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The Index Translationum is an index of translated authors kept by UNESCO. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...
Since the advent of the printing press, books had been translated at the initiative of individual publishers and booksellers, with no central record of such translations. The League of Nations set up the first systematic record of translations in 1932. The League of Nations was an international organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919-1920. ...
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In 1946, the UN superseded the League and UNESCO was assigned the Index. In 1979, the system was computerized and a true cumulative database began to take shape. Since there is no systematic data on global book sales, the Index has come to be the best available proxy. This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
Most translated authors
As of February 2007, the 10 most translated authors in the world with over 2000 translations each are [1]: Look up translate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ...
Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 — 12 January 1976), also known as Dame Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ...
Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. ...
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Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a popular English childrens writer. ...
Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
Barbara Cartland on one of her books Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland McCorquodale McCorquodale DBE CStJ (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) was one of the most successful writers of romance novels of all time, specialising in historical love themes. ...
Danielle Steel (born Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel on August 14, 1947 in New York City, New York) is one of the best-selling authors in the United States. ...
Hans Christian Andersen or simply H.C. Andersen , (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. ...
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror novels. ...
References - ^ http://databases.unesco.org/xtrans/stat/xTransStat.a?VL1=A&top=50&lg=0
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