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JacintaMCarter
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I'm going to attempt to cover three prompts in one here, which may or may not actually work. Malala is definitely a #diamond in the rough, and those who know her would probably consider her a #renegade. And while I'm not sure if this book was originally written in another language, I'm going to assume it was in order to tag it as #BestInTranslation. #LyricalApril #AprilAmazingReads

Cinfhen I think that was well played.... 8y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
The Neverending Story | Michael Ende, Ralph Manheim
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#aprilamazingreads #bestintranslation Easily one of my top 5 books of all time. By Michael Ende, translated from German by Ralph Manheim.

night_shift 😱 it's so pretty! 8y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk @UnidragonFrag Alas, this is a picture of the (amazing) prop from the movie. My copy is a much loved old paperback. 8y
night_shift I wonder if they actually made one like that for sale. Like a limited edition or something.. 8y
GypsyKat @UnidragonFrag I was thinking the same thing! How cool would that be?! 8y
JazzFeathers Such a long time since last l read this book. I must find time to read it again. 8y
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Seshat
The Juniper Tree: And Other Tales from Grimm | Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm
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#aprilamazingreads #day7 #bestintranslation I guess I will go with the Brothers Grimm. I thought about highlighting the Rumi poems or the Oedipus plays of Sophocles. @jess.how

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howjessicareads
Fifth Woman | Henning Mankell
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Henning Mankell is one of the #bestintranslation. I was so sad at his death, because of all the Scandinavian crime writers I've read, he's my favorite. #aprilamazingreads

Cathythoughts My favourite too 7y
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hes7
Little Paris Bookshop | Nina George
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When I read this book a couple years ago, I really enjoyed it. It felt delightfully unique and involved books and love and discovering life. (I received a free copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.) #WomenInTranslation #AprilBookShowers #BestInTranslation? #AprilAmazingReads

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KarenUK
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#day7 #womenintranslation #bestintranslation Just started this series, and loved this first book about a complicated friendship, and plan to read the rest.... Still can't work out how these ended up with such ugly covers! #aprilamazingreads #aprilbookshowers

LauraBeth I still need to read this! 8y
Ruri_kaichou Yeah, the covers aren't great. If I didn't read such good reviews on Litsy, I don't think I would have ever given them a second thought. 😬 8y
Ncostell I love this series too. If I hadn't heard so many raves about this series I don't think I would have picked it up based on those covers! 8y
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Zelma Here's an interview with the publisher about the covers. They were chosen specifically to be vulgar and kitschy. http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/08/28/elena_ferrante_neapolian_novels_c... 8y
JenP @Zelma that was interesting, thanks for sharing. I have to say that I've avoided these books because I hate the covers. 8y
KarenUK @Zelma thanks for sharing 💕👍 8y
mrsthilkey Oh, too funny...I LOVE the covers! 😁 8y
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