Fiction in Translation

Explore powerful storytelling from around the world with our Fiction in Translation collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From award-winning novels to literary gems, these translated works bring global voices to English-speaking readers. Discover diverse cultures, new perspectives, and unforgettable narratives—available online or in-store at Harry Hartog.

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Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov - 9781474623070
$22.99
Time Shelter
Georgi Gospodinov
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023 'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put...
The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji - 9781782278337
$24.99
The Mill House Murders
Yukito Ayatsuji
Every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Mill...
About Love by Anton Chekhov - 9780241619766
$24.99
About Love
Anton Chekhov
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the...
Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto - 9780241439081
$24.99
Tokyo Express
Seicho Matsumoto
A perfectly plotted, cosy detective story from Seicho Matsumoto, Japan's master of mystery In a...
Before We Say Goodbye
$19.99
Before We Say Goodbye
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The million-copy bestselling series Toshikazu Kawaguchi's poignant Before we say goodbye, translated from Japanese by...
Kokoro by Natsume Soseki - 9780143106036
$29.99
Kokoro
Natsume Soseki
"Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of truly national stature."-Haruki Murakami The...
What I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma - 9781922585806
$27.99
What I'd Rather Not Think About
Jente Posthuma
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE What if one half of a pair of...
All The Lovers In The Night by Mieko Kawakami - 9781509898299
$22.99
All The Lovers In The Night
Mieko Kawakami
'Mieko Kawakami is a genius' - Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times From international literary...
Outside by Ragnar Jonasson - 9781405949101
$24.99
Outside
Ragnar Jonasson
Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . . The ice-cold...
Misunderstanding in Moscow
$24.99
Misunderstanding in Moscow
Simone de Beauvoir
Previously unpublished in the UK, this is Simone de Beauvoir's captivating novel about long-term relationships,...
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli - 9781922268693
$24.99
Minor Detail
Adania Shibli
From a young Palestinian writer comes this compelling look at the Israel/Palestine conflict, from both...
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung - 9781761380525
$29.99
Cursed Bunny
Bora Chung
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT. A...
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume 1 by Marcel Proust - 9780241610510
$26.99
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume 1
Marcel Proust
One of the most beloved translations of all time returns to Penguin Classics: Scott Moncrieff's...
Boulder by Eva Baltasar - 9781913505387
$27.99
Boulder
Eva Baltasar
**Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize** The grim and lovely follow-up to Eva Baltasar's...
Monkey King by Wu Cheng'en - 9780141393445
$45.00
Monkey King
Wu Cheng'en
One of the greatest classics of Chinese literature, in a new translation by the award-winning...
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - 9780241573730
$26.99
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short works by the world's greatest writers,...
Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - 9780241573693
$24.99
Hell Screen
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the...
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami - 9781784878009
$45.00
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami
A special hardback edition of Muarkami's epic, magical masterpiece, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Published in...
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor - 9781922268006
$29.99
Hurricane Season
Fernanda Melchor
An urgent and captivating tale of dark magic and small-town corruption from one of the...
The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter - 9781509884131
$24.99
The Art of Losing
Alice Zeniter
'Remarkable . . . a novel about people that never loses its sense of humanity.'...
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar - 9781911508755
$27.99
Permafrost
Eva Baltasar
Permafrost's no-bullshit lesbian narrator is an uninhibited lover and a wickedly funny observer of modern...
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel - 9781913097660
$34.99
Still Born
Guadalupe Nettel
Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women...
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri - 9781526629975
$22.99
Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiri
'If the antidote to a year of solitude and trauma is art, then this novel...
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut - 9781782276142
$24.99
When We Cease to Understand the World
Benjamin Labatut
'A monstrous and brilliant book' - Philip Pullman When We Cease to Understand the World...
War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy - 9780140447934
$26.99
War And Peace
Leo Tolstoy
The acclaimed new translation of Tolstoy's masterpiece, for the first time in Black Classics after...
The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck - 9781787394797
$26.99
The Witch Hunter
Max Seeck
WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD 2023 FOR THE LAST GRUDGE If you enjoyed Stieg...
The Vegetarian by Han Kang - 9781846276033
$24.99
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people. He is an office worker with moderate ambitions...
The Trial by Franz Kafka - 9781529021073
$22.99
The Trial
Franz Kafka
Through tight dialogue and absurd settings Franz Kafka creates a maze-like prose to mimic the...