Serena Daniele Note on the Italian Translation
In 2002, the publisher of the Italian translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Salani,...
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Alvard Jivanyan Introduction to Philosopher’s Stone
The Armenian translation of Philosopher’s Stone contained an Introduction written by the translator, Alvard Jivanyan. The...
Manos Kontoleon’s Prologue to the Greek Chamber of Secrets
The Greek translation of the Chamber of Secrets contained a prologue written by a prominent Greek...
Yuko Matsuoka’s Love Letter to Harry
The original hard cover edition of the Japanese translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone...
Harry Potter and the Ukrainian Orphanage
There’s an oft-repeated claim that in the Ukrainian translation of Harry Potter, Hogwarts is an orphanage,...
Harry Potter and the Urdu ‘Heh’
Hrm. I thought I had my font issues sorted out, but perhaps not. I’ve added another...
Harry Potter and the Scots
Given that Hogwarts resides in the Scottish Highlands, it seems a bit of an oversight that...
Harry Potter and The Italian Revision
In 2014 the publisher of the Italian translations of the Harry Potter books, Salani Editore published...
Harry Potter and the Blair Partnership Translation List
Authoritative information about Harry Potter translations from primary sources is really hard to come by. Even...
Harry Potter and the Hebrew ISBN SNAFU
It’s not entirely clear why this is the case, but the Hebrew ISBNs are messed up,...
