Best Fiction in Translation of 2024

by Fine Gråbøl ; translated by Martin Aitken

A welcome corrective to romanticized notions of mental illness, written with compassion and authenticity. Full review >

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by Adèle Rosenfeld ; translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman

An utterly original take on self-perception and perception. 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 Fadi Azzam ; translated by Ghada Alatrash

A landmark work of contemporary Arabic literature, at once allusive and defiant. 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 László Krasznahorkai ; translated by Ottilie Mulzet

Brilliant, like all of Krasznahorkai’s books—and just as challenging, though well worth the effort required. Full review >

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by Haruki Murakami ; translated by Philip Gabriel

Astonishing, puzzling, and hallucinatory as only Murakami can be, and one of his most satisfying tales. Full review >

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by Yoko Ogawa ; translated by Stephen Snyder

A charming yet guileless exploration of childhood’s ephemeral pleasures and reflexive poignancy. Full review >

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by Juan Rulfo ; translated by Douglas J. Weatherford

Spectral stories shot through with violence and sorrow, and beautiful for all that. Full review >

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by Olga Tokarczuk ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones

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

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