Most Popular Translation Books of the 20th century

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The Moomin Books #5

Moominland in Midwinter

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1957

The Egyptian

Mika Waltari

Translation · Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1949

The Etruscan

Mika Waltari

Fantasy · Translation · Historical Fiction

1956

The Brothers Lionheart

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1957

The Cyberiad

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1967

The Moomin Books #3

The Exploits of Moominpappa

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1950

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

Fantasy · Magical Realism · Translation

1966

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1981

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1967

The Moomin Books #4

Moominsummer Madness

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1954

The Moomin Books #1

Comet in Moominland

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1946

The Moomin Books #7

Moominpappa at Sea

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1965

The Moomin Books #2

Finn Family Moomintroll

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1948

The Moomin Books #6

Tales from Moominvalley

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories · Translation

1962

The Moomin Books #8

Moominvalley in November

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1970

Momo

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

The Satanic Mill

Otfried Preußler

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1972

The Invincible

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1964

The Futurological Congress

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1971

The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1991

Trilogy of the Rat #3

A Wild Sheep Chase

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1989

Solaris

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1961

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1943

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

Magical Realism · Translation · World Fantasy Award

1985

After the Flood

P. C. Jersild

Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Translation

1986

Empire of the Ants

Bernard Werber

Science Fiction · Translation

1991

Mio, My Son

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1954

The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1979

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Peter Høeg

Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1993

War with the Newts

Karel Capek

Science Fiction · Translation

1937

The Night of Wishes

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1989

Dragon Rider #1

Dragon Rider

Cornelia Funke

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Translation

1997

The Trial

Franz Kafka

Magical Realism · Translation

1925

Monsieur de Phocas

Jean Lorrain

Fantasy · Horror · Translation

1994

The General in His Labyrinth

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1989