenge!

I loved the story, but I really wish Hirano hasn't stuck so close to the Japanese sentence structure at times, it make the prose read stilted.

It's July which means finding a book by a translator you don't know!
#TranslatedLitChallenge

This month's reading prompt for the #TranslatedLitChallenge is a book by a translator you don't know!

Can't decide what I want to read for May's #TranslatedLitChallenge. I haven't read as much translated fantasy and whittled it down to these four and need help picking just one.

If anyone's read any of these, would love to hear what you thought!

It's the start of May, which means fantasy and sci-fi novels in translation for the #TranslatedLitChallenge!!!

What translated fantasy/sci-fi would you recommend? Or are planning to read (even if you're not taking part in the challenge)?

I finished "Winter in Sokcho" by Elisa Dusapin and translated from French by Aneesa Higgins for the #TranslatedLitChallenge and I have to say I was a tad disappointed 😅

Here's a summary of the #TranslatedLitChallenge for 2022!

I plan to write short reviews of the books I read and would love to hear about what other people are reading too! Don't forget to mention the country of origin, author, and...

This is a super short story but I'm honestly struggling to read it it's so boring T-T
#TranslatedLitChallenge

April's #TranslatedLitChallenge prompt is a book that won or was nominated for an award, so I've picked Elisa Shua Dusapin's "Winter in Sokcho" whose translation (from French) by Aneesa Abbas Higgins won the 2021 National Book Awards for Translated Literature!

It's almost the end of March, which means the start of the #TranslatedLitChallenge!

April's reading prompt is a translated book that won or was nominated for an award.

Feel free to share share your book selection and progress with #TranslatedLitChallenge, and don't forget to mention the country of origin, and name the author, translator, and editor if possible!
#NameTheTranslator

This is happening!!! A 2022 Translated Literature Reading Challenge with one prompt per month from April until the end of the year.

Feel free to join at any time and please share with anyone you think might be interested.
#TranslatedLitChallenge #TranslatedLit #WorldLit #BookTwt