Translated Titles for Higher Education

By Liza Riitters | September 24 2026 | Higher Education

In honor of International Translation Day, celebrated each year on September 30, we’re highlighting the power of translated literature to expand perspectives, deepen cross-cultural understanding, and enrich academic conversations. This curated list of translated titles explores themes especially relevant to higher education, making these books ideal for classroom seminars, faculty discussions, and independent study. Whether examining history, identity, politics, language, or the complexities of global experience, these works invite students and educators alike to engage with voices and stories from around the world.

Find the full collection of translated titles here.

9798217208692
A moving reflection on the author's father—plus a cat!—this is a beautiful short work of family history from one of our most beloved, iconic writers.
$26.00 US
Oct 27, 2026
Hardcover
80 Pages
Knopf
US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)

9780593733530
An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times) “Not a travelogue so much as a grave-a-logue, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave is an exuberant, witty wander among the dead. You could not have a better friend to take you by the hand and lead you for a long traipse among tilting tombstones, dank crypts, and chilling history.”—Joe Hill “An immersive testament to [Enriquez’s] genius."—Los Angeles Times “A perfect book for almost anyone.”—The Washington Post “Fascinating . . . Enriquez hides a celebration of life in a book about death.”—Booklist, starred review
$19.00 US
Sep 15, 2026
Paperback
336 Pages
Hogarth
US, Canada, Open Mkt

9780143139157
*As heard on NPR’s Fresh Air*One of The New York Times’s “Novels Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026” From one of the boldest and most captivating voices in world literature, a sensual and provocative coming-of-age novel about a young Arab woman on a quest for sexual and political freedom “Propulsive and fearless . . . I won’t be surprised if this book finds readers for generations to come.” —Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies and The Radiance “Leila Slimani is one of our best writers, a master stylist and an exquisite storyteller. I read anything she writes.” —Rabih Alameddine, National Book Award–winning author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
$20.00 US
Jun 09, 2026
Paperback
368 Pages
Penguin Books
US,CAN,OpnMkt(no EU)

9780593595466
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD“[Han Kang’s] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”—The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel PrizeHan Kang’s most revelatory book since The Vegetarian—and her first published in English since winning the Nobel Prize—We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history.A TIME AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BOOKPAGE’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR“[A] masterpiece.”—The Boston Globe“A haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma.”—Time “A novel that is both disquieting and entrancing.”—The Economist
$17.00 US
Mar 24, 2026
Paperback
272 Pages
Hogarth
US,CAN,OpnMkt(no EU)

9780593716380
In the mode of Flights, a novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author.
$28.00 US
Dec 02, 2025
Hardcover
336 Pages
Riverhead Books
US, Canada, Open Mkt

9798217006731
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD • A profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man’s attempts to mend his relationship with his son before it’s too late: an emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, dogs, and atonement that is already an international sensation. "One of those ‘you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love’ books.” —Fredrik Backman, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, in The New Yorker “So heartbreaking and funny and beautiful and wise. . . . An extraordinary book.” —Richard Osman, author of the New York Times Bestselling Thursday Murder Club series
$18.00 US
Aug 19, 2025
Paperback
320 Pages
Vintage
US,CAN,OpnMkt(no EU)

9780593313411
From the award-winning author of The Memory Police and The Housekeeper and the Professor, a hypnotic novel about an affluent Japanese family navigating buried secrets, and their young house guest who uncovers them. “A story of first enchantments and last gasps…Effervescent.” —New York Times Book Review “A transfixing coming of age tale.” —TIME "One of the literary events of the year." —Parade
$17.00 US
Jul 01, 2025
Paperback
288 Pages
Vintage
US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)