Translated Fiction Written (and Translated) by Women!

(00:00): Intro
(00:31): Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
(01:28): Sky Burial by Xinran
(03:07): The Hen who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun Mi Hwang
(05:50): Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
(08:58): Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohammed
(10:42): Outro

[ohladysamantha]

Things we lost in the fire is amazing. Minor Detail is the most haunting thing I've read this year. THAT ENDING.

[ruyanhe]

Thank you Saajid for putting into the spotlight translators. I have been reading translated books even before I was able to speak other languages. Translators are gems and they are rarely given the credit that they deserve. Thank you for the recommendations and for this video.

[SavidgeReads]

I have Things We Lost in the Fire on my shelves so going to head to that soon. The chicken book sounds wild! 🐓 Minor Detail is an incredible book. Great selection.

Love your suggestions! Minor Detail was heartbreaking.

[PageTurnersWithKatja]

All on my TBR though I only added Shubeik Lubeik when i saw your previous video. These all sound fab.

[adavis]

Ok, the Hen book and Minor Detail sound SO SAD. I think I’ll only subject my ❤ to one of them, Minor Detail. X and Shubeik Lubeik covers—gorgeous! They all sound really interesting! I can add The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa translated from Japanese, about a cat and a man who go on a special road trip together. Some tears may flow 🥺

[MsGloomyLamp]

I've added two books to my TBR, thanks for talking about books that aren't in the spotlight. And such a lovely message at the end of the video.

[awebofstories]

I read Shubeik Lubeik last year and, while reading from right to left was a challenge for me, I ended up loving it!

[lildb]

going to go order minor detail Right Now

[awebofstories]

I read Shubeik Lubeik last year and, while it was a challenge for me to read it from right to left, I ended up loving it!

[beanbagbooks]

As someone with a master's in translation it's super awesome that you name the translators of each book. They work so hard and get so little recognition!