Citing a Translated Book

Below are citation templates and examples for citing a translated book in MLA format, APA format, Chicago style, and Harvard referencing. Specifically, we have used English translations for The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (originally in French) and The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (originally in Portuguese).

To create a citation for a source in a foreign language, here are some pieces of information you may need:

Author name(s)
Translated title of the work
Where the work was published
Date the work was published

Citing a translated book in MLA format

MLA format works-cited entry template and examples:

Translator Last Name, First Name, translator. Translated Title. By Author First Last Name, Publisher, Year Published.

Clarke, Alan, translator. The Alchemist. By Paulo Coelho, HarperCollins, 1993.

Howard, Richard, translator. The Little Prince. By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Harcourt Inc., 2000.

MLA format in-text citation template and example:

(Translator Last Name Page #)

(Clarke 22)

(Howard 6)

Citing a translated book in APA format

APA format reference-list entry template and example:

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year Republished). Translated title (Translator First Initial. Last Name, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published year)

de Saint-Exupéry, A. (2000). The little prince (R. Howard, Trans.). Harcourt Inc. (Original work published 1943)

Coelho, P. (1993). The alchemist (A. Clarke, Trans.). HarperCollins. (Original work published 1988)

APA format in-text citation template and example:

(Author’s Last Name, Original Publication Year/Year Republished, p. #)

(Coelho, 1988/1993, p. 22)

(de Saint-Exupéry, 1943/2000, p. 6)

Citing a translated book in Chicago format (Notes-Bib.)

Chicago style reference list entry template and example:

Author Last Name, First Name. Translated Title. Translated by Translator First Last Name. City of Publication: Publisher, Year Published.

Coelho, Paul. The Alchemist. Translated by Alan Clarke. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.

de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine. The Little Prince. Translated by Richard Howard. New York: Harcourt Inc., 2000.

Chicago style footnote template and example:

1. Author First Last Name, Translated Title, trans. Translator First Last Name (City of Publication: Publisher, Year Published).

1. Paul Coelho, The Alchemist, trans. Alan Clarke (New York: HarperCollins, 1993).

2. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, trans. Richard Howard (New York: Harcourt Inc., 2000).

Citing a translated book in Harvard referencing

Harvard reference list entry template and example:

Author Last Name, First Initial., Year Published. Translated title. Translated by Translator First Initial. Last Name. City of Publication, State: Publisher.

Coelho, P., 1993. The alchemist. Translated by A. Clarke. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

de Saint-Exupéry, A., 2000. The little prince. Translated by R. Howard. New York, NY: Harcourt Inc.

Harvard format in-text citation template and example:

(Author’s Last Name, Year Published, p. #)

(Coelho, 1993, p. 22)

(de Saint-Exupéry, 2000, p. 6)

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