Most Popular Translation Books of the 1980s

Discover popular Translation books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

Browse publication years

Choose a year or decade. Your genre selection stays the same.

Explore genres All FantasyHorrorScience Fiction Translation

Books in this list

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1981

8.2/10 290 ratings

Trilogy of the Rat #3

A Wild Sheep Chase

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1989

7.7/10 31 ratings

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

Magical Realism · Translation · World Fantasy Award

1985

7.6/10 58 ratings

After the Flood

P. C. Jersild

Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Translation

1986

7.5/10 24 ratings

The Night of Wishes

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1989

7.1/10 32 ratings

The General in His Labyrinth

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1989

10/10 1 ratings

Dictionary of the Khazars

Milorad Pavic

Fantasy · Translation · Alternate History

1988

10/10 1 ratings

The Downfall Of The Gods

Villy Sørensen

Fantasy · Translation

April 1, 1989

6.5/10 10 ratings

The Pigeon

Patrick Süskind

Magical Realism · Translation

1988

6.5/10 4 ratings

Trilogy of the Rat #1

Hear the Wind Sing

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1987

6.7/10 3 ratings

Trilogy of the Rat #2

Pinball, 1973

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1985

6.3/10 3 ratings

The Stone Raft

José Saramago

Fantasy · Translation

1986

5/10 2 ratings

One Human Minute

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1986

6/10 1 ratings

The Snail on the Slope

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1980

5/10 1 ratings

Peace on Earth

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1987

5/10 10 ratings

A Living Soul

P. C. Jersild

Science Fiction · Translation

1988

4/10 1 ratings

Midas

Wolfgang Jeschke

Science Fiction · Translation

1989

The Time Wanderers

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1987

Witness to the Future

Klaus Rifbjerg

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Translation

1987

Moscow 2042

Vladimir Voinovich

Science Fiction · Translation

1987

The Opposing Shore

Julien Gracq

Fantasy · Translation

1986

Fiasco

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Translation

1986

Microworlds: Writings on Science Fiction and Fantasy

Stanislaw Lem

Translation · Non-fiction

1985

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1985

The Wandering Jew

Stefan Heym

Fantasy · Translation

1984

Cassandra

Christa Wolf

Fantasy · Translation · Historical Fiction

1983

Escape Attempt

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Collection · Translation

1982

Tales of Hoffmann

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Fantasy · Short Stories · Translation

1982

Tales

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Fantasy · Short Stories · Translation

1982

Space Apprentice

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1981

The Last Day of Creation

Wolfgang Jeschke

Science Fiction · Translation

1981

The Cosmic Carnival of Stanislaw Lem

Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Translation

1981

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1981

Beetle in the Anthill

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Science Fiction · Translation

1980