Translations of The History of Middle-earth
4 May, 2023
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2023-5-4 10:57:51 AM UTC
2023-5-4 10:57:51 AM UTC
In recent years six countries have (re)started the translation project of The History of Middle-earth. I think it would be interesting and useful to list all the translations so far.
●Spanish
All are published in 13 volumes by 2002, with various editions by Minotauro, Planeta Deagostini, Círculo de Lectores. See details in https://uan.nu/dti/ed-hdltm.html and https://uan.nu/dti/ed-hdesdla.html
●Hungarian
1 & 2 are published in 1996. Reboot since 2017 by Helikon, up to vol 7 now. 8~12 can be pre-ordered. Cf. https://moly.hu/sorozatok/kozepfolde-historiaja
●French
1-5 are published by 2008. Reboot since 2021 by Bourgois. Vols 1, 2, 4 are now reissued, 9 & 10 coming soon. See details in https://www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/biblio/home
●Russian
1-5 are published by 2020, by AST. See https://ast.ru/series/legendarium-sredizemya-1089039/ . There were also unofficial(?) editions by Elsewhere & TTT.
●Italian
1 & 2 are published by 1987. Reboot since 2022 by Bompiani, now up to vol.6. See https://www.bompiani.it/autori/j-r-r-tolkien-517
●Portuguese (Brazil)
Started since 2022 by HarperCollins Brazil, now up to vol.9. See https://harpercollins.com.br/collections/livros-de-jrr-tolkien
●Polish
1 & 2 are published by 1996, another translation in 1998. Reboot since 2022 by Zysk i S-ka, now up to 5 (this is a third translation of books 1 & 2!). The rest will be published at "3~4 volumes per year". See https://sklep.zysk.com.pl/manufacturer/tolkien-j-r-r
●Turkish
1 & 2 are published by 2004.
●German
1 & 2 are published in 1999, reissued in 2007, 2018.
●Swedish
1 & 2 are first published in 1986 and 1988 (see Monkeyskeleton 's post below), then in 1995 as a single volume, reissued in 1998, 2004.
●Czech
Vol 1 is published in 1995.
●Chinese
世纪文景 bought rights of all volumes in 2023, but it would take at least 4 years before they are translated and published.
There are probably mistakes and more publications, as I don't speak any of these languages. Please help to improve the list.
●Spanish
All are published in 13 volumes by 2002, with various editions by Minotauro, Planeta Deagostini, Círculo de Lectores. See details in https://uan.nu/dti/ed-hdltm.html and https://uan.nu/dti/ed-hdesdla.html
●Hungarian
1 & 2 are published in 1996. Reboot since 2017 by Helikon, up to vol 7 now. 8~12 can be pre-ordered. Cf. https://moly.hu/sorozatok/kozepfolde-historiaja
●French
1-5 are published by 2008. Reboot since 2021 by Bourgois. Vols 1, 2, 4 are now reissued, 9 & 10 coming soon. See details in https://www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/biblio/home
●Russian
1-5 are published by 2020, by AST. See https://ast.ru/series/legendarium-sredizemya-1089039/ . There were also unofficial(?) editions by Elsewhere & TTT.
●Italian
1 & 2 are published by 1987. Reboot since 2022 by Bompiani, now up to vol.6. See https://www.bompiani.it/autori/j-r-r-tolkien-517
●Portuguese (Brazil)
Started since 2022 by HarperCollins Brazil, now up to vol.9. See https://harpercollins.com.br/collections/livros-de-jrr-tolkien
●Polish
1 & 2 are published by 1996, another translation in 1998. Reboot since 2022 by Zysk i S-ka, now up to 5 (this is a third translation of books 1 & 2!). The rest will be published at "3~4 volumes per year". See https://sklep.zysk.com.pl/manufacturer/tolkien-j-r-r
●Turkish
1 & 2 are published by 2004.
●German
1 & 2 are published in 1999, reissued in 2007, 2018.
●Swedish
1 & 2 are first published in 1986 and 1988 (see Monkeyskeleton 's post below), then in 1995 as a single volume, reissued in 1998, 2004.
●Czech
Vol 1 is published in 1995.
●Chinese
世纪文景 bought rights of all volumes in 2023, but it would take at least 4 years before they are translated and published.
There are probably mistakes and more publications, as I don't speak any of these languages. Please help to improve the list.
Yes, he translated these 3 books and, from memory, I believe that he helped his father to publish CoH.
Regardless, it would be nice if a moderator could remove both The Book of Lost Tales covers because they are not official (they leaked because of Amazon but they are not finished) and the French publisher was really not happy about this.
I have temporarily left them on the appropriate thread since they remain online on Amazon, but I think it would be better to remove them from this time zone header which is the most visited
Regardless, it would be nice if a moderator could remove both The Book of Lost Tales covers because they are not official (they leaked because of Amazon but they are not finished) and the French publisher was really not happy about this.
I have temporarily left them on the appropriate thread since they remain online on Amazon, but I think it would be better to remove them from this time zone header which is the most visited
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