Please try to get this book translated into as many languages as possible! I think it’s a great chance to get attention to longtermism in non-English countries too. Happy to assist with organizing a German translation!
It’s already coming out in Swedish, Dutch and Korean, and we’re in discussion about a German translation. Given the success of the launch, I suspect we’ll get more interest in the coming months.
The bottleneck tends not to be translators, but reputable publishers who want to publish it.
I’d assume the bottleneck regarding translations is not to find people that might be able to translate it or organise the translation, but to find a publisher in various countries.
That’s also my understanding. However, Will probably has some power over it. I.e. he can talk to his literary agent to actively approach publishers and even offer money to foreign publishers for translating the book.
Please try to get this book translated into as many languages as possible! I think it’s a great chance to get attention to longtermism in non-English countries too. Happy to assist with organizing a German translation!
I will!
It’s already coming out in Swedish, Dutch and Korean, and we’re in discussion about a German translation. Given the success of the launch, I suspect we’ll get more interest in the coming months.
The bottleneck tends not to be translators, but reputable publishers who want to publish it.
I’m willing to volunteer to help with some of the workload with the Chinese version!
I’d assume the bottleneck regarding translations is not to find people that might be able to translate it or organise the translation, but to find a publisher in various countries.
That’s also my understanding. However, Will probably has some power over it. I.e. he can talk to his literary agent to actively approach publishers and even offer money to foreign publishers for translating the book.