Translingualism

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Books by authors who write in more than one language or in a language other than their primary or childhood one. Also books about the phenomenon of translingualism/exophony (why do writers "switch" languages...). Please limit this to one representative title per author.
Membres
4 membres participants
1
Tot esperant Godot
de Samuel Beckett
12,328 membres
154 ressenyes
3.9
4 Membres
Dilara86, spiphany, ahef1963, mspixieears
Explicacions
mspixieears: originally written in French while author was living there
2
El caçador d'estels
de Khaled Hosseini
50,220 membres
1,275 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
spiphany, ahef1963
3
En el camino
de Jack Kerouac
26,878 membres
369 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Membres
spiphany, mspixieears
Explicacions
spiphany: Kerouac was of Québécois background and wrote several novellas in French (including an early version of On the Road) before turning to English in his later work
4
La Nit
de Elie Wiesel
25,875 membres
555 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
spiphany, ahef1963
Explicacions
spiphany: An early version of "Night" was published in Yiddish; Wiesel later wrote a shorter version in French.
5
El cor de les tenebres
de Joseph Conrad
22,370 membres
367 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Membres
ahef1963, mspixieears
6
Foc pàl·lid
de Vladimir Nabokov
7,555 membres
131 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
Dilara86, spiphany
7
La lentitud
de Milan Kundera
2,192 membres
28 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Membres
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: This is the first of Kundera's novels written in French; his previous works were in Czech
8
El testament francès
de Andreï Makine
1,515 membres
32 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Russian-born Makine at first had to pretend that his French novels had been based on Russian manuscripts because the publishers didn't believe that he could have composed them in French
9
Wizard of the Crow
de Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
872 membres
17 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
Dilara86: Translated from Kikuyu into English by the author
10
Assommons les pauvres !
de Shumona Sinha
36 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.3
2 Membres
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
Dilara86: Indian author who writes in French
11
Das geraubte Kind
de Galsan Tschinag
15 membres
4
2 Membres
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
Dilara86: Ethnic Tuvan Mongolian author who writes in German.
12
Balzac i la petita modista xinesa
de Dai Sijie
6,682 membres
226 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
13
Les Benignes
de Jonathan Littell
2,774 membres
92 ressenyes
3.9
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: American and French author. His first novel, Bad Voltage, was written in English; Les Bienveillantes (The Kindly Ones) in French
14
Set contes gòtics
de Karen Blixen
2,294 membres
31 ressenyes
4
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for nearly two decades. She wrote in English and self-translated into Danish.
15
El manuscrit trobat a Saragossa
de Jan Potocki
1,516 membres
32 ressenyes
4.1
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Potocki was a Polish nobleman; he was educated in Geneva and travelled extensively around Europe and Asia. He wrote in French.
16
Salomé
de Oscar Wilde
1,491 membres
27 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Although Wilde was an Anglo-Irish writer and published almost exclusively in English, he chose to write "Salomé" in French.
17
Lleó l'Africà
de Amin Maalouf
1,481 membres
35 ressenyes
3.9
Membre
spiphany
18
La Casa de la mesquita
de Kader Abdolah
1,260 membres
55 ressenyes
4
Membre
spiphany
19
Death of a Red Heroine
de Qiu Xiaolong
1,233 membres
66 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
20
Vathek
de William Beckford
1,231 membres
45 ressenyes
3.1
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Written in French, although Beckford generally wrote in English
21
Lost Children Archive
de Valeria Luiselli
1,062 membres
57 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Mexican writer living in the US. This is her fifth novel and the first written in English.
22
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
de Xiaolu Guo
1,011 membres
65 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Raised in China and wrote several novels in Chinese. Now based mostly in London. This was her first novel written in English.
23
The Story of My Life
de Giacomo Girolamo Casanova
987 membres
12 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
24
The Poor Mouth
de Flann O'Brien
929 membres
15 ressenyes
4.1
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Brian O'Nolan used the pseudonym Myles na gCopaleen when writing in Irish and Flann O'Brien when writing in English. "The Poor Mouth" is his only novel in Irish.
25
Ru
de Kim Thúy
811 membres
55 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
26
Floating in My Mother's Palm
de Ursula Hegi
690 membres
21 ressenyes
3.9
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Native language German; came to the US at 18, publications have been exclusively in English
27
Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language
de Eva Hoffman
684 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Membre
spiphany
28
In Other Words
de Jhumpa Lahiri
665 membres
39 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: US writer of Bengali heritage. Author of several works in English, moved to Rome as an adult, learned Italian, and wrote this novel in that language.
29
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories
de Yiyun Li
649 membres
24 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
30
Outsider in Amsterdam
de Janwillem van de Wetering
632 membres
22 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Wrote in Dutch and self-translated/rewrote in English.
31
Nowhere Man: The Pronek Fantasies
de Aleksandar Hemon
599 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
32
The Dream Life of Sukhanov
de Olga Grushin
582 membres
30 ressenyes
3.9
Membre
spiphany
33
Memory of Water
de Emmi Itäranta
572 membres
44 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Finnish writer living in the UK. She wrote each of her novels in both a Finnish and an English version.
34
The Mountains Sing
de Nguyen Phan Que Mai
566 membres
47 ressenyes
4
Membre
spiphany
35
La pedra de paciència
de Atiq Rahimi
548 membres
41 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Afghan writer now living in France. Several early works in Dari. This is his first work written in French
36
El gran quadern
de Ágota Kristóf
518 membres
20 ressenyes
4.2
Membre
spiphany
37
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
de Saša Stanišić
495 membres
20 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
38
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning
de Hallgrimur Helgason
382 membres
24 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Icelandic author of several novels in his native tongue. This novel was written in English.
39
Arrival and Departure
de Arthur Koestler
358 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
40
Deaf Republic: Poems
de Ilya Kaminsky
350 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 4.5
Membre
spiphany
41
Els narradors de la nit
de Rafik Schami
339 membres
4 ressenyes
4.1
Membre
spiphany
42
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine
de Alina Bronsky
335 membres
24 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Membre
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Author of Russian origin who moved to Germany as a teenager. She writes in German.
43
Rules of the Wild: A Novel of Africa
de Francesca Marciano
306 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
44
On a Red Station, Drifting
de Aliette de Bodard
292 membres
29 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Membre
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: French author who writes in English
45
The King David Report
de Stefan Heym
182 membres
2 ressenyes
3.9
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Switched back and forth between his native German and English several times, depending on where he was living at the time.
46
The Complete French Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke
de Rainer Maria Rilke
178 membres
4.1
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Although German was Rilke's primary language, he wrote about 400 poems in French (as well as a handful in Russian)
47
There Are Jews in My House
de Lara Vapnyar
174 membres
5 ressenyes
4
Membre
spiphany
48
Looking on Darkness
de André Brink
173 membres
2 ressenyes
4
Membre
spiphany
49
Lady L
de Romain Gary
168 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Wrote in French and sometimes in English, and self-translated several of his novels. Neither language was his mother tongue.
50
The horse of pride : life in a Breton village
de Pierre-Jakez Helias
157 membres
3 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: The author wrote The Horse of Pride in Breton, then translated it into French himself.
51
The Trick
de Emanuel Bergmann
153 membres
10 ressenyes
4.1
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Author wrote first draft in English, then rewrote in German, then translated it back into English.
52
Twilight in Delhi
de Ahmed Ali
150 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
53
No plorar
de Lydie Salvayre
147 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Membre
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Written in a mixture of French and Spanish.
54
The Saint of Incipient Insanities
de Elif Shafak
144 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Membre
spiphany
55
The Genius of Language: Fifteen Writers Reflect on Their Mother Tongue
de Wendy Lesser
133 membres
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
56
The Hostage
de Brendan Behan
125 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: "The Hostage" was written in Irish; the author also wrote an English adaptation. Behan's other works are in English.
57
Angel of Oblivion
de Maja Haderlap
122 membres
7 ressenyes
4.2
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Writes in Slovenian and German
58
The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor
de Cameron McCabe
106 membres
2 ressenyes
3
Membre
spiphany
59
Sworn Virgin
de Elvira Dones
103 membres
4 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Writes in Albanian and Italian
60
Every Day, Every Hour: A Novel
de Natasa Dragnic
95 membres
10 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Membre
spiphany
61
The Bridge of the Golden Horn
de Emine Sevgi Özdamar
92 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
62
The Appointment: A Novel
de Katharina Volckmer
83 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Membre
spiphany
63
A Change of Tongue
de Antjie Krog
82 membres
3.9
Membre
spiphany
64
On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language
de Ilan Stavans
80 membres
2 ressenyes
3.1
Membre
spiphany
65
Ingratitude
de Ying Chen
71 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Membre
spiphany
66
The Goldberg Variations
de Nancy Huston
62 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.6
Membre
spiphany
67
Two Murders in My Double Life: A Novel
de Josef Škvorecký
62 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Membre
spiphany
68
Cranes at Dusk
de Hisako Matsubara
50 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Born and raised in Japan, came to Germany as an adult. Writes mostly in German.
69
Engelszungen
de Dimitré Dinev
48 membres
1 ressenya
3.9
Membre
spiphany
70
Änderungsschneiderei Los Milagros
de María Cecilia Barbetta
48 membres
2 ressenyes
2.8
Membre
spiphany
71
Foreign Words
de Vassilis Alexakis
42 membres
1 ressenya
3.9
Membre
spiphany
72
The Alp
de Arno Camenisch
40 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.3
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Swiss author. He has published mostly in German, sometimes in Swiss dialect. "Sez Ner" was written in Romansh and German.
73
Disputa de l'ase
de Anselm Turmeda
39 membres
1 ressenya
3.8
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Medieval author who wrote in both Arabic and Catalan
74
Magda
de Meike Ziervogel
38 membres
2 ressenyes
4.1
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Grew up in Germany, now lives in London and writes in English
75
Les Palimpsestes
de Aleksandra Lun
35 membres
2 ressenyes
3.8
Membre
spiphany
76
Adas Raum
de Sharon Dodua Otoo
33 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Membre
spiphany
77
Dúil
de Liam Ó Flaithearta
31 membres
4.2
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Wrote primarily in English, with the exception of this book, which was written in Irish.
78
The Village Indian
de Abbas Khider
28 membres
2.9
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Fled Iraq due to political activities; now a German citizen who writes in German.
79
Counting my steps; an autobiography
de Jakov Lind
27 membres
½ 4.3
Membre
spiphany
80
Une langue venue d'ailleurs
de Akira Mizubayashi
27 membres
2 ressenyes
4
Membre
spiphany
81
Nagori : la nostalgie de la saison qui vient de nous quitter
de Ryoko Sekiguchi
22 membres
3 ressenyes
3.9
Membre
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Japanese author - writes in French
82
Das Kamel mit dem Nasenring
de Salim Alafenisch
20 membres
3.8
Membre
spiphany
83
Luft und Liebe
de Anne Weber
20 membres
3.2
Membre
spiphany
84
Collected Body
de Valzhyna Mort
19 membres
5
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Poet who writes in Belarusian and English
85
Child-and-Rose
de Gennady Aigi
19 membres
3.8
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: First poems written in Chuvash, later switched to Russian; also published translations into Chuvash
86
Le langage et son double
de Julien Green
19 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
87
Juja
de Nino Haratischwili
19 membres
1 ressenya
3
Membre
spiphany
88
A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard: A Novel in Three Parts
de Hideo Levy
19 membres
1 ressenya
2.8
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: American-born, educated in Taiwan and Japan as well as the US. Has written several novels in Japanese.
89
In Case of Fire in a Foreign Land: New and Collected Poems from Two Languages
de Ariel Dorfman
18 membres
5
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Argentinian/Chilean/American. Writes in both Spanish and English.
90
Überseezungen: Literarische Essays
de Yōko Tawada
17 membres
½ 4.3
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Japanese-born author who came to Germany as an adult. She continues to write in both German and Japanese
91
Le cycle de Syffe, I : L'enfant de poussière: Le cycle de Syffe, I
de Patrick K. Dewdney
17 membres
½ 3.5
Membre
Dilara86
93
Black Sky, Black Sea
de Izzet Celasin
15 membres
3.8
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Turkish, came to Norway as a political refugee as an adult; author of one novel, written in Norwegian
94
Dagny or a Love Feast
de Zurab Karumidze
15 membres
½ 3.5
Membre
spiphany
95
Elefanten im Garten: Roman
de Meral Kureyshi
13 membres
½ 4.5
Membre
spiphany
96
Land Without Thunder
de Grace Ogot
13 membres
3
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Wrote in Luo and English
97
Sogar Papageien überleben uns: Roman
de Olga Martynova
12 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.7
Membre
spiphany
98
A la source, la nuit
de Seyhmus Dagtekin
12 membres
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Writes mostly in French, but also in Turkish and Kurdish
99
Switching Languages: Translingual Writers Reflect on Their Craft
de Steven G. Kellman
10 membres
5
Membre
spiphany
100
The Sky is Changing
de Zoë Jenny
10 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 2.5
Membre
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Swiss native now living in London. Published several novels in German prior to this English-language novel.