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The book as an object with a paper trail: its author, its publisher, its translator and its publication date. Books and Authors & publishers are the registries, Prizes & lists follows the shortlists, Reading life covers habits and libraries, and The book trade covers the industry across Europe.

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Because a European book often reaches a reader through a translator and a second publisher, and both are part of the record. Pieces name the translator and the edition where the source did. Publication dates differ by territory, and that is reported rather than flattened.

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