L. Ron Hubbard most translated author — rats!

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Guinness World Records has officially recognized L. Ron Hubbard, acclaimed author and the founder of Scientology, as the world’s most translated author. This new world record, officially verified as 65 languages, exceeds the previous record of 51 languages set in 1997 by American author Sidney Sheldon. It also tops the unofficial count of 63 for “Harry Potter” novelist J. K. Rowling and the 64 languages translated for “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Dutch teenager Anne Frank.

As a book-lover I have somewhat conflicted feelings about L. Ron Hubbard. I feel a sincere admiration for L. Ron Hubbard the pulp science fiction author, who transcended the limitations of the book to create something much bigger than himself. It’s a shame that what he created was a pernicious mixture of pseudo-science and pseudo-religion.

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