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| Painting of Willard Leroy Metcalf : The Convalescent, 1904 |
“Once you overcome the one-inch tall
barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,”
said Bong Joon-ho, Director of Parasite. Same goes with Translated Literature.
I love them, and they're always on my radar. Although, I am not a well-read
person, still made a list of my favourite ones. Hope it may help you to decide
your next pick. Happy Reading!
1. Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
(Tr. Srinath Perur)
2. Affections by Rodrigo Hasbun (Tr. Sophie Hughes)
3. Mother of 1084 by Mahasweta Devi (Tr. Samik Bandyopadhyay)
4. The Notebook by Agota Kristof (Tr. Alan Sheridan)
5. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Tr. by Lucia Graves)
6. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Tr. Ginny Takemori)
7. The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Tr. Deborah Smith)
8. Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar (Tr by Jerry Pinto)
9. In a Time of Burning by Cheran (Tr. Lakshmi Holmström)
10. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (Tr. Michael Henry Heim)
11. Abandon by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (Tr. arunava sinha)
12. Other Colors: Essays and A Story by Orhan Pamuk (Tr. Maureen Freely)
13. A River Dies of Thirst: journals by Mahmoud Darwish, (Tr. Catherine Cobham)
14. Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (Tr. Margaret Sayers Peden)
15. Lifting The Veil by Ismat Chughtai (Tr. M. Asaduddin)
16. Bonsai by Alejandro Zambra (Tr. Carolina De Robertis)
17. Here by Wisława Szymborska, (Tr. Stanisław Barańczak & Clare Cavanagh)
18. Marrow by Yan Lianke, (Tr. Carlos Rojas)
19. 33 Revolutions by Canek Sánchez (Tr. Guevara, Howard Curtis)
20. The Beach at Night by Elena Ferrante (Tr. Ann Goldstein)
21. Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke (Tr. Reginald Snell)
22. The House in Smyrna by Tatiana Salem Levy (Tr. Alison Entrekin)
23. The Stranger by Albert Camus (Tr. Matthew Ward)
24. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami (Tr. Philip Gabriel)
2. Affections by Rodrigo Hasbun (Tr. Sophie Hughes)
3. Mother of 1084 by Mahasweta Devi (Tr. Samik Bandyopadhyay)
4. The Notebook by Agota Kristof (Tr. Alan Sheridan)
5. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Tr. by Lucia Graves)
6. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Tr. Ginny Takemori)
7. The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Tr. Deborah Smith)
8. Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar (Tr by Jerry Pinto)
9. In a Time of Burning by Cheran (Tr. Lakshmi Holmström)
10. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (Tr. Michael Henry Heim)
11. Abandon by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (Tr. arunava sinha)
12. Other Colors: Essays and A Story by Orhan Pamuk (Tr. Maureen Freely)
13. A River Dies of Thirst: journals by Mahmoud Darwish, (Tr. Catherine Cobham)
14. Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (Tr. Margaret Sayers Peden)
15. Lifting The Veil by Ismat Chughtai (Tr. M. Asaduddin)
16. Bonsai by Alejandro Zambra (Tr. Carolina De Robertis)
17. Here by Wisława Szymborska, (Tr. Stanisław Barańczak & Clare Cavanagh)
18. Marrow by Yan Lianke, (Tr. Carlos Rojas)
19. 33 Revolutions by Canek Sánchez (Tr. Guevara, Howard Curtis)
20. The Beach at Night by Elena Ferrante (Tr. Ann Goldstein)
21. Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke (Tr. Reginald Snell)
22. The House in Smyrna by Tatiana Salem Levy (Tr. Alison Entrekin)
23. The Stranger by Albert Camus (Tr. Matthew Ward)
24. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami (Tr. Philip Gabriel)