National Book Award for Translated Literature (2018-present)
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About this list
National Book Award, 8 Books
The National Book Award for Translated Literature honours outstanding translations of literary works published in the US and translated from any language into English. It first ran from from 1967 to 1983, and was reintroduced in its current form in 2018. The prize is open to living authors and translators and includes both fiction and nonfiction works.
Who voted: The award is judged by five litterateurs, whose names can be seen on the National Book Awards' website.
This list is a yearly book award, and was added to this site 11 months ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4887 | The Emissary | Yoko Tawada | 2014 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 6554 | Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming | László Krasznahorkai | 2016 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 14901 | Tokyo Ueno Station | Miri, Yu | 2014 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 17010 | Winter In Sokcho | Elisa Shua Dusapin | 2016 | French | French | |
| 14901 | Siete Casas Vacías | Samanta Schweblin | 2015 | Argentinian | Spanish | |
| 17010 | The Words That Remain | Stênio Gardel | 2020 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 17010 | Taiwan Travelogue | Shuang-zi Yang | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 17010 | We Are Green And Trembling | Gabriela Cabezón Cámara | 2023 | Argentinian | Spanish |