I've had an itch for a book where a language barrier is the prominent part of the story, and I've had a difficult time finding a book that matches what I want.
This might be a reaction to the trope of universal translators in sci-fi or everyone speaking English with a fancy accent in fantasy, but language barriers are an interesting conflict that I want to see explored.
Any genre, but ideally fantasy, science fiction, or historical fiction, where the language barrier is the main or a large part of the conflict. Or tips on finding books like this, because every time I google it or look on Goodreads, I'm coming up short.
by spiralscreen
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The Mars House by Natasha Pulley might be worth a read. As part of the story it explore both language and cultural miscommunications. It’s such a great book.
“Annie’s Song,” by Catherine Anderson
“The Story of Beautiful Girl,” by Rachel Simon
Partly more than mere language barriers, but eg Heinlein- Stranger in a Strange Land could fall into this category.