10 novels in translation you should know

7. The True Deceiver, by Tove Jansson (translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal)

In a remote village in rural Finland, local pariah Katri Kling finds her way into the life of Anna Aemelin, an aging children's book author. Katri's only interest in life is the welfare of her younger brother Mats, while Anna's world has been shrinking in around herself. The coming together of these two odd personalities creates an eerie psychological drama.

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