Must-read classics in translation
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Penguin Books, 9 Books
Must-read classics in translation from John Self at Penguin Books
This list was originally published in 2024 and was added to this site about 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17008 | Great Italian Stories | Jhumpa Lahiri | 2023 | Unknown | Italian | |
| 17008 | Great Spanish Stories | Margaret Jull Costa | 2014 | Unknown | Spanish | |
| 14901 | Great Japanese Stories | Jay Rubin | Multiple | English | ||
| 775 | War with the Newts | Karel Čapek | 1936 | Czech | Czech | |
| 881 | The Hour of the Star | Clarice Lispector | 1977 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 21 | Madame Bovary | Gustave Flaubert | 1857 | French | French | |
| 5851 | After Midnight | Irmgard Keun | 1937 | German | German | |
| 2559 | Segu | Maryse Condé | 1984 | French | French | |
| 14901 | Old Masters | Thomas Bernhard | 1985 | Austrian | German |