20 Great International Books for U.S. Readers

by Tom Baragwanath

Just the kind of dark, disturbing, gritty, and unusual treat thriller lovers are looking for. Full review >

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by Rebecca K. Reilly

Say hello to your new favorite fictional family. Full review >

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by Linnea Axelsson ; translated by Saskia Vogel

A sharp-edged tale in verse of colonial suppression, resistance, and survival. Full review >

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by Saneh Sangsuk ; translated by Mui Poopoksakul

A charming, engrossing, profound exploration of the transformative power of stories. Full review >

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by Christoffer Carlsson ; translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles

A brilliantly woven, unsettling crime novel. Full review >

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by Bora Chung ; translated by Anton Hur

The imagined worlds here may not be utopian—but the reading experience is. Full review >

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by Leo Vardiashvili

An unforgettable aria to a lost homeland, full of anger, sorrow, and longing. Full review >

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by Michele Mari ; translated by Brian Robert Moore

A gripping, beguiling, occasionally discomfiting, and utterly fascinating tour de force. Full review >

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by Ivana Sajko ; translated by Mima Simić

A devastating book, humane, original, and deeply relevant. Full review >

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by Siamak Herawi ; translated by Sara Khalili

Eloquent and saddening. Full review >

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by Yepoka Yeebo

Utterly absorbing. Full review >

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by Shahd Alshammari

An intimate and layered portrait of disabled womanhood. Full review >

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by Pashtana Durrani & Tamara Bralo

A lovingly narrated, sharply nuanced memoir from a talented activist. Full review >

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by Annie Ernaux ; translated by Alison L. Strayer

A crucial addition to Ernaux’s oeuvre. Full review >

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by Chai Jing ; translated by Yan Yan

Poignant and thoughtful considerations of Chinese news stories from behind the scenes. Full review >

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