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9 classics to celebrate women in translation

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Must-read classics in translation
Translated fiction is a great way to expand your mind by seeing how other cultures view the world, and what better way in than the classics? Here are some funny, accessible, strange and short books in translation to get you going.
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Where to start reading Clarice Lispector
The translator of Clarice Lispector’s books explains where you should start with one of the most popular but least understood Latin American writers.
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Where to start with French Classics
Cheri by Colette (1920) I love my past. I love my present. I’m not ashamed of what I’ve had, and I’m not sad because I have it no longer. Colette was often called the voice of Paris, and Cheri is her famous love story about the romance between an older woman and a younger man. […]

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