Some of the translators hired to work on the books were well known before their work on Harry Potter, such as Viktor Golyshev, who oversaw the Russian translation of the series' fifth book.
In countries such as China and Portugal, the translation is conducted by a group of translators working together to save time. In some countries, such as Italy, the first book was revised by the publishers and issued in an updated edition in response to readers who complained about the quality of the first translation. The high profile and demand for a high-quality local translation means that a great deal of care is often taken in the task. This has also caused unauthorised translations and fake versions of the books to appear in many countries. In Italy, impatient Potter fans organised "Operation Feather", deluging the publisher Salani with feathers (reminiscent of Hogwarts' messenger owls) to demand expedited publication for the Italian translation of the seventh and final book in the series. Such was the clamour to read the fifth book that its English edition became the first English-language book ever to top the bookseller list in France. This necessary delay has boosted the sales of English language editions of the books to impatient fans, in countries where English is not the first language. Translators were not granted access to the books before their official release date in English hence, translation could start only after the English editions had been published, creating a lag of several months before the translations were made available. The publishers select translators locally. A list of authorised publishers can be read on J.
In France in 2003 the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, became the first book in English to top the French best-seller list. Impatient fans in many places simply bought the book in English instead. Additionally, regional adaptations of the books have been made to accommodate regional dialects such as the American English edition or the Valencian adaptation of Catalan.įor reasons of secrecy, translations were only allowed to begin after each book had been published in English, creating a lag of several months for readers of other languages. This includes languages diverse as Azerbaijani, Malayalam and Welsh as well as the dead languages Latin and Ancient Greek.
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