21st Century Literature discussion

What translated novel did you read most recently? What language was it translated from and to? How did you come across the book? Is it one you'd recommend to others in this group?

Right now I'm reading Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin and it is translated from French to English. I'm liking it so far, and reading for a group read here. It's a quietly reflective novel so far.

Johannes Anyuru's They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears. I don't think I was aware of Anyuru's work before reading the novel, and frankly can't remember how I came across the book.

It's really intense and riveting. Could perhaps be a little tighter, but definitely worth checking out.

I've read way too many Argentine books lately, so I'll highlight something different. Jamilia by Kyrgyzstan author Chingiz Aimatov. It's a novella of Soviet realism, written in Russian, about a young woman and her brother-in-law living on the steppe and working on the harvest for the war effort. It's about how she falls in love, and he becomes an artist. Really lovely, really short.