Lit in Translation

Famous at home. Unknown in English.

Every year, France, Japan, Brazil and more crown their best book. Spin the globe to see which ones you can read in English, and which are still waiting.

4,667 books · 44 prizes · 39 countries

Prizes in Spain

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2019 1 book

  • In English

    Nadal 2019 · Winner

    The Oxford Brotherhood

    Los crímenes de Alicia

    Guillermo Martínez · 57 when first published

    Novel · 333 pages · Crime

    AI-generated summary:Oxford, 1994: a young scholar working on Lewis Carroll's diaries uncovers a clue to a page someone tore from them, but before she can share it, a series of crimes begins.

2010 1 book

  • In English

    Nadal 2010 · Winner

    The Scent of Lemon Leaves

    Lo que esconde tu nombre

    Clara Sánchez · 55 when first published

    Novel · 313 pages · Crime, Historical

    AI-generated summary:Unemployed, pregnant and unsure what comes next, Sandra hides away on the Mediterranean coast and befriends a kind old Norwegian couple, until a Mauthausen survivor warns her about who they really are.

2006 1 of 2 books

  • In English

    Nadal 2006 · Winner

    Call Me Brooklyn

    Llámame Brooklyn

    Eduardo Lago · 52 when first published

    Novel · 364 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:When his friend Gal Ackerman dies, a New York journalist feels bound to piece together the novel Gal never finished, left behind in a pile of notebooks in a Brooklyn motel room.

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