List of Latin translations of modern literature
A number of Latin translations of modern literature have been made to bolster interest in the language. Some are described in the Latin language version of Wikipedia, shown as Latina in the list articles on the same topic in other languages, on the left of the article in English language Wikipedia. The perceived dryness of classical literature is sometimes a major obstacle for achieving fluency in reading Latin, as it discourages students from reading large quantities of text. In his preface to his translation of Robinson Crusoe, F. W. Newman writes:
Modern literature
Comic books
| Latin title | Original title | Original author | Translator | Publisher | Date |
| Haegar terribilis. Miles sine timore vitiisque | Hägar the Horrible | Browne, Dik | Ulrichs, Karl | München: Goldmann | 1986 |
| Asterix #1: Asterix Gallus | Astérix le Gaulois | Goscinny, René | Molina, J. | Murica: Molina | 1968 |
| Asterix #1: Asterix Gallus | Astérix le Gaulois | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Amsterdam/Brussels: Elsevier | 1973 |
| Asterix #2: Asterix et Falx Aurea | La serpe d'or | Goscinny, René | Molina, J. | Murica: Molina | 1968 |
| Asterix #2: Aurea Falx | La serpe d'or | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1975 |
| Asterix #3: Asterix apud Gothos | Astérix et les Goths | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1976 |
| Asterix #4: Asterix Gladiator | Astérix gladiateur | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1977 |
| Asterix #5: Iter Gallicum | Le tour de Gaule d'Astérix | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1978 |
| Asterix #6: Asterix et Cleopatra | Astérix et Cléopatre | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1980 |
| Asterix #7: Certamen principum | Le combat des chefs | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1981 |
| Asterix #8: Asterix apud Brittanos | Astérix chez les Bretons | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1982 |
| Asterix #9: Asterix et Normanni | Astérix et les Normands | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1983 |
| Asterix #10: Asterix Legionarius | Astérix légionnaire | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1984 |
| Asterix #11: Clipeus Arvernus | Le bouclier Arverne | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1985 |
| Asterix #12: Asterix Olympius | Astérix aus Jeux Olympiques | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1985 |
| Asterix #13: Asterix atque olla Cypria | Astérix et le chaudron | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1986 |
| Asterix #14: Asterix in Hispania | Astérix en Hispanie | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1987 |
| Asterix #15: Tumultus de Asterige | La zizanie | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1989 |
| Asterix #16: Asterix apud Helvetios | Astérix chez les Helvètes | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 2005 |
| Asterix #21: Laurea Caesaris | Les lauriers de César | Goscinny, René | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 2015 |
| Asterix #25: Fossa Alta | Le grand fossé | Uderzo, Albert | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1981 |
| Asterix #26: Odyssea Asterigis | L'Oddysée d Astérix | Uderzo, Albert | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1983 |
| Asterix #27: Filius Asterigis | Les fils d'Astérix | Uderzo, Albert | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1984 |
| Asterix #28: Asterix Orientalis | Astérix chez Rahazade | Uderzo, Albert | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1988 |
| Asterix #29: Asterix et Maestria | La rose et le glaive | Uderzo, Albert | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1991 |
| Asterix #30: Navis actuaria Obeligis | La galère d'Obélix | Uderzo, Albert | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 1998 |
| Asterix #31: Asterix et Latraviata | Asterix et Latraviata | Uderzo, Albert | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 2002 |
| Asterix #33: Caelum in Caput ejus Cadit | Le ciel lui tombe sur la tête | Uderzo, Albert | Anna Coloniata Fuxeana | Vanves: AlbertRené | 2007 |
| Asterix #35: Papyrus Caesaris | Le papyrus de César | Ferri, Jean-Yves and Conrad, Didier | :la:Carolus Rubricastellanus|Rubricastellanus, Carolus | Stuttgart: Ehapa | 2016 |
| De Titini et Miluli Facinoribus: De Insula Nigra | Les aventures de Tintin: L'île noire | Herge | Eichenseer, Caelestis | Tournai: ELI / Castermann | 1987 |
| De Titini et Miluli Facinoribus: De Sigaris Pharaonis | Les aventurs de Tintin: Les cigares du pharao | Herge | Eichenseer, Caelestis | Tournai: ELI / Castermann | 1990 |
| Alix: Spartaci Filius | Alix: :fr:Le Fils de Spartacus |Le Fils de Spartacus | Martin, Jacques | Aziza, Claudius and Dubrocard, Michael | Stuttgart: Klett | 1994 |
| Alix Senator: Aquilae Cruoris | :fr:Alix Senator|Alix Senator: Les aigles de sang | Valérie Mangin | Annie Collognat | Tournai: ELI / Castermann | 2018 |
| Carolini Brown Sapientia' | Wisdom of Charlie Brown | Schulz, Charles | Pei, Mario | s.n.: Hallmark | 1968 |
| Insuperabilis Snupius | Super Snoopy | Schulz, Charles | Angelino, Guido | Stuttgart: Klett | 1984 |
| Linus de Vita | Linus on Life | Schulz, Charles | Pei, Mario | s.n.: Hallmark | 1968 |
| Mundus Secundum Lucium | The World According to Lucy | Schulz, Charles | Pei, Mario | s.n.: Hallmark | 1968 |
| Philosophia Secundum Snoopy | Snoopy's Philosophy | Schulz, Charles | Pei, Mario | s.n.: Hallmark | 1968 |
| Disney Linguā Latinā: Donaldus Anas atque nox Saraceni | Paperino e la notte del saraceno | Rota, Marco | Mir, Josephus | European Language Institute | 1984 |
| Disney Linguā Latinā: Michaël Musculus et "Lapis Sapientiae" | Topolino e la "pietra di saggezza" | De Vita, Massimo | Egger, Carole | European Language Institute | 1984 |
| Disney Linguà Latinà #3: Donáldus Anas et Actiónes Fidûciae | Paperino e l'operazione F | unknown | Mir, Josephus | European Language Institute | 1984 |
| Disney Linguà Latinà #4: Scrúgulus et Rádius Contra Procéllam | Zio Paperone e il raggio anticiclone | Scala, Guido | Mir, Josephus | European Language Institute | 1984 |
| Disney Linguà Latinà #5: Scrugulus in Re Vere Mirabili | Zio Paperone in un caso davvero imprevedibile | Salvagnini, Rudy | Mir, Josephus | European Language Institute | 1985 |
| Disney Linguà Latinà #6: Míchaël Músculus et Regína Áfricae | Topolino e la Regina d'Africa | Scarpa, Romano | Egger, Carole | European Language Institute | 1986 |
| Popeius - De Circi Mysterio | Popeye | Segar, E. C. | Pacitti, Amadeus | Recanati: ELI | 1985 |
| Lucius et Lucia: De Secreto Gladiatorum | Suske en Wiske: :nl:Het geheim van de gladiatoren|Het geheim van de gladiatoren | Willy Vandersteen | Standaard Uitgeverij | 1990 | |
| Lucius et Lucia: De Larva Hispana | Suske en Wiske: :nl:Het Spaanse spook|Het Spaanse spook'' | Willy Vandersteen | Standaard Uitgeverij | 1997 |