Translated Books - Free Book Summaries and Book Report Ideas

Translated Books - Is it a Category?

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky are both classic books, no doubt about it. If that so, why not include their book summaries under the Classic Books category? Good question! But I do have a simple answer to... it has nothing to do with literature - I just wanted to make them easier for you to find.

The Royal Couple of Translated Books

It wasn't by mistake that I chose One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky as examples. In my opinion, these are two of the most magnificent books I have ever read, ans as such - these are the first two summaries I chose for this category of books which were originally not written in English.

Book Report of a Translated Book

As part of English classes or Literature, sometimes students ask - why should we study translated books - claiming that they do not represent the original authors words. Well, give it a try and you'll know why. Expanding horizons and touching other cultures is very important to our learning and growth, and when it comes to literature - it's crucial.

If you are hear looking for a book report idea - this is a very good place to start, although it's more suitable to high school and college students. Younger readers are invited to the Classic Books and Children's Books categories.

Translated Books - All Free Book Summaries

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Free Book Summary

Crime and Punishment – this monumental psychological fiction and murder novel was written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the Russian language and was first published in 1866. The story takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the mid-nineteenth-century, and follows the moral dilemmas of an ex-student named Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, who killed and robbed a hated pawnbroker.

One Hundred Years of Solitude By Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Free Book Summary

This novel by Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez was first published in Spanish in 1967. Named in English One Hundred Years of Solitude, it was a phenomenal success worldwide. The novel chronicles the history of the fictional town Macondo through the life of one a family and it spans over… well, you’d think one hundred years during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but with Garcia Marques, time is not that simple.

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