So if you're looking for a book your friends definitely haven't heard about, look no further. Amatka Karin Tidbeck 216 pages first pub 2012 ( editions) fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced Description Vanja, a government worker, leaves her home city of Essre for the austere, wintry colony of Amatka on a research assignment. They represent only a fraction of the books in translation published each year, which make up about three percent of English-language publishing overall. The 13 novels on the list below were originally published in 10 languages spanning 12 countries across the globe. have a certain special something you just can't find in American scary stories. In the same way, horror novels published outside the U.S. Watching a Japanese horror movie, or even an American remake of a Japanese horror movie, is a different experience entirely from watching an American classic like Friday the 13th or A Nightmare on Elm Street. If you watch a lot of scary movies, you know there are some truly distinct differences between western and non-western horror. You might never have heard of these authors before, but trust me, you're going to want to read their scary stories for yourself. You (and me and everyone else) should be reading more books in translation, and now's the perfect time to add some spooky horror novels from around the world to your TBR.
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