These are just some of the translated novels that have recently been published in the UK.
November
Black Sky, Black Sea by Izzet Celasin (MacLehose Press)
Translated from Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund
The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pevel (Gollancz)
Translated from French by Tom Clegg
Seventeenth-century Paris, Cardinal Richelieu's swashbuckling men, and ... dragons.
October
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (MacLehose Press)
Translated from Swedish by Reg Keeland
Third volume in Larsson's bestselling crime series
Lost World by Patrícia Melo (Bloomsbury)
Translated from Portuguese by Clifford Landers
A revenge story that starts in Rio and ends up in the depths of the Amazon jungle
Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason (Harvill Secker)
Translated from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb
More chilly crime for Inspector Erlendur to get stuck into.
The Alchemaster's Apprentice by Walter Moers (Harvill Secker)
Translated from German by John Brownjohn
Malaisea, the unhealthiest town in the whole of Zamonia, is home to Echo the Crat, a multitalented creature capable of speaking any language under the sun.
September
No One Loves a Policeman by Guillermo Orsi (MacLehose Press)
Translated from Spanish by Nick Caistor
Op Oloop by Juan Filloy (Dalkey Archive Press)
Translated from Spanish by Lisa Dillman
The tale of Optimus Oloop, a Finnish statistician who runs his life according to a rigid schedule ... or tries to.
Anonymous Celebrity by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão (Dalkey Archive Press)
Translated from Portuguese by Nelson H Vieira
Brazilian novel about a second-tier soap opera star obsessed with celebrity.
The Madman of Freedom Square by Hassan Blassim (Comma Press)
Translated from Arabic by Jonathan Wright (September).
Comma Press continues its programme of publishing translated stories.
August
Alien Hearts by Guy de Maupassant (NYRB)
New translation from French by Richard Howard
The Hurricane Party by Klas Östergren (Canongate)
Translated by Tiina Nunnally
Dystopian novel featuring Norse gods, blood, the underworld and one man's search for justice.
The Necessary Marriage by Dumitru Tsepeneag (Dalkey Archive Press)
Translated from French by Patrick Camiller
A man lies sleepless in a foul-smelling room, thinking of women past and present, real or imagined.
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Alien Hearts by Guy de Maupassant (NYRB)
New translation from French by Richard Howard
The Hurricane Party by Klas Östergren (Canongate)
Translated by Tiina Nunnally
Dystopian novel featuring Norse gods, blood, the underworld and one man's search for justice.
The Necessary Marriage by Dumitru Tsepeneag (Dalkey Archive Press)
Translated from French by Patrick Camiller
A man lies sleepless in a foul-smelling room, thinking of women past and present, real or imagined.
Your Face Tomorrow 3: Poison, Shadow and Farewell by Javier Marías (Chatto & Windus)
Translated from Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa
The final instalment of Marías' 'spy novel of ideas'.
Man on the Move by Otto de Kat (MacLehose Press)
Translated from Dutch by Sam Garrett
On Black Sisters' Street by Chika Unigwe (Jonathan Cape)
In the aftermath of their friend's murder, three African women reveal how and why they came to Belgium.
The Water's Edge by Karin Fossum (Harvill Secker)
Translated from Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund
Inspector Sejer is back, this time investigating the death of a young boy in woodland.
Beatles by Lars Saabye Christensen (Arcadia)
Translated from Norwegian by Don Bartlett
A Beatles-themed novel about the friendship between four Norwegian boys in the late 60s and early 70s.
Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour (Little, Brown)
Translated from Arabic by Sara Khalili
'A novel about the complexities of writing and publishing in Iran' (Guardian).
