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Authors with books published in multiple languages should have their names dealt with similarly to those with pen names. All editions should have the primary author name as the standard or most common Roman (that is, English-language) version of the author's name. Editions published under another spelling of the name or the name in another language should have that name listed as the secondary author. Different editions of a book not having the same primary author can cause quite a few distinct problems. Please keep the primary author for all editions of a work the same.
But which one would be the primary name in cases like pope John Paul II? His name in Latin? Ioannes Paulus II?
because that’s the official language of the Vatican
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All editions should have the primary author name as the standard or most common Roman (that is, English-language) version of the author's name.
The Roman name means the English name, so John Paul II, is the primary name on all books, so they can be combined.
The second sentence of the paragraph in the manual posted above states that the primary author is supposed to be in English, regardless of the language of the work or where the author is from.
I have corrected all editions on the Juan Pablo II profile, so they have John Paul II as primary author and Juan Pablo II as secondary author.The different editions/translations can be combined now. I've combined the book from message 1.
I have found many different versions of encyclicals that are not merged because they appear under the name Juan Pablo II rather than John Paul II. What can be done in those cases?
Is there a rule to keep the name in one language or another?
these are the same book
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