Best Fiction in Translation of 2025

by Nino Haratischwili ; translated by Charlotte Collins & Ruth Martin

A thrilling, heartbreaking, unforgettable story. Not a page too long. Full review >

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by Saou Ichikawa ; translated by Polly Barton

Audacious, insightful, bold, and—with its critique of ableism—necessary. Full review >

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by Han Kang ; translated by e. yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris

A mysterious novel about history and friendship offers no easy answers. Full review >

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by Daniel Kehlmann ; translated by Ross Benjamin

A wickedly entertaining, eye-opening book. Full review >

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by Olga Ravn ; translated by Martin Aitken

A magnificent book. A true masterpiece of both substance and style. Full review >

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by Irene Solà ; translated by Mara Faye Lethem

A fabulous achievement, at once sweeping and sly, raunchy and richly compelling. Full review >

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by Domenico Starnone ; translated by Oonagh Stransky

A deceptively simple work and an exquisite addition to Starnone’s oeuvre. Full review >

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by Olga Tokarczuk ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones

An exquisitely constructed, mercurial gem from the Nobel prizewinner. Full review >

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