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How can I find out if a book has a translation into another language?

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Question ajoutée par Mariam Eid , Marketing and Communications Manager , Executive Solutions
Date de publication: 2015/06/18
Suleman Al-Tamari
par Suleman Al-Tamari , English Teacher , Government sector

1.  http://www.worldcat.org/ 2.  Enter the title of the book3.  On the next page, select the correct return4.  On the book's page, expand the languages list on the left.You can select the language you're looking for, and see the information about that edition.

John Colangelo
par John Colangelo , Admin, Arabic Linguist and Procurement , Raytheon Technologies

I would start by writing the name of the author in the languages his works might have been translated to. That would be by hand. However, Suleman´s solution sounds much more thorough.

Amir Ageeb
par Amir Ageeb , Content Senior Specialist , Elm Company

Thanks for the invite,

Simply, Google it!

Shawqi Alqubati
par Shawqi Alqubati , Translator , Translation

You can use internet engines to search  

Montasser Mahmoud
par Montasser Mahmoud , An Assistant Professor , Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Expanding a bit on Joseph Smith's answer:1. Go to The World's Largest Library Catalog (the mentioned worldcat.org).2. Enter title of book, and it'd probably be helpful to select "Books" above the search bar.3. Search.4. Instead of clicking the title, click the small print "View all editions »" underneath the rest of the information.5. To the left and down a bit, there should be a box titled "Refine Your Search". "Language" is in there, and you can click "Show more..." to see all the languages, if there's more than five.This is as of29 March2015. The setup of the site may end up changing.

Bahador Rahimi
par Bahador Rahimi , Librarian , Saberin Cultural Institute

Asking persons who are specialist in books or searching on the internet can be helpful.

عمار حسن سعيد جاسم
par عمار حسن سعيد جاسم , Senior Engineer , جامعة بغداد Baghdad University

Hello leen I have one do you wish me to send to you. Ammar

Mohammad Tauqueer Hussain
par Mohammad Tauqueer Hussain , HSE Supervisor , Sinopec Engineering Group Saudi Co. Ltd

You can always Google it :)

And if Google couldn't help you, find and talk to a person having a P.hd in the present language of the book.

Thank You!

Ahtsham Ahmed
par Ahtsham Ahmed , Sales Engineering Section Manager , Mitsubishi Electric Saudi Ltd.

Frankly speaking, I am not an expert in literature, languages and translations, but I am interested in languages. I love and enjoy reading good, meaningful prose & poetry in Urdu & English.

So, answering to the question, I think to know that a book has been translated in other languages, mostly it is mentioned in the "Preface" or "Intro" of the book. Otherwise, Google is always there.... :)

Amin Abou Izzeddine
par Amin Abou Izzeddine , Senior Broadcasting Journalist , Aljazeera Satellite Network

I would send a note to the Library of Congress to find out whether a book had been translated. They have almost everything published all over the world. http://www.loc.gov/

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