Table of Contents
- 1 What languages has Harry Potter been translated to?
- 2 Who is Harry Potter in Bengali?
- 3 What happens in the Harry Potter and the cursed child?
- 4 Are there any official translations of Harry Potter books in Iran?
- 5 Is there a Harry Potter book in the Netherlands?
- 6 Why are the Harry Potter books so hard to translate?
What languages has Harry Potter been translated to?
The Harry Potter books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 60 languages. The books are filled with a tricky mix of wordplay, invented words, songs, allusions, British cultural references, and more.
Who is Harry Potter in Bengali?
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When were Harry Potter’s series translated into other languages?
Number of official translations As best as can be determined (as of March 2021), The Philosopher’s Stone has been officially translated from the original English into 79 other languages, the most recent being Maori in November 2020 preceded by Kazakh and Yiddish, in February 2020.
What happens in the Harry Potter and the cursed child?
When they arrive Harry transforms into Voldemort to lure Delphi. Delphi explains to him that she is the child of an affair between Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange. The transfiguration begins to fade and Delphi realizes it’s Harry, not Voldemort. They duel, and Albus helps his father to beat Delphi.
Are there any official translations of Harry Potter books in Iran?
In Iran, several unauthorised translations of the Harry Potter books exist side by side. According to one source, there may be as many as 16 Persian translations in existence concurrently.
How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into?
The Harry Potter series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling is one of the most translated series of all time, with the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, having been translated into over 74 languages. This includes languages diverse as Azerbaijani, Malayalam and Welsh as well as the dead languages Latin and Ancient Greek.
Is there a Harry Potter book in the Netherlands?
The cover of Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen – the Dutch language translation of the first book, jointly published by De Harmonie and Standaard. The Harry Potter series has been translated from the original English into several other languages. The original British English versions of the book were published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury.
Why are the Harry Potter books so hard to translate?
The impatience of the international Harry Potter fan community for translations of the books has led to the proliferation of unauthorised or pirate translations that are often hastily translated and posted on the internet chapter-by-chapter, or printed by small presses and sold illegally.