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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Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka - 9780241780213
$24.99
Grave of the Fireflies
Akiyuki Nosaka
The heartbreaking story of two orphans fighting for survival at the end of World War...
Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha - 9781529955644
$24.99
Apple and Knife
Intan Paramaditha
The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the depraved, delectable depths of weird fiction...
Advent by Gunnar Gunnarsson - 9781529963076
$29.99
Advent
Gunnar Gunnarsson
The enchanting Icelandic classic of one man's selfless quest at Christmas time, newly translated into...
The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin - 9781405966771
$24.99
The Healing Season of Pottery
Yeon Somin
A heart warming and irresistible Korean novel about the rejuvenating power of pottery, perfect for...
Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan - 9781405972062
$26.99
Sympathy Tower Tokyo
Rie Qudan
The award-winning, bestselling Japanese phenomenon. A propulsive, prophetic novel about the beauty of language and...
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 9781035081394
$39.99
Before Your Memory Fades
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The third novel in the 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series, a true global sensation...
Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa - 9781529933536
$24.99
Mina's Matchbox
Yoko Ogawa
A story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of...
On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle - 9780571383429
$29.99
On the Calculation of Volume III
Solvej Balle
I have met someone who remembers. Yesterday. That is to say, I met him yesterday....
Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 9781405964272
$24.99
Until August
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
THE EXTRAORDINARY LOST NOVEL FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF LOVE IN THE TIME OF...
The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgaard - 9781787304215
$34.99
The School of Night
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Night and blood were unchanged, night and blood had been with us always. The utterly...
Chinatown by Oh Jung-hee - 9780241744369
$24.99
Chinatown
Oh Jung-hee
A selection of the best short stories by Oh Jung-hee, one of South Korea's most...
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn - 9780241752746
$35.00
The Wax Child
Olga Ravn
Unlike anything you've read before, The Wax Child is an extraordinary tale of witchcraft from...
Save Us by Mona Kasten - 9781405977005
$24.99
Save Us
Mona Kasten
Published in English for the first time, this is the third book in the Maxton...
The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1 by Shotaro Ikenami - 9781405975766
$26.99
The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1
Shotaro Ikenami
Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai...
Before I Knew I Loved You by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 9781035046300
$22.99
Before I Knew I Loved You
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers...
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi - 9781035075416
$39.99
The Lantern of Lost Memories
Sanaka Hiiragi
One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back . . . In a...
Wild Animal by Joel Dicker - 9781529447828
$34.99
Wild Animal
Joel Dicker
From the devious mind of New York Times bestselling author Joel Dicker - master of...
Your Neighbour's Table by Gu Byeong-mo - 9781035416486
$22.99
Your Neighbour's Table
Gu Byeong-mo
'An important literary piece of feminist activism' 'Taps into the everyday minutiae of motherhood, baring...
The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise by Georges Perec - 9781804298510
$26.99
The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise
Georges Perec
A long-suffering employee in a big corporation has summoned up the courage to ask for...
Shame by Annie Ernaux - 9781804270561
$24.99
Shame
Annie Ernaux
'My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon.'...
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami - 9781529957754
$24.99
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Haruki Murakami
A newly translated, unabridged edition of Murakami's most mind-bendingly brilliant novel. Murakami's surreal, mind-bending masterpiece,...
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer - 9781784879976
$24.99
The Wall
Marlen Haushofer
This cult classic is the ultimate work of sustained dread - the story of a...
The Melancholy of Resistance by Laszlo Krasznahorkai - 9781781256244
$24.99
The Melancholy of Resistance
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events...
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann - 9780749386474
$24.99
Buddenbrooks
Thomas Mann
Mann's semi-autobiographical and sweeping family epic. The book that won him the Nobel Prize for...
The Loft by Marlen Haushofer - 9781529953473
$24.99
The Loft
Marlen Haushofer
A woman is unnerved when a sinister package arrives in the post - containing her...
Lili is Crying by Helene Bessette - 9781804271674
$26.99
Lili is Crying
Helene Bessette
Lili is Crying, Helene Bessette's debut novel, explores the fraughtness and depth of the troubling...
With Love from the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - 9781786584960
$34.99
With Love from the Morisaki Bookshop
Satoshi Yagisawa
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES BOOKS, TRANSLATED FICTION OR JAPAN The two phenomenal...
Vernon Subutex One by Virginie Despentes - 9780857055422
$22.99
Vernon Subutex One
Virginie Despentes
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2018** WHO IS VERNON SUBUTEX? An urban legend. A...