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Items tagged as Translation

Cover for "Beowulf" translated by Seamus Heaney, featuring a figure wearing chainmail armor and displaying a sticker noting the Whitbread Award.
Book, read June 5, 2026
Beowulf (2000)
translated by Seamus Heaney
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Book cover of "Pedro Páramo" by Juan Rulfo, featuring a black and white photo of a cactus fence, with text crediting Susan Sontag, Gabriel García Márquez, and Douglas J. Weatherford.
Book, read June 4, 2026
Pedro Páramo (1955)
by Juan Rulfo • translated by Douglas J. Weatherford
Literary Fiction Translation
Image depicts a giant eyeball hovering over a cityscape, staring downward.
Book, read June 1, 2026
We (1920)
by Yevgeny Zamyatin • translated by Bela Shayevich
Dystopian Literature Literary Fiction Translation
Cover of "Stalingrad" by Vasily Grossman shows a soldier on snowy battlefield beside a tank. Text includes translator names Robert and Elizabeth Chandler.
Book, In Progress
For a Just Cause (Stalingrad) (1952)
by Vassily Grossman • translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler
Historical Fiction Russian Literature Translation World War II
Cover of "Life and Fate" by Vasily Grossman shows two blurred silhouettes in a war-torn cityscape. Title in bold, with an introduction by Robert Chandler.
Book, added May 29, 2026
Life and Fate (1959)
by Vassily Grossman
Historical Fiction Russian Literature Translation World War II
Normandy beach landing scene with soldiers wading ashore, boats in view. Cover text reads: “Iliad. Homer.” Tone is intense and dramatic.
Book, added May 25, 2026
Iliad (1997)
by Homer • translated by Stanlely Lombardo
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Cover of "Odyssey" by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo. Features a black background with Earthrise over the moon. Text appears in white and tan.
Book, added May 25, 2026
Odyssey (2000)
by Homer • translated by Stanlely Lombardo
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Cover of No Longer Human
Book, read November 7, 2025
No Longer Human (1958)
by Osamu Dazai , Donald Keene
Literary Fiction Translation
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