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Harvard Style Guide: Translated book

This guide explains how to use the Harvard Style. It includes a short tutorial.

Translated book

Reference: Author/Editor Last name, Initials. (Year translation published) Title. Translated by translator(s) Initials and Last name. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Kafka, F. (2016) Metamorphosis. Translated by M. Hoffman. London: Penguin Books.

In-Text-Citation:

  • Author Last name (Year)    
  • (Author Last name, Year)

Example:

  • Kafka (2016) evokes alienation....
  • This novella describes alienation via a physical transformation (Kafka, 2016).

 

Note: The format for this example is taken from the book "Cite them Right" by Richard Pears and Graham Shields. If your school uses a different format, go by the School format. Alternatively, check with your module coordinator if the above format will be accepted.

 

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