translated literature across different cultures
books i'm currently reading, have read, or want to read đź
created by readingturtle
last updated May, 2026
Mexico: Death Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garza (read)
Japan: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (read) More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (read)
South Korea: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (read) Shoko's Smile: Stories by Choi Eunyoung (tbr)
Taiwan: Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-Zi (reading)
Thailand: Bright by Duanwad Pimwana (tbr) The Sad Part Was by Prada Yoon (tbr) Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap (tbr)
China: Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin (tbr)
Iran: Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur (tbr)
Vietnam: Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong (tbr)
i'm trying to expand the range of regions i'm reading so if people have recs that will be greatly appreciated!