List of modern literature translated into dead languages

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This is a list of translations of modern literature into dead languages. There is a separate list of such translations into Latin.

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Modern literature

Target languageTranslation titleOriginal titleOriginal authorTranslatorPublisherDate
Egyptian Le Petit Prince [1] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Claude CarrierEdition Tintenfaß2017
Egyptian The Tale of Peter Rabbit - Hieroglyph Edition [2] The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter J.F. Nunn and R.B. ParkinsonThe British Museum Press2005
Ancient Greek Ἅνσελ καὶ ΓρέτελHansel and Gretel Brothers Grimm Christophe Rico & Stephen HillPolis Institute Press2021
Ancient Greek Ἅρειος Ποτὴρ καὶ ἡ τοῦ φιλοσόφου λίθος [3] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling Andrew Wilson Bloomsbury 2004
Ancient Greek Οι χαρακτήρες του Δον Καμίλο και του Σέρλοκ Χολμς ... στα Αρχαία Ελληνικά / Don Camillo and Sherlock Holmes ... in Classical GreekA Sherlock Holmes case "The Case of the Three Students", and a Don Camillo story "The Procession" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle + Giovannino Guareschi Dr. Juan CoderchMethexis2011
Ancient Greek The Little Prince...in Ancient Greek [4] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Dr. Juan CoderchJuan Coderch2017
Ancient Greek Max und Moritz auf Altgriechisch [5] Max und Moritz Wilhelm Busch Otto SchmiedReclam, Ditzingen2007
Koine Greek Peter Rabbit and Other Stories in Koine Greek [6] The Tale of Peter Rabbit , The Tale of Benjamin Bunny , The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Beatrix Potter Gary ManningGlossaHouse2020
Koine Greek The Tale of Peter Rabbit in Koine Greek [7] The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter Joey McCollum & Brent Niedergall Gorgias Press 2020
Classical Syriac The Tale of Peter Rabbit in Classical Syriac [8] The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter George Anton Kiraz Gorgias Press 2022
Ancient Greek Τὸ φάντασμα μίφαhet spook nijntje Dick Bruna Bornmeer2013
Ancient Greek Ϝίννι-ὁ-Φῦ.: Winnie the Pooh in Ancient Greek [9] Winnie the Pooh A. A. Milne Peter StorkPrimavera Pers2020
Gothic Agjabairhts wairþiþ rauþs (𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃) [10] Egbert wird Rot Philipp Winterberg Edmund Fairfax, Hroviland Bairhteins2015
Gothic Im leitila? (𐌹𐌼 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰?) [11] Bin ich klein? Philipp Winterberg Edmund Fairfax, Hroviland Bairhteins2015
Gothic Ƕaiwa fuglos ganemun seinos farwos (𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍅𐍉𐍃) [12] How Birds Got Their ColorsHarris TobiasHroviland BairhteinsCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform2018
Gothic Balþos Gadedeis Aþalhaidais in Sildaleikalanda (𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰) [13] Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll David Alexander CarltonEvertype2015
Old English Æðelgýðe Ellendǽda on Wundorlande [13] Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Peter S. BakerEvertype2015
Old English Be þam lytlan æþelinge [1] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Fritz KemmlerEdition Tintenfaß2010 (Latin script)
2018 (Anglo-Saxon runes)
Old English Be Siwarde þam sidfeaxan [1] Der Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffmann Fritz KemmlerEdition Tintenfaß2010
Old English Petres Haran Saga [14] The Tale of Peter Rabbit , The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies , The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit Beatrix Potter A. A. BrunnFyrnlore Bookmearsing2018
Middle English The Aventures of Alys in Wondyr Lond [13] Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Brian S. LeeEvertype2013
Middle English The litel prynce [1] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Walter SauerEdition Tintenfaß2008
Old High German Dher luzzilfuristo [1] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Regine FroschauerEdition Tintenfaß2009
Middle High German Daz prinzelîn [1] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Helmut BirkhanEdition Tintenfaß2008
Middle High German Der Strûbel-Pêter [1] Der Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffmann Helmut BirkhanEdition Tintenfaß2008
Old French Li juenes princes [1] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Gérard TaverdetEdition Tintenfaß2017
Old French La geste d'Aalis el Païs de Merveilles [15] Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll May PlouzeauEvertype2017
Old Turkic 𐰚𐰇𐰲𐰜 𐰯𐰃𐰼𐰀𐰤𐰾 Küçük Prens [16] Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Ferhar ÇınarPanama Yayıncılık2016
Ottoman Turkish كوچوك پره نس (Küçük prens) (2015) [16]
كوچك پرنس (Küçʼk prʼns) (2017) [16]
كوچوك پرنس (Küçük prʼns) (2017) [16]
Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Fahrettin Arslan & Mehmet Can (2015)
Sezer Erdoğan (2017)
Öykü Özer (2017)
Hece Yayınları (2015)
Karbon Kitaplar (2017)
Panama Yayıncılık (2017)
2015
2017
2017
Coptic Ⲡⲓϩⲟⲡⲟⲗⲟⲛ Ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ [17] The Secret WeaponJessy CarlislePhilippe ZaherMichael Raymond Astle2024

Comic books

Target languageTranslation titleOriginal titleOriginal authorTranslatorPublisherDate
Ancient Greek Αστερικιος εν Ολυμπια [18] Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques Goscinny, René I. Kakrides FanisMammouth1992
Ancient Greek Μεταξυ ροδου και ξιφους [18] La Rose et le Glaive Uderzo, Albert I. Kakrides FanisMammouth1993
Ancient Greek Αστερικιος και Κλεοπατρα [18] Astérix et Cléopâtre Goscinny, René I. Kakrides FanisMammouth1998
Ancient Greek Asterix παρα Σακχαραζαδι [18] Astérix chez Rahàzade Uderzo, Albert I. Kakrides FanisMammouth2006
Ancient Greek Alix: Ὁ Ἀθηναιος παις [19] Alix: L'enfant grec Jacques Martin Tournai: ELI / Castermann1988
Ancient Greek ΒΕΝΩΡ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΤΙStories by Famous Authors Illustrated #11: Ben HurBedwereLulu.com2017

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