Translated fiction
Discover translated fiction from around the world, from contemporary Korean novels and Japanese literary fiction to European classics, Latin American masterpieces and award-winning international voices. Browse Penguin books in translation and explore expert guides to the authors, countries and translators shaping world literature.
An essential guide to The Odyssey
Where to start with internationally acclaimed authors
Many readers discover translated fiction through a single author. These guides introduce major international writers, from Haruki Murakami and Han Kang to Italo Calvino, Clarice Lispector and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
How translation shapes literature
Each translated book is shaped not only by the author, but also the translator who makes it possible for a whole new group of people to experience their work. Learn more about the art of literary translation and how stories travel across borders with these original features.
Translation as the art of dislocation
In this piece Xiaolu Guo, author of Call Me Ishmaelle, explores the cultural and ideological layers that shape our understanding of language and how that impacts the process of translation. If I were to mention St Matthew’s Passion to some Europeans, they would understand me as referring to the famous religious musical oratorio. But if
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