Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This "best of 2023" video is to share my favourite books read over the year that are novels translated into English. Three honourable mentions and then a top five.

0:00 Intro
0:53 Greek Lessons, Han Kang translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Wong
2:55 Ghachar Ghochar, Vivek Shanbhag translated by Srinath Perur
4:55 Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon, Jorge Amado translated James Taylor and William Grossman
6:37 Your Wish is my Command (Shubeik Lubeik), Deena Mohamed translated by the author
9:58 Pedro Páramo, Juan Rulfo translated Margaret Sayers Peden
13:10 Co-wives Co-widows, Adrienne Yabouza translated Rachael McGill
16:25 Tomb of Sand, Geetanjali Shree translated Daisy Rockwell (thanks @lindysmagpiereads )
18:57 Boulder, Eva Baltasar translated Julia Sanches
21:50 Outro