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This freely avaialble dataset provides a sample of bibliographic entries from UNESCO's Index Translationum, documenting translated books published across multiple countries from 1978 to 2008. Each record includes publication year, country of publication, original and translated titles, languages, author names, translator names, publishers, and locations. The dataset demonstrates the global flow of literary, scientific, and cultural works across language barriers, illustrating translation patterns between different languages, countries, and time periods. This information supports analysis of international cultural exchange trends, popular authors and genres for translation, and evolution of global publishing practices.
