By zionius
Translations of The History of Middle-earth
4 May, 2023
(edited)
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.5. 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 4 (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.5. 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 4 (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.