Famous translated books in English To Enrich Your Reading Experience

Being versatile in theme and having an impressive illustration, The Little Prince is one of the most books translated into English ever. It is a story about a young prince who visits earth and makes observations about nature, life, friendships, love & loneliness.

It is a three-part novel about the story of a homemaker named Yeong-hye, who stopped eating meat because she was against animal slaughter. It makes her distant from her own family. The story starts off with her husband’s remarks about herself.

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The translator of the book, Daisy Rockwell, said that it took almost 20 years to translate this book, and she was so inspired by the whole experience. Moreover, she said that in this novel, every element has profound meaning. In short, culture, history, and literature are richly included in it.

It is considered the best write-up of Kafka that moved many readers worldwide. It is all about the story of a salesman named Gregor Samsa. He woke up one morning and found out that he had turned into a massive insect (into an insect according to different adaptations). Later Kafka wrote about the struggles he faced as a new specie and his family’s behavior towards him.

In different literary circles, this story is interpreted in slightly different ways.

Moreover, A Wild Sheep Chase is the marvelous work done by Murakami, and it is more of the raw writing he has ever done. It is a story of a 30-year-old divorced protagonist who was on a mission to search for a strong sheep. Basically, it is a story of a man facing a midlife crisis and his journey to cope with it. It is one of the best Japanese books translated into English.

Svetlana Alexievich has created an entirely new genre because of her unmatched writing style and her grasp over what she is writing about. In this book, she wrote about the experiences and memories of children who witnessed the destruction and brutality of World War II. In other words, the deep trauma and suffering they had gone through are written in this memoir-style book.

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The writer Svetlana Alexievich interviewed almost 100 people to know their experiences of World War II when they were children. They had seen brutality, burning, invasions, and killings with their own eyes. Many people showed her the images of their towns and villages where gardens, sweet homes, and happy families could be seen. But then, they watched their homes burnt, parents killed, and brutality that they can never forget.

It is a story within a story. The plot has many layers. And it starts when the protagonist (who is a ten-year-old boy) picks up an old book. The writer of that book was not in this world. As he read the book, curiosity about getting to know more about the author sparked in him.

Lastly, Sachiko Kashiwaba is a famous children’s writer. To be exact, this story is about the mysterious adventure of a kid one summer evenings. It also encompasses paranormal creatures and magic.

According to the writer himself, the story talks about multiple walls. One is a wall of frustration that builds around the lower middle class. Some walls are thin, and some are thick. As these walls fall in the mind of the protagonist, the light of awareness illuminates his mind, and he starts to see life more clearly.

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Finally, many translated books are available for reading enthusiasts to satisfy their cravings as well as it can be considered as an ideal gift for fresh college graduates to explore global cultures. To know different cultures and to read about a variety of topics, there should be translated books on your TBR lists.

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