I absolutely love receiving copies of my foreign translations. They arrive in batches every so often, and I fawn over them and pet them, and inevitably hold them at arm’s length, squint, and say to myself, “Okay now, which book is this? In what language?”

Some are in languages I can read a little (Thanks, high school French class!), and others I can guess easily enough by flipping through the pages for characters’ names or checking the copyright info for a place of publication. Sometimes it’s a challenge!

I thought it would be fun to show off a few of my more recent arrivals and let you guess. Answers are at the bottom of the post.

 

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