Thursday 2 September 2021

If Asked 'What Is The Most Translated Book In The World?',

apart from a religious work,


 image credit: Preply, I would think of some of the classics, here are a few of my thoughts, War and Piece, Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Don Quixote, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but none of these are the most translated, if you are curious to find out the books that are the most translated, Preply has compiled a list of the most translated books by country and presented the data in a cool infographic above and one on each continent on its web site, so have a think over a coffee, what are the two most translated books in the world? here is a clue, one has been translated into more than 380 different languages! after making two choices, scroll down for the answer,

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the most translated book in the world? It’s The Little Prince, which has been translated to more than 380 different languages! Following after that is The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, these are both considered classics that have had many decades to accumulate translations, I would never have guessed!


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