How to Cite Translated Books in MLA Format

If you are a high school, college or grad student, your teachers or professors may require that you write your research papers in MLA format. MLA refers to the documentation style of the Modern Language Association. When you type a works cited list or bibliography in MLA format, you must follow specific guidelines. Citing a translated book in your reference section is similar to citing a regular book, but with some additional rules.

Instructions

    • 1

      Type the author's name in reverse order, beginning with the author's last name, followed by a comma and the author's first name. Add a period after the author's first name.

    • 2

      Type the title of the translated book in italics and place a period after the title.

    • 3

      Type the word "Trans." followed by the translator's first and last name. If the book has an editor, add "Ed." followed by the editor's first and last name after the translator's name, or in the same order in which the names are listed on the book's title page. Place periods after the names of the translator and editor.

    • 4

      Add the city of publication of the book followed by a colon.

    • 5

      Include the name of the book's publisher after the city of publication, and place a comma after the publisher's name.

    • 6

      Add the year of the book's publication after the publisher's name and include a period after the year.

    • 7

      Type the word "Print" followed by a period to complete your citation. "Print" refers to the medium of publication. A complete example of a translated book's citation is the following:

      Mankell, Henning. Firewall. Trans. Ebba Segerberg. New York: Vintage-Random, 2003. Print.

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