33 Great International Books for U.S. Readers

by Shahriar Mandanipour ; translated by Sara Khalili

A skilled storyteller with a bent for the quietly macabre and the burdens of those crushed by totalitarian rule. Full review >

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by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

A remarkable story that blends urban reality and Caribbean-infused magical realism. Full review >

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by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir ; translated by Philip Roughton

A convincing portrayal of the lives of Icelandic women during an important period in the country's history. Full review >

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by Alejandro Zambra ; translated by Megan McDowell

A playful, discursive novel about families, relationships, poetry, and how easily all three can come together or fall apart. Full review >

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by Auður Jónsdóttir ; translated by Meg Matich

An engrossing if stifling plunge into the consciousness of a woman on the edge. Full review >

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by Yevgenia Belorusets ; translated by Eugene Ostashevsky

Striking and original. Full review >

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by Olga Tokarczuk ; translated by Jennifer Croft

A massive achievement that will intrigue and baffle readers for years to come. Full review >

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by Eloghosa Osunde

Osunde revels in the joy of storytelling to render a city and its outsiders in all their flaws and glory. Full review >

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by Maayan Eitan

Intensely vivid, lyrical, and raw, Eitan’s debut is as disturbing as it is moving. Full review >

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by Pankaj Mishra

An astute, discomfiting journey into a wasteland. Full review >

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by Lídia Jorge ; translated by Margaret Jull Costa & Annie McDermott

Jorge delivers a dose of near-contemporary history tempered by a page-turning family saga and romance. Full review >

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by Irene Solà ; translated by Mara Faye Lethem

A masterfully written, brilliantly conceived book that combines depth and breadth superbly. Full review >

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by Shen Fuyu ; translated by Jeremy Tiang

A wonderful portrait of provincial China rendered in a beautifully accessible translation. Full review >

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by Harald Jähner ; translated by Shaun Whiteside

An absorbing and well-documented history of postwar Germany. Full review >

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by Karen Cheung

A powerful memoir of love and anguish in a cold financial capital with an underbelly of vibrant, freedom-loving youth. Full review >

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