The relevance of analysing the impact of translation lay in its ability to alter the artistic integrity, cultural contexts, and perception of literary works by different linguistic cultures and communities. The aim was to study the impact of literary translation on the perception and interpretation of texts, to analyse the transmission of cultural, stylistic and semantic elements of the original, and to identify how these decisions changed or enriched the artistic idea of the work in another cultural and linguistic context. The study conducted a comparative analysis of different genres of selected literary works, namely the original and translated versions, using the example of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novels The Sandman, Coraline, and Stardust, in order to identify changes in interpretation and perception caused by translation decisions. The analysis covered different literary genres, which made it possible to trace how literary translation influenced various aspects of artistic form. The study showed that translation decisions, such as the choice of stylistic devices, the rendering of culturally specific elements, the adaptation of metaphors and symbolism, and the translation of grammatical structures, could significantly affect readers’ perception and understanding of the text. It was revealed that different translation strategies—for example, literal translation or free adaptation—could either preserve or transform the author’s meanings, emotional tones and cultural nuances, leading to new or enriched interpretations of the work in a different cultural context.