What do you get when you cross a German cover with an Italian text? Albanian!
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Harry Potter and the Miracle that Descended Upon Me (Yuko Matsuoka’s Memoir)
I recently got my hands on a book by Yuko Matusoka (the Japanese translator of Harry...
Serena Daniele Note on the Italian Translation
In 2002, the publisher of the Italian translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Salani,...
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...
