National Centre for Writing: Nine must-read books in translation

“From the familiar to the surreal, our hand pick of essential books from writers across the world.”

National Centre for Writing’s list of must-read books in translation includes Apple and Knife.

May 5, 2019

Each year, the National Centre for Writing works with writers and literary translators from all over the world to support the development of their craft and support new books in translation. We asked Associate Programme Director Kate Griffin and Programme Manager Sarah Bower to hand-pick a list of their must-read recommendations based loosely on the theme of ‘borders and travel’ – from old favourites to unique contemporary voices.