Foreign Translations

As detailed below, you should be able to find translations for:

• Cartoon Micro (2010) in up to 17 languages: follow links or scroll down for more on Chinese (both simplified for mainland China and traditional for Taiwan), French, Galician, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mongolian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese;
• Cartoon Macro (2012) in up to 13 languages: follow links or scroll down for more on Chinese (both simplified for mainland China and traditional for Taiwan), Czech, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese;
• Cartoon Climate Change (2014) in 3 languages: Chinese (simplified), French,and Turkish;
• Cartoon Calculus (2019) in Korean.

Note: I try to keep this page current, but holler if you find new translations or cover images!

Chinese (simplified, for Mainland China)

And Cartoon Macro is (I think) coming! Published–like Cartoon Micro–by Cheers Books, I think of this translation as The Cartoon Introduction to Socialism with Chinese Characteristics 🙂 PS. Here’s one of my comedy routines on Youku with Chinese subtitles!

Chinese (traditional, for Taiwan)

Czech

Cartoon Macro in Czech is supposedly coming from 65. Pole. I haven’t actually seen a physical copy of this book, so if you find one please let me know!

French

With thanks to Christophe Bontemps of TSE! And here’s a video review… and another.

Galician

Published by Laiovento, translated by students at University of Vigo working with faculty members Marta García Gonzáles and Eduardo Luís Giménez Fernández!  

German

Indonesian

I haven’t actually seen a physical copy of this book, so if you find one please let me know!

Italian

Japanese

Also on Amazon Japan (Micro, Macro) and here’s one of my comedy routines with Japanese subtitles!

Korean

Both books published by Bada Books! (Here’s a link to the calculus book; see also Kyobo and Aladin.)

Malay

Cartoon Micro and Cartoon Macro in Malay are supposedly coming from The Malaysian Institute Of Translation & Books, but I have my doubts.

Mongolian

Cartoon Micro and Cartoon Macro in Mongolian are supposedly coming from Nepko, but I have my doubts.

Polish

And Cartoon Macro is supposedly coming, but I have my doubts.

Portuguese

Cartoon Micro should be published in 2019 by Editora Gradiva. I will post more information when I have it!

Russian

Cartoon Micro and Cartoon Macro were published by Inostrankabooks, I think in 2016.

Spanish

Published by Random House Mondadari, which is based in Spain but with offices in Latin America; see also Amazon listings for Micro and Macro. See also this cool promo video and media including El Pais, La Sexta, El Mundo, and RTVE.)

Thai

Cartoon Micro in Thai supposedly coming from Pearl, but I have my doubts.

Turkish

Cartoon Climate Change in Turkish is supposed to be coming in 2021 or 2022 from Yeni Insan Yayinevi (New Human Publishing House)!

Vietnamese

Cartoon Micro and Cartoon Macro were published by Nha Nam, I think in 2016.