Best Translated Short Stories in 2026

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Last Updated: Feb 12, 2026

At a Glance: Our Top Picks for Translated Short Stories

Venus in the Blind Spot (Junji Ito)
#TOP1
Venus In The Blind Spot (Junji Ito)
9.9
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Japanese Short Stories for Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Japanese & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way! (Easy Japanese Stories)
#TOP2
Japanese Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short
9.8
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Learn German with Stories: Dino lernt Deutsch Collector's Edition - Simple Short Stories for Beginners (5-8) (German Edition)
#TOP3
Learn German With Stories: Dino Lernt Deutsch Collector's
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Summary of the Best Translated Short Stories of 2026

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Translated Short Stories Reviewed
  • Reviews Analyzed: 15948 Items
  • PM Avg. Rating: 6.7 / 10
35 Products Evaluated
  • Highest Price: $26.99
  • Lowest Price: $2.49
  • Avg. Price: $11.54
#TOP1

Venus In The Blind Spot (Junji Ito)

VIZ MEDIA LLC
5.75 X 1.00 X 8.25 Inches
1.10 Pounds

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9.9
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#TOP2
Best Short Story Literary Criticism Books Best Japanese Literary Criticism Books Best Seinen Manga Books

Japanese Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories To Learn Japanese & Grow Your Vocabulary The Fun Way! (Easy Japanese Stories)

LINGO MASTERY
6.00 X 0.50 X 9.00 Inches
0.67 Pounds

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9.8
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#TOP3

Learn German With Stories: Dino Lernt Deutsch Collector's Edition - Simple Short Stories For Beginners (5-8) (German Edition)

CREATESPACE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING PLATFORM
5.06 X 1.22 X 7.81 Inches
1.15 Pounds

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9.8
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP4
Best Reference In Spanish Best Spanish Language Fiction Best Sports In Spanish

Short Stories In Spanish For Beginners: Read For Pleasure At Your Level, Expand Your Vocabulary And Learn Spanish The Fun Way! (Teach Yourself Nº 1) (Spanish Edition)

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9.8
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Hachette Book Group 0.00 ❌ ❌ ❌
#TOP5

French Short Stories For Beginners + Audio: Improve Your Reading And Listening Skills In French (Easy French Beginner Stories T. 1) (French Edition)

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9.7
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Amazon.com Services LLC 0.00 ❌ ❌ ❌
#TOP6

Stories Of Anton Chekhov

MODERN LIBRARY
9780553381009
5.14 X 1.00 X 7.95 Inches
0.78 Pounds

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9.6
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP7
Best Russian Literary Criticism Books Best Russian Literature Best Russian Travel Guides

Russian Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories To Learn Russian & Grow Your Vocabulary The Fun Way! (Easy Russian Stories)

LINGO MASTERY
6.00 X 0.49 X 9.00 Inches
0.65 Pounds

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9.6
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP8

Spanish Short Stories For Beginners: How To Learn Latin American Accent Quickly With 50 Language Lessons To Listen In Your Car, Practicing Grammar And Conversation In Spanish Language (Part 1)

INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED
6.00 X 0.32 X 9.00 Inches
0.44 Pounds

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9.6
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP9

Italian Short Stories For Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories To Learn Italian & Grow Your Vocabulary The Fun Way! (Easy Italian Stories Vol. 1) (Italian Edition)

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9.6
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#TOP10
Best Short Stories Books Best Short Stories Anthologies Best World Literature

The World's Greatest Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

IMUSTI
5.50 X 0.75 X 8.25 Inches
0.45 Pounds

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9.6
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP11
Best Childrens Ebooks In German Best Childrens German Books Best German Language Fiction

German Short Stories For Beginners + Audio Download: Improve Your Reading And Listening Skills In German (German Edition)

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9.5
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Amazon.com Services LLC 0.00 ❌ ❌ ❌
#TOP12
Best Classic Short Stories

The Penguin Book Of Japanese Short Stories (Penguin Classics Hardcover)

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9.5
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PRH UK 0.00 ❌ ❌ ❌
#TOP13

Intermediate Italian Short Stories: 10 Captivating Short Stories To Learn Italian & Grow Your Vocabulary The Fun Way! (Intermediate Italian Stories)

INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED
6.00 X 0.33 X 9.00 Inches
0.45 Pounds

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9.5
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP14
Best Short Stories Anthologies Books Best Short Stories Books Best Classic American Literature Books

Great American Short Stories: Hawthorne, Poe, Cather, Melville, London, James, Crane, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Bierce, Twain & More (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)

DOVER PUBLICATIONS
5.24 X 0.59 X 8.35 Inches
0.45 Pounds

Reviews for DOVER PUBLICATIONS (PM Score)

9.4
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP15

Acquire Spanish With Short Stories: 20 Easy Spanish Short Stories For Beginners And Intermediates. Acquire Spanish The Natural Way (Spanish With Stories Nº 1) (Spanish Edition)

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9.4
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#TOP16

The Overcoat And Other Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)

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9.3
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#TOP17

Cursed Bunny: Stories

5.10 X 0.90 X 8.10 Inches
0.45 Pounds

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9.2
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP18

Numbers In The Dark

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6.8
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Amazon.com Services LLC 0.00 ❌ ❌ ❌
#TOP19

Ward No. 6 And Other Stories (Translated By Constance Garnett)

DIGIREADS.COM
5.50 X 0.68 X 8.50 Inches
0.77 Pounds

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6.6
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP20
Best British Short Stories Best Classic Short Stories Best Contemporary Short Stories

Captured Up Close: 20Th Century Short-Short Stories

9798986273105
5.00 X 0.30 X 8.00 Inches
0.32 Pounds

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5.7
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP21

Stories For The Years (The Margellos World Republic Of Letters)

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
5.00 X 1.06 X 7.75 Inches
0.94 Pounds

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5.5
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powells_chicago 9.95 ❌ ❌ ❌
#TOP22

Classic Short Stories About Women - By Rabindranath Tagore: Translated From The Original Bengali By

6.00 X 0.27 X 9.00 Inches

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5.2
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP23

Seeds In A Dark Fruit Sky: Short Stories From Haiti

5.50 X 0.61 X 8.50 Inches
0.77 Pounds

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5.1
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP24

Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories

5.40 X 1.20 X 8.20 Inches
0.70 Pounds

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5.1
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP25

Tiny Stories For Swedish Learners: Short Stories In Swedish For Beginners And Intermediate Learners

6.00 X 0.36 X 9.00 Inches

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4.9
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP26

The Book Of Ramallah: A City In Short Fiction (Reading The City)

5.00 X 0.40 X 7.60 Inches
0.30 Pounds

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4.6
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP27

People Who Talk To Stuffed Animals Are Nice: Stories

5.50 X 0.69 X 8.25 Inches
0.60 Pounds

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3.1
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP28

The Best Japanese Short Stories: Works By 14 Modern Masters: Kawabata, Akutagawa And More

5.25 X 0.75 X 8.00 Inches
0.56 Pounds

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1.1
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP29
Best Contemporary Short Stories Best U.s. Short Stories

你怎能跟机器人生气呢? "How Can You Be Angry At A Robot?: And Two Other Futuristic Short Stories – Includes Spanish And German Translations

6.00 X 0.19 X 9.00 Inches
0.27 Pounds

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0.0
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
#TOP30
Best Short Stories Literary Criticism Best Single Authors Short Stories

Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads By Great Writers: Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, Daniel Defoe, Thomas Hardy, Franz Kafka, Rudyard Kipling, Jack ... & More (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)

DOVER PUBLICATIONS
NEW-NOV09USBOOK-2017-C019203
6.44 X 0.52 X 8.24 Inches
0.36 Pounds

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0.0
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Amazon.com 9.68 ✅ ✅ ✅
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Top 10 translated short stories Brands on Amazon

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Brand Count
21
Dover Publications 2
Independently Published 2
Lingo Mastery 2
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 1
Digireads.com 1
Hweryho 1
Imusti 1
Modern Library 1
Teach Yourself 1

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