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Literary Fiction Guide: Works in Translation

A guide of resources for anyone interested in reading literary fiction

How to Search the Library Catalog

Starting your search:

If you have a publisher in mind, you can simply search that publisher within the library catalog (Image links to catalog). 

 

Limit your results:

You may find it easiest to limit the search results by using the left-hand column when you have a list of results-- Subject could be limited to Fiction and Translations (choose one, then the other when the results reload). 

 

Search by Subject: 

You can also choose a region, era, and so on. If you do not have a publisher in mind, you can always use a subject search for "Translations into English," with a country or genre, and narrow from there:

 

As you can see, there are more than 20,000 volumes of works classified in this way. You can use the limiters on the left hand side to limit your results. 

Publisher

AmazonCrossing --is the dedicated Amazon publisher for translations into English. One of the largest publishers of translated works, it uses the same Amazon web design and offers a great variety of books to choose from.

Dalkey Archive Press--is one of the largest publishers dedicated to works in translation, Dalkey Archive Press is a publisher of fiction, poetry, and literary criticism.

 

Europa Editions Logo

Europa Editions--is  an independent fiction publisher, and focuses on books of European origins.

 

Logo of Open Letter publisher

Open Letter Books--is the University of Rochester's nonprofit, literary translation press.

Logo for seagull books

Seagull Books--is a publisher founded in Kolkata, originally for theater other arts. Since its founding in 1982, it has expanded to world translations and non-fiction works.