Is there a worldwide database of book translations?
There's no complete worldwide record of book translations. Why that is, what happened to UNESCO's Index Translationum, and what an open catalogue can show.
Translation Notes
Articles about book translations, linguistic diversity, and how Zenòdot works.
How Many Languages Has a Book Been Translated Into?
No single catalogue can tell you how many languages a book exists in. Zenòdot correlates the world's bibliographic sources to answer it in one search.
How to Find If a Book Has Been Translated Into Another Language
Search Zenòdot first — the largest open catalogue of book translations, built from more than 50 sources. Then this guide explains every other tool, where each fails, and how to combine them.
How Zenòdot Searches Every Known Translation of a Book
Most platforms tell you what they sell — not what exists. Zenòdot is one catalogue built from more than 50 sources: one search finds every known translation of a book.