Most Popular Translation Books of the 1970s

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The Brothers Lionheart

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

8.4/10 261 ratings

The Moomin Books #8

Moominvalley in November

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1970

8.0/10 135 ratings

Momo

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

7.9/10 79 ratings

The Satanic Mill

Otfried Preußler

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1972

7.9/10 61 ratings

The Futurological Congress

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1971

8/10 28 ratings

The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1979

7.4/10 180 ratings

Hard to Be a God

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1973

7.5/10 21 ratings

The Chain of Chance

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1975

5.8/10 24 ratings

The Book of Sand

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1977

10/10 1 ratings

The Final Circle of Paradise

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1976

The Camp of the Saints

Jean Raspail

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Translation

1975

5.5/10 2 ratings

Tales of Pirx the Pilot

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1973

8/10 2 ratings

The Dream-Eater

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1978

8/10 1 ratings

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka

Horror · Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1971

8/10 1 ratings

A Perfect Vacuum

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1971

8/10 1 ratings

The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1972

7.8/10 13 ratings

Roadside Picnic

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1977

7.9/10 68 ratings

Dr. Brodie's Report

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1970

7/10 10 ratings

Japan Sinks

Sakyo Komatsu

Science Fiction · Translation · Thriller

1976

5/10 1 ratings

Far Rainbow / The Second Invasion From Mars

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Collection · Translation

1979

Ypsilon Minus

Herbert W. Franke

Science Fiction · Translation

1979

Definitely Maybe

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1978

Noon: 22nd Century

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1978

The Good Leviathan

Pierre Boulle

Science Fiction · Translation

1978

Prisoners of Power

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1977

Roadside Picnic / Tale of the Troika

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Collection · Translation

1977

Monday Begins on Saturday

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1977

Trap for Perseus

Ludek Pesek

Science Fiction · Translation

1976

The Animal Doctor

P. C. Jersild

Science Fiction · Translation

1975

The Autumn of the Patriarch

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1975

Daughter of Night: A Tale of Three Worlds

Lydia Obukhova

Science Fiction · Translation

1974

Zone Null

Herbert W. Franke

Science Fiction · Translation

1974

The Mind Net

Herbert W. Franke

Science Fiction · Translation

1974

Four Stories

Gabriel García Márquez

Short Stories · Translation

1974

All Fires the Fire

Julio Cortázar

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1973

The Earth is Near

Ludek Pesek

Science Fiction · Translation

1973