We're of course fans of global reading, but finding a great international book with a wonderful translator…that’s also available as an audiobook with a compelling narrator? That's difficult!
However, we've managed to compile a list of 16 great international audiobooks below for some happy listening.
Funny German mystery with a supernatural element
A multi-generational Colombian work of fiction with touches of magical realism
A moving story from South Africa about a Zulu pastor, his son, & racial injustice
An Israeli autobiographic mystery about the Holocaust
Classic fiction from British India with a full cast performance
A charming German fantasy about magic, romance, & time travel
A poignant account of war from the 1st Belarusian to win a Nobel Prize
A memoir from a devout Saudi woman who became a courageous leader
Engaging political fiction about a soldier in a Siberian labor camp
A Canadian children's classic which even adults love
Classic French science fiction from a beloved master storyteller
A Turkish love story in 1920's Istanbul inspired by the author's family history
Inspirational poetic essays written by a Lebanese philosopher
An autobiography both sad & hilarious written by a South African comedian
Beautifully-written Turkish literature with a view into Sufi Mysticism
A magical tale from a Turkish author set during the height of the Ottoman Empire
