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Another translation that I absolutely love (and absolutely recommend) is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Original language was French. Just wonderful.
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The one I read and can remember was translated from another language was The Immigrant's Lament by Mois Benarroch.
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I've just finished the Witcher saga (including 8 books) by Andrzej Sapkowski, which were translated from Polish. Loved that series and the translation was quite well done, although I did find the occasional spelling or grammar mistake. It's a wonderful high fantasy series, which sparked the creation of the popular Witcher games.
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I've read a few books translated from French. One of my favorites was Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord. It was made into a movie a couple years ago, with Simon Pegg as Hector. It was a wonderful adaptation.
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I've also read the girl with the dragon tattoo and the two books that followed. I also enjoyed The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo which I think was a translation.
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I am sure I have read some, even though I was not aware that they were translations. I can only read English, unfortunately, so I wouldn't know whether translations are faithful to the original work.

I do know that the beloved story of The Little Prince was originally in French. Thank God it was translated into English, or I wouldn't know that "what is essential is invisible to the eye".
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I am a huge fan of the works of Alexandre Dumas. The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favourite books.

More recently, I have been reading translations of English books like Harry Potter into German to help me learn the language.
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The Little Prince and The Law of Love. I also read Jarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Spanish (I was desperate for something to read).
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the only one I read was Les Miserables and I enjoyed every bit of it. Other than that, never came across any translations.
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The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. I'm sure it's amazing in its original language, but it is powerful no matter what language it's translated to.
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Yeah, I have read Never Ending Story and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. They were all amazing.
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I haven't read any other book that has been translated. My Trip to Adele would be my first.
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I really want to read 'The Neverending Story' - I've heard such good things about it! I'm currently reading 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' which was translated from Swedish
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