International Translation Day (WWB Books)

In celebration of International Translation Day, City of Asylum Books has partnered with Words Without Borders to compile a list of beautiful books in translation.

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The End of August: A Novel By Yu Miri, Morgan Giles (Translated by) Cover Image

The End of August: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Yu Miri, Morgan Giles (Translated by)
$35.00
ISBN: 9780593542668
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Published: Riverhead Books - August 1st, 2023
What Have You Left Behind? By Bushra Al-Maqtari, Sawad Hussain (Translator) Cover Image

What Have You Left Behind? (Paperback)

By Bushra Al-Maqtari, Sawad Hussain (Translator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781804270011
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Published: Fitzcarraldo Editions - February 7th, 2023
I'll Be Strong for You: A Novel By Nasim Marashi, Poupeh Missaghi (Translated by) Cover Image

I'll Be Strong for You: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Nasim Marashi, Poupeh Missaghi (Translated by)
$25.00
ISBN: 9781662600364
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Published: Astra House - April 6th, 2021
Jawbone By Mónica Ojeda, Sarah Booker (Translator) Cover Image

Jawbone (Paperback)

By Mónica Ojeda, Sarah Booker (Translator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781566896214
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Published: Coffee House Press - February 8th, 2022
Seven Empty Houses (National Book Award Winner) By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by) Cover Image

Seven Empty Houses (National Book Award Winner) (Hardcover)

By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by)
$25.00
ISBN: 9780525541394
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Published: Riverhead Books - October 18th, 2022
In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing By Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (Translator) Cover Image

In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing (Hardcover)

By Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (Translator)
$20.00
ISBN: 9781609457372
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Published: Europa Editions - March 15th, 2022
The Interim By Wolfgang Hilbig, Isabel Fargo Cole (Translator) Cover Image

The Interim (Paperback)

By Wolfgang Hilbig, Isabel Fargo Cole (Translator)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781949641424
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Published: Two Lines Press - April 19th, 2022
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide By Tahir Hamut Izgil, Joshua L. Freeman (Translated by), Joshua L. Freeman (Introduction by) Cover Image

Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide (Hardcover)

By Tahir Hamut Izgil, Joshua L. Freeman (Translated by), Joshua L. Freeman (Introduction by)
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593491799
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Published: Penguin Press - August 1st, 2023
Time Shelter: A Novel By Georgi Gospodinov, Angela Rodel (Translated by) Cover Image

Time Shelter: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Georgi Gospodinov, Angela Rodel (Translated by)
$27.00
ISBN: 9781324090953
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Published: Liveright - May 10th, 2022
When I Sing, Mountains Dance: A Novel By Irene Solà Cover Image

When I Sing, Mountains Dance: A Novel (Paperback)

By Irene Solà
$16.00
ISBN: 9781644450802
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Published: Graywolf Press - March 15th, 2022
Pina By Titaua Peu, Jeffrey Zuckerman (Translator), Rajiv Mohabir (Introduction by) Cover Image

Pina (Paperback)

By Titaua Peu, Jeffrey Zuckerman (Translator), Rajiv Mohabir (Introduction by)
$18.00
ISBN: 9781632061553
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Published: Restless Books - August 16th, 2022
The Impatient: A Novel By Djaili Amadou Amal, Emma Ramadan (Translated by) Cover Image

The Impatient: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Djaili Amadou Amal, Emma Ramadan (Translated by)
$26.99
ISBN: 9780063141629
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Published: HarperVia - October 11th, 2022
Catching Fire: A Translation Diary By Daniel Hahn Cover Image

Catching Fire: A Translation Diary (Paperback)

By Daniel Hahn
$15.95
ISBN: 9781913867256
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Published: Charco Press - April 5th, 2022
The Flowers of Buffoonery By Osamu Dazai, Sam Bett (Translated by) Cover Image

The Flowers of Buffoonery (Paperback)

By Osamu Dazai, Sam Bett (Translated by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780811234542
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Published: New Directions - March 7th, 2023