Over two decades, JK Rowling’s debut has been translated into 79 other languages – only now will the home of Hogwarts get a native-tongue version
Scotland may be the home of Hogwarts and the place where author JK Rowling wrote her epic serial of wizardry and magic. But only this year will its wee bairns get the chance to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Scots, 20 years after it was first published.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stane is being translated by Matthew Fitt for publication in October by tiny Scottish imprint Itchy Coo, part of Black & White publishing. It will be the 80th translation of the first book in a series that has sold more than 450m copies worldwide.
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