Translation is a political endeavor that breaks down the artifice of borders. Here's a collection of some of our favorite works in translation.
translated by Emma Ramadan, by Abdellah TaïaA Country for Dying: A Novelby Ivana Bodrožić, translated by Ellen Elias-BursaćWe Trade Our Night for Someone Else's Dayby Nadia Terranova, translated by Ann GoldsteinFarewell, Ghostsby Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison L. StrayerA Girl's Storyby Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Suzanne Jill LevineBezoar: And Other Unsettling Storiesby Robert Perišić, translated by Ellen Elias-BursaćNo-Signal Area: A Novelby Yasmina Reza and Alison L. StrayerAnne-Marie The Beautyby Kim ThúyEmby Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, translated by Daniel Hahn and Noel Hernández GonzálezThe Nightby Abdellah Taïa, translated by Alison L. StrayerInfidels: A Novelby Seba al-HerzThe Othersby Normand BaillargeonOrder Without Power: An Introduction to Anarchism: History and Current Challengesby Ivana Bodrožić and Ellen Elias-BursaćThe Hotel Tito: A Novelby Assia DjebarAlgerian White: A Narrativeby Assia DjebarSo Vast the Prison: A Novelby Assia DjebarThe Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry: Algerian Storiesby Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Lynne Sharon SchwartzA Place to Live: And Other Selected Essays ofby Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison L. StrayerThe Yearsby Annie Ernaux, translated by Tanya LeslieHappeningby Annie ErnauxSimple Passionby Annie ErnauxA Frozen Womanby Annie Ernaux and Tanya LeslieA Man's Placeby Annie Ernaux and Tanya LeslieA Woman's Storyby Annie ErnauxExteriorsby Annie Ernaux and Tanya LeslieI Remain in Darknessby Annie ErnauxThe Possessionby Annie ErnauxShameby Ivan GoncharovOblomov: A Novelby Almudena GrandesThe Wind from the East: A Novelby Johan HarstadBuzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?: A Novelby Hugo HoriotThe Emperor, C'est Moiby Hwang Sok-YongThe Guest: A Novelby Hwang Sok-YongThe Old Gardenby Hwang Sok-YongThe Shadow of Armsby Wojciech Jagielski, translated by Antonia Lloyd-JonesAll Lara's Warsby Elfriede JelinekGreed: A Novelby Lola LafonThe Little Communist Who Never Smiledby Andri MagnasonLoveStar: A Novelby Subcomandante MarcosOur Word is Our Weapon: Selected Writingsby Ulrike Meinhof, edited by Karin BauerEverybody Talks About the Weather . . . We Don't: The Writings of Ulrike Meinhofby Luis Negrón, translated by Suzanne Jill LevineMundo Cruel: Storiesby Uday PrakashThe Walls of Delhi: Three Novellasby Yasmina RezaBabylon: A Novelby Youssef RakhaThe Crocodiles: A Novelby Sonia Rivera-ValdésThe Forbidden Stories of Marta Venerandaby Lynne Sharon SchwartzCrossing Borders: Stories and Essays About Translationby Lynne Sharon Schwartz and W. G. SebaldThe Emergence of Memory: Conversations with W. G. Sebaldby Paco Ignacio Taibo II'68: The Mexican Autumn of the Tlatelolco Massacreby Angela VallveyHunting the Last Wild Manby Eva Gabrielsson"There Are Things I Want You to Know" About Stieg Larsson and Meby Vassilis Vassilikos, translated by Marilyn CalmannZ, 50th Anniversary Editionby Rodolfo WalshOperation Massacreby The ZapatistasZapatista Encuentro