Five books in translation that made it on to our screens.
With the upcoming Independent Foreign Fiction Prize winner announcement, we thought it ample opportunity to draw your attention to other books in translation.
So in the first of our themed booklists, here are five translated fiction novels that have been adapted for the screen.
Lost in translation
Five books in translation that made it on to our screens.
With the upcoming Independent Foreign Fiction Prize winner announcement, we thought it ample opportunity to draw your attention to other books in translation.
So in the first of our themed booklists, here are five translated fiction novels that have been adapted for the screen.
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Let the Right One In
QuercusJohn Ajvide Lindqvist's novel is a unique and brilliant fusion of social novel and vampire legend, a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty. -
City of God
BloomsburyBased on a true story, this is a sprawling, magnificently told epic about the history of gang life in Rio's favelas. -
Persepolis
VintagePersepolis is Satrapi's history of Iran and her life in Iran and France as she tries to retain her Iranian culture but also grow up and become independent. -
The Reader
Weidenfeld & NicolsonFor 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. -
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
PenguinSurvivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's.
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