Tobias Carroll recommends a dystopian novel from Venezuela, memoirs of imprisonment from Tunisia, Brazilian short stories, ...

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand ...

Just how broad is a translator's remit? Kotryna Garanasvili calls for "translation-adjacent" tasks to be duly acknowledged.

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 guest-worker parents as they adapt to life in Germany. Dinçer Güçyeter’s ...

bushes from the shape you cut them into.

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 ...

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 ...

"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, ...