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This is a list of authors sorted by the number of languages they have been translated into, with a minimum of thirty languages.
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
| Author | Number of languages with source |
|---|---|
| Carlo Collodi | 260[1], > 200[2] [1] |
| Hans Christian Andersen | 153[3] |
| J. K. Rowling | 64[4] |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | 60[5] |
| Astrid Lindgren | 50[6] |
| Chinua Achebe | 50[7] |
| Antoine de Saint Exupéry | 50[8] |
| Khaled Hosseini | 42[9] |
| Imre Madách | 40[10] |
| J. R. R. Tolkien | 40[11] |
| Lucy Maud Montgomery | 36[12] |
| Helen Beatrix Potter | 35[13] |
| R. L. Stine | 32[14] |
| Valerio Massimo Manfredi | 32[15] |
| Yasmina Reza | 30[16] |
| Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black | 30[17] |
| Murasaki Shikibu | 30[18] |
| Stieg Larsson | 30[19] |
| Alexander McCall Smith | 30[20] |
| Ken Follett | 30[21] |
| Brett Helquist | 30[22] |
| Thomas Mann | 30[23] |
| Susan Sontag | 30[24] |
| David Baldacci | 30[25] |
| Ernst Gombrich | 30[26] |
| Knut Hamsun | 30[27] |
[edit] References
- ^ Italy Story: Pinoochio: A Boy from a Wood
- ^ Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site (Pinocchio-free PDF ebook)
- ^ Hans Christian Andersens Fairytales in 128 languages
- ^ The Telegraph-Journal on Harry Potter: "The books have been published in 64 languages, sold more than 400 million copies and produced a film franchise that has pulled in $4.5 billion (U.S.) at the worldwide box office." (15 April 2008)
- ^ The Fort Dodge Messenger on Sherlock Holmes: "The Holmes stories have been translated into more than 60 languages. " (13 April 2008)
- ^ The Christian Science Monitor on Pippi Longstocking: "Pippi stories alone have been printed in more than 50 languages! " (17 March 2008)
- ^ The Philadelphia Enquirer on Things Fall Apart: "Since its 1958 publication in London by Heinemann, Things Fall Apart has sold more than eight million copies in 50 languages. " (27 March 2008)
- ^ The New York Daily News on The Little Prince: "While Saint Exupery's international reputation rests largely on "The Little Prince," which he wrote in New York in 1942 and has been translated into more than 50 languages [...]" (20 March 2008)
- ^ The Independent on The Kite Runner: "It’s been published in 38 countries, translated into 42 languages, turned into an Oscar-nominated movie – and sold more than 10 million copies." (15 April 2008)
- ^ Arcanum Adatbázis Kft
- ^ The Telegraph on The Hobbit: "It was published in 1937 and has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide in 40 languages. " (23 March 2008)
- ^ The Nashua Telegraph on Anne of Green Gables: "First published in Boston, the book has been translated into 36 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. " (20 March 2008
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Peter Rabbit gets hieroglyph tale
- ^ The Rocky Mountain News on Goosebumps: "That formula has brought fame and fortune to Stine, whose 87 Goosebumps books have sold more than 300 million copies and been translated into 32 languages." (13 April 2008)
- ^ Reuters on the Alexander trilogy: "Manfredi gained international acclaim in 1998 with his trilogy on Alexander the Great, which was translated into 32 languages." (2 April 2008)
- ^ The Los Angeles Times on Yasmina Reza: "Reza's work has been translated into more than 30 languages. " (25 February 2007)
- ^ The New Zealand Herald on Spiderwick: "After all, the books had sold millions and had been translated into 30 languages, so it seemed like a good idea." (9 April 2008)
- ^ Washington University, Saint Louis on The Tale of Genji: "Now a central pillar of the Japanese literary canon, the book has inspired writers and artists working in every conceivable genre and medium, and has been translated into more than 30 languages." (4 April 2008)
- ^ AFP on Millennium Trilogy: "They have been translated into some 30 languages and a first film adaptation is under way in Sweden." (19 March 2008)
- ^ The Independent on 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency': "Award-winning author Alexander McCall Smith, whose best-selling books about a Botswanan female detective are printed in more than 30 languages, is accused by human rights campaigners of stereotyping tribal groups in Africa." (16 March 2008)
- ^ Variety on The Pillars of the Earth: "“The Pillars of the Earth” has been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 14 million copies worldwide." (2 April 2008)
- ^ Publishers Weekly on Chasing Vermeer: "Chasing Vermeer, which was published in 2004, has sold more than a million copies for Scholastic, and has been translated into more than 30 languages." (17 March 2008)
- ^ The Los Angeles Times on Buddenbrooks: "Buddenbrooks, which has been translated into over 30 languages, has long been Thomas Mann's most popular book." (27 June 1993)
- ^ The Age on Susan Sontag: "Her work has been translated into more than 30 languages. " (30 December 2004)
- ^ The Washington Post on David Baldacci: "His works have been translated into more than 30 languages and sold in more than 80 countries." (15 January 2002)
- ^ The New York Times on Ernst Gombrich: "That far more famous work by Gombrich, an art survey translated into 30 languages, has sold more than six million copies since it was published in 1950." (25 September 2005)
- ^ The New York Times on Knut Hamsun: "Although his books have been translated into 30 languages and France (where he lived when he wrote parts of "Pan") has an annual Hamsun Day, with seminars and exhibitions, he is little read or appreciated in the United States." (5 November 1995)
[edit] See also
- List of best-selling books
- List of literary works by number of languages translated into
- List of best-selling fiction authors
