Yiddish Der Nister. “Walking,” translated by Joseph Tamaras (Samovar Magazine, 2018). [read here] —-. “The Fool and the Forest Spirit,” translated by Joseph Tamaras (PaknTreger, 2021). [read here] Nachman of Bratslav. The Podolian Nights, translated by Jordan Finkin and Robert Adler Peckerar (Pushkin Press Classics, 2025). [Ukraine] Sandler, Boris. “An Unexpected Guest” (excerpt from Nomansland,
Swahili Kezilahabi, Euphrase. Excerpt from Nagona, translated by Duncan Ian Tarrant (No Edges: Swahili Stories, 2023). Israel, Lusajo Mwaikenda. “A Neighbor’s Pot,” translated by Richard Prins (No Edges: Swahili Stories, 2023). —-. “Night Meal,” translated by Richard Prins (I Was Alive Here Once: Ghost Stories, 2026). Mahugu, Mwas. “Timo and Kayole’s Chaos,” translated by Isza
Slovak Balla. In the Name of the Father & Other Stories, translated by Julia & Peter Sherwood (Jantar Publishing, 2017). Kovalyk, Uršuľa. The Night Circus and Other Stories, translated by Julia Sherwood and Peter Sherwood (Parthian Books, 2019). Molnarova-Dubkova, Ivana and Marek Brenisin. “The Scorpion Sting,” unknown translator (The Viral Curtain, 2021). Reuss, Gustav. The
Russian Abramov, Alexandr. “Time Scale,” translated by D. Matias (Vortex – New Soviet Science Fiction, 1970). Aitmatov, Chinghiz. The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years, translated by John French (Indiana University Press, 1983). [Kyrgyzstan] Altov, Henrik (Genrikh). “Icarus and Daedalus,” translated by Mirra Ginsburg (The Ultimate Threshold, 1970). —-. “The Port of Rock Storms,”
Portuguese Agualusa, José Eduardo. The Book of Chameleons, translated by Daniel Hahn (Arcadia Books, 2006). [Angola] —-. The Society of Reluctant Dreamers, translated by Daniel Hahn (Harvill Secker, 2019). —-. “Borges in Hell,” translated by Daniel Hahn (A Practical Guide to Levitation, 2023). —-. “How Sweet It Is to Die in the Sea,” translated by
Lithuanian Melnikas, Jaroslavas. The Last Day, translated by Marija Marcinkute (Noir Press, 2018). Parulskis, Ernestas. “Plums in Chocolate,” translated by Kotryna Garanasvili (Samovar). [read here] Malay Abdullah, Alina. “A Portrait of Strange Creatures,” translated by Ikhlas Abdul Hadi (SFinTranslation.com, 2017). [read here] Abu Samah, Maisarah. “Quota,” translated by Nazry Bahrawi (Singa-Pura-Pura: Malay Speculative Fiction from
Kannada Bhoosnurmath, Rajashekar. “Venus is watching,” translated by ? (It Happened Tomorrow, 1993). [India] Havanur, Sanjay. “The Lift,” translated by the author (It Happened Tomorrow, 1993). Kikuyu Ngugi Wa Thiong’o. “The Hermit in the Helmet,” translated by the author (Nairobi Noir, 2020). [Kenya] —-. Wizard of the Crow, translated by the author (Pantheon, 2006). Korean
Italian Aldani, Lino. “Good Night, Sophie,” translated by L. K. Conrad (View from Another Shore: European Science Fiction, 1974). —-. “Red Rhombuses,” translated by Joe F. Randolph (Terra SF: The Year’s Best European SF, 1981 / InterNova 1: Unexplored Territories, 2005). Alvaro, Corrado. Man is Strong, translated by Frances Frenaye (Knopf, 1948). Ammaniti, Niccolò. Anna, translated by Jonathan Hunt (Cannongate, 2017). [read excerpt
Hebrew Adaf, Shimon. Sunburnt Faces, translated by Margalit Rodgers & Anthony Berris (PS Publishing, 2013). —-. “They Had to Move,” translated by Emanuel Lottem (Zion’s Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature, 2018). —-. “Ishmael,” translated by Leanne Raday (The Short Story Project, 2016). [read here] —-. “My Father’s Kingdom,” translated by Yardenne Greenspan (Tel
German Albinus, Anna. Revolver Christi, translated by Rachel Farmer (Dedalus Books, 2026). Alpers, Hans Joachim and Ronald M. Hahn. “End of an Era,” translated by Joe F. Randolph (Terra SF: The Year’s Best European SF, 1981). Amery, Carl. “Just One Summer,” translated by Michael Mitchell (The Black Mirror and Other Stories, 2008). Armer, Karl-Michael. “Shoobeedoowah
