Around the World in 80 Books discussion

This is my 2024 - 2025 tracking thread.

2024 Books Read, Original Languages

Languages of original publication: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Swedish

Books Read:

Some Clouds by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Mikis and the Donkey by Bibi Dumon Tak
The Dog Who Dared to Dream by Sun-mi Hwang
The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia
The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi
The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen
A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast by Dorthe Nors
Maigret and the Ghost by Georges Simenon
Maigret Sets a Trap by Georges Simenon
Knock Knock by Anders Roslund
The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter
No Room at the Morgue by Jean-Patrick Manchette
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson
Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai

2025

Languages of Original Pub: Danish, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Swedish

Books Read

Invisible Helix by Keigo Higashino
Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan by Junichi Saga
Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo
Sanshirō by Natsume Sōseki.
In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
The Traveling Companion by Hans Christian Andersen
Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime by Leonie Swann
Blood Ties by Jo Nesbø
The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon
Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino
Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami
Mornings Without Mii by Mayumi Inaba
Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan
The Wild Geese by Ōgai Mori
Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin
The Colony by Annika Norlin
Concerning My Daughter: A Novel by Hye-Jin Kim
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Maigret's Failure by Georges Simenon
Things That Disappear by Jenny Erpenbeck
Kappa by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen

1. Some Clouds by Paco Ignacio Taibo II. Translated from Spanish by William Neumann.

2. Mikis and the Donkey by Bibi Dumon Tak. Translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Philip Hopman. Takes place on Corfu.

3. The Dog Who Dared to Dream by Sun-mi Hwang. Translated from Korean by Chi Young Kim.

4. The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia. Translated from Italian by Archibald Colquhoun and Anthony Oliver.

5. The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen. Translated from Finnish by David Hackston.

6. A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast by Dorthe Nors. Translated from Danish by Caroline Waight.

7. Maigret and the Ghost by Georges Simenon. Translated from French by Linda Coverdale.

8. Knock Knock by Anders Roslund. Translated from Swedish.

9. The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne. Finished June 9.

10. No Room at the Morgue by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Translated from the French by Alyson Waters.

11. The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi. Translated from Italian by Adam Steiger.

12. Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson. translated from Swedish.

13. Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa. Translated from Japanese by Stephen Snyder (Translator).

14. Butter by Asako Yuzuki. Translated from Japanese by Polly Barton.

15. Maigret Sets a Trap by Georges Simenon. Translated from French by Siân Reynolds

16. The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi. Translated from Japanese.

17. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai. Translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood.

2025

1. Invisible Helix by Keigo Higashino. Translated from Japanese by Giles Murray. Finished January 6.

2. Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan by Junichi Saga. Translated from Japanese by Garry O. Evans. Finished January 9.

3. Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo. Translated from Korean by Chi Young Kim. Finished February 2.

4. Sanshirō by Natsume Sōseki. Translated by Jay Rubin. February 2.

5. In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet. Translated from the original French by Sophie R. Lewis. Finished February 5.

6. Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ. Translated from Mandarin by Lin King. Finished February 5.

7. The Traveling Companion by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated from Danish. Finished February 16.

8. Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime by Leonie Swann. Translated from German by Amy Bojang. February 19.

9. Blood Ties by Jo Nesbø. Translated from Norwegian by Robert Ferguson.

10. The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon. Translated from French by Linda Asher. Finished March 11.

11. Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino. Translated from Japanese by Giles Murray. Finished May 16.

12. Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. Translated from Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen. Finished May 20.

13. Mornings Without Mii by Mayumi Inaba. Translated from Japanese to English by Ginny Tapley Takemori. Finished May 25.

14. Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan. Translated from Korean to English by Jae Won Chung. Finished June 7.

15. The Wild Geese by Ōgai Mori. Translated from Japanese by Kingo Ochiai and Sanford Goldstein. Finished June 28.

16. Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin. Translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle. Finished August 16.

17. The Colony by Annika Norlin. Translated from the Swedish by Alice Olsson. Finished August 21.

18. Concerning My Daughter by Hye-Jin Kim. Translated from the Korean by Jamie Chang. Finished September 20.

19. Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo. Translated from Japanese by Alexander Bennett. Finished September 23.

20. Reykjavik by Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Ragnar Jónasson. Translated from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb. September 26.

21. Maigret's Failure by Georges Simenon. Translated from the French by William Hobson. September 29.

22. Things That Disappear by Jenny Erpenbeck. translated from German by Kurt Beals. november 7.

23. Kappa by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. translated from Japanese by Allison Markin Powell. November 7.

24. The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen. translated from the Finnish by David Hackston - translator. November 29.