Novels in Translation: Les Misérables
Les Misérables is perhaps best known as a stage musical and a film from 2012 starring Hugh Jackman, but the moving story was originally a novel written by Victor...
Novels in Translation: Don Quixote
Don Quixote is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels ever written, and a huge influence on modern fiction. The Ingenious Nobleman Mister Quixote of La Mancha (El Ingenioso...
Novels in Translation: George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 by George Orwell occupies sixth place on The Editor’s ‘Modern Library 100 Best Novels’ and came eighth in the BBC’s survey The Big Read. This hugely acclaimed dystopian...
Novels in Translation: Alice in Wonderland
In its 150 year history Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been translated into 174 languages (in varying dialects). This includes every major language, a number of minor ones, some...
Novels in Translation: The Alchemist
The Alchemist, by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, was published in 1988. The protagonist is a Spanish shepherd boy, Santiago who sets out for Egypt, inspired by a recurring dream...
Novels in Translation: The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is an Italian children’s novel by Florentine Carlo Collodi, set in a villa in Tuscany where Collodi spent his childhood. It is now known as Villa...