Book 100 of 2021. Here lies my 100th read of the year. 🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉 After much deliberation and some low-key worrying, I finally picked my 100th read. What better than Ray for my 100th read? My 100th read in Ray's 100th Year. Perfect! Serendipitous! Feluda and Topshe and Jatayu are more than characters, they are people we know, people we grew up with, people we feel safe with. Their adventures, banter, sleuthing, travels and camaraderie are alllll things we love and appreciate. A Bengali child is handed these stories as heirlooms. They are precious to us. Integral to our collective memories. A part and parcel of the Bengali way of life. I grew up hearing of this super sleuth but could only read them in my mid-twenties when I found translations of these classic tales. I have since then read everything Ray's ever written a few times over. For that and evermore, I will always be infinitely grateful to translators and the invaluable work they do. They bring these stories to those who wouldn't be able to access it without their help. Because I cannot imagine my life without Feluda and his magajastra. ❤️ PS: If you haven't read Ray yet...what are you waiting for?! Pick up his glorious short stories instead of watching the uber stylised take on Netflix. . . . #whimsybookworm2021reads #booksbooksbooks #bibliophile #Feluda #SatyajitRay #Ray #shortstory #modernclassics #favourites #bookreader #bookrecommendations #bookreviews #bookblogger #booksmakemehappy #goodreads #booknerdigans #translatedbooks #translated #litwithindianlit (at West Bengal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKXPRLJTBV/?utm_medium=tumblr

Have you read any translated books recently?

𝘽𝙚𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜... 📖 💤 • • • After a slight reading hiatus, I’m back reading 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘮𝘦 tonight. I’m roughly 1/3 the way through, and despite originally struggling with the random French Street makes, I think I’m into it now. #amreading #bookstagram #perfumebook #perfumethestoryofamurderer #bookworm #bookish #crimebooks #frenchfiction #translatedbooks #translatedfiction #patricksüskind #flowers #floral #bookcover #bookflatlay #currentlyread #currentreads #booksofinstagram #bookaddict https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FcMhegUM9/?igshid=nsc49yht1wxq

Day 20 of #augustshelfawareness is Found in Translation (Translated Book) 📚 I guess this one is a stretch, but I’m sure there are a few translated books in here. This is the library at Skaill House in Orkney. There are some great old books in there. 📚 #augustshelfawareness #bookstagram #bookaddict #instabooks #readersofinstagram #oldbooks #antiquebooks #translatedbooks #skaillhouse (at Skaill House)

When @penguinindia recently sent me Pamuk’s The Red Haired Woman, I was beyond excited to dive into it because he happens to be a favourite author of mine. - - The novel was a joy to read because of the generous symbolisms and literary finesse of the work. The book compares the Sophocle’s Oedipus Rex and Firdowsi’s story of Sohrab and Rostam to the events in the life of the protagonist. - - There is a recurring theme of loss of identity and figures of fatherhood. - - More about the book #ontheblog. Link in bio. - - Have you coloured your hair anytime?I haven’t. . . . #orhanpamuk #turkey #translatedbooks

Bullet Train was first released in Japan in 2010. A movie based on the book was released this past weekend. “A bunch of bad guys are on a high-speed train headed to Tokyo. They all have different agendas even though some were hired by the same person. Mayhem ensues!” This is a book full of villians, bad guys, assassins and henchmen…and one complicated crime lord. Guys named Tangerine and Lemon. And Lemon bases his philosophy on the characters from Thomas the Tank Engine. Comes in handy near the end of the ride. There’s a teenage psychopath that’s horrifying. And a surprising, long-in-the-tooth assassin team that comes out of retirement. This is a great book if you’re looking for some entertaining action with some humor. Were you a Thomas the Tank Engine fan? #bullettrainbook #kotaroisaka #actionsuspense #translatedbooks #booksmadeintomovies #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #bookworm #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg_3u0fLtCb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

How often do you read translated books? Here are some I’ve read including my CR, Bullet Train. A Man Called Ove is a favorite. Did you know Planet of the Apes was translated from a French novel? (And a different ending from both movies 😮) How many translated authors have you read? #translatedbooks #amancalledove #fredrikbackman #thelibrarianofauschwitz #jonesbø #harryholeseries #thegirlwiththedragontattoo #planetoftheapes #youwillnothavemyhate #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #bookworm #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzqKPcr3Mm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=