#generally what i read is queer romance and dark academia that kind of vibe

[hollysbooknook]

hello tumblr people who read books originally written in languages other than english, i have a request

i have to write a book review for my reading in translation module at the end of november and i’m trying to find a book to use for it. i’ve not (to my knowledge) read any books that have been translated to english from another language - besides one i also read in its original spanish but i don’t wanna use that for this - so i have literally no ideas.

basically i’m looking for book recs, it’s a translation to english i’ll need to use but if you don’t know whether it’s been translated that’s fine i can easily find out myself :) thank you to anyone who helps! <3

#preferably quite a short book so i know i’ll be able to read it in time without too much stress #also it could be a kids book or collection of short stories they’re cool too #what i’ve had to read so far for the module are a couple of feminist retellings of traditional japanese ghosts stories #from a short story collection of such retellings #and the first few chapters of the catalan book la plaça del diamant #(two english translations one of which gave it a different title) #generally what i read is queer romance and dark academia that kind of vibe #some fantasy #i’ve also been enjoying reading classics over the last few years but we’re advised not to use any sort of classic for this module #because then so many people will have opinions on it that it’s difficult to come up with new ones of your own #okay i think that’s all the relevant information? #bookblr #langblr #translation