Suggest me a book that you read that was originally in a different language.
I would like to read books from other languages, but I only know English, French, and a little bit of German. I'm open to reading books from other languages, especially if they're not as common like Tagalog.
One of my all-time favorite books is The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. It was originally published in Spanish, but the translation is gorgeous.
dangleicious13 on
Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Liu Cixin (“The Three Body Problem”).
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.
iiiamash01i0 on
{{ The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery }} was originally written in French.
Disastrous_Score1646 on
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker is one of my favorite (if not my favorite) romance novels. Translated from German!
and if you’re into short, comfy books about cats you can check out The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat (both by Hiro Arikawa).
For things more serious and philosophical, I really like works by Mieko Kawakami like Heaven and Breasts and Eggs.
OkInterview826 on
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata was originally written in Japanese
Lutembi on
Cortazar’s Hopscotch
carlycurious on
no longer human by osamu dozai translated from japanese! based on three journals written in the 1930’s
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One of my all-time favorite books is The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. It was originally published in Spanish, but the translation is gorgeous.
Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Liu Cixin (“The Three Body Problem”).
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.
{{ The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery }} was originally written in French.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker is one of my favorite (if not my favorite) romance novels. Translated from German!
and if you’re into short, comfy books about cats you can check out The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat (both by Hiro Arikawa).
For things more serious and philosophical, I really like works by Mieko Kawakami like Heaven and Breasts and Eggs.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata was originally written in Japanese
Cortazar’s Hopscotch
no longer human by osamu dozai translated from japanese! based on three journals written in the 1930’s