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Greek mythology retellings by Greek authors via bookriot https://share.google/25rWHNvCr5uAH5Vvl
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Quote from the Moldovan book I read for my reading challenge - “The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes” by Tatiana Țîbuleac

“It’s strange how you can build a new life from the remains of the lives of others.”

Made me think of the things we inherit, both good and bad. The struggles and triumphs of our ancestors.

And also thrift shops.

#bookstodon #books #quotes #AmReading #LiteraryFiction #TranslatedBooks #Bookwyrm #literature

#storygraphchallenge #translatedbooks #classicbooks #books
Classic Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Anderson
Beowulf - Unknown
The tale of Genji - Murasaki Shikibu
The ARt of War - Sun Tzu
The Prince - Niccollo Machiavelli
Fairy Tales - Brothers Grimm

🚀 Ah, the elusive art of finding translated books - apparently it's as straightforward as Amazon's 404 error message 🙄. Who knew literary discovery depended on deciphering cryptic server errors and channeling our inner IT helpdesk skills? 📚🔍
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/04/13/the-missing-catalogue-why-finding-books-in-translation-is-still-so-hard/ #translatedbooks #literarydiscovery #Amazon404 #servererrors #ITskills #HackerNews #ngated

Do you want to read my books in translation?
🎉 Big update! My translated novels are now organised by region for your convenience.
Start browsing:
📍 https://meganpublishingservices.com/novel-translations
#FictionInTranslation #InternationalReads #TranslatedBooks #booktok #books #booksintranslation

Out today, this novel sounds amazing: "Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel" by #YokoTawada (translated from German).

https://www.ndbooks.com/book/paul-celan-and-the-trans-tibetan-angel/

#bookstodon #TranslatedBooks #LiteraryFiction

New #GraphicNovel goodness in the mail from SelfMadeHero today, a translation of The Last Queen by Rochette. Looking forward to reading this...

#books #livres #BandeDessinee #comics #SelfMadeHero #TheLastQueen #Rochette #Translation #TranslatedBooks #bookstodon

Firing up my next fiction book. A short one but looks a good one. The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas, set in 17th century Holland at the time of "Tulipmania". #books #reading #fiction #fictionInTranslation #dumas #alexandreDumas #frenchLiterature #netherlands #holland #tulipmania #historicalFiction #17thCentury #17thCenturyFiction #SeventeenthCentury #SeventeenthCenturyFiction #bookstodon #booksInTranslation #translatedBooks #tulips

Fun new vocabulary time:

Oleaginous: adj
1. rich in, covered with, or producing oil; oily or greasy
2. exaggerated and distastefully complimentary; obsequious

"I struggled to raise my head, which could easily have snapped off, and looked into the candlelight, where I saw Lord Yama, underworld judges seated beside him, oleaginous smiles on their faces."

-- Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan

#Vocabulary #AmReading @bookstodon #bookstodon #MoYan #TranslatedBooks #DarkComedy #LifeAndDeathAreWearingMeOut

A Meal in Winter by Hubert Mingarelli (trans. Sam Taylor) is a kick in the gut. Three German soldiers explore the limits of their consciences while hunting for Jews in the Polish countryside. Highly recommended. #novella #TranslatedBooks #FrenchLiterature

Just finished reading: Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk. #NameTheTranslator

A war novel with a protagonist who would rather be in a cozy kind of narrative. With bees. I was concerned how this would work, and a big part of the plot is the protag's learning experience, which is usually a turnoff for me - but then it all clicked together.

Hoping to post more about it later (G-d willing)

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