WWB staff members on their favorite translated books of the year and the 2025 titles they're most excited about.

In this excerpt from Dinçer Güçyeter's autobiographical novel, a kindergartener does his best to support his Turkish ...

the grass from the lawns, herbs from the beds fish, seaweed, the reflections of moon phases from the ponds bushes from the ...

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand cultural understanding by giving readers unparalleled access to contemporary ...

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand cultural understanding by giving readers unparalleled access to contemporary ...

"Taiwan Travelogue is a fearless record of a complicated time in Taiwan’s history," writes critic Lauren Yu-Ting Bo. Translator Lin King carefully brings Yáng Shuāng-zĭ’s Mandarin into English, ...

There was only one way to escape the enchantment: the victim’s godmother had to call her name out loud three times at the door of Palenque’s church. Words Without Borders is the premier destination ...

Frustrated by his congregation’s lack of engagement with his sermons, an imam takes a daring linguistic chance in this ...