5 Amazing Translated Titles You Need To Read This Summer

South Korean author Han Kang's translated novel, The Vegetarian has bagged the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. Deemed as an unforgettably powerful piece of literature, Han's book sheds light on a genre of stories we often forget - translated titles. From stories of different cultures, to characters that make you fall in love with them, here are our pick of five of the best translated works that released over the last two years.

1. The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Things are going perfectly well for Yeong-hye and her husband, Cheong, until one day, Yeong-hye throws out all the meat from the freezer and declares that she is a vegetarian. The only explanation she gives her husband is that she has 'had a dream'. Unexpected violence breaks out in the household when her family tries to force her to eat meat and in revolt, she stabs herself. DRAMA.

2. Signs Preceding The End of the World by Yuri Herrera

Makina, the protagonist of the novel is a seemingly young woman living in Mexico with her mother and her brother. Lured by the prospect of land, which was left to them by a stranger, her brother goes to the US, only to never return. The story, originally written in Spanish, follows Makina as she tries to hunt him down, almost becoming a super-heroine in the process. She repels bullets, pulls out a man's finger and flies to find her brother as she "felt her feet not touching the ground, as if she could float."

3. Arvida by Samuel Archibald

First published in French, Arvida is a collection of 14 short stories, most of them based in the author's hometown, Quebec. These range from a story of a corporate executive whose job is to tell people that they have been sacked, or the tale of two women who go on a journey of body scarring and dismemberment for pleasure and power. Each story, in a sense, asserts the fact that genuine horror belongs to everyday life rather than in the supernatural realm.

4. Nowhere to Be Found by Bae Suah

Bae Suah's (who is also from South Korea) novel, merely 60-pages long, is a beautiful read about a nameless narrator, stuck in the usual rut of the world, trying to find some meaning to life. While the story was published over 20 years ago (the English translation came out last year), the character is still extremely relatable. What keeps you hooked is the way the writer, somewhere in the middle of the book completely turns the narration from a ho-hum story into a passionate tale.

5. The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov

One of the bestselling books in Bulgaria and the winner of several major European awards, The Physics of Sorrow tells you how it's like to be a resident of "the saddest place in the world". Based in Balkans, a region in Europe, the narrator, also named Georgi Gospodinvo, often enters the memories of other characters to learn about their deepest secrets and understand them.

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