The world record for most
translations of a single title signed by the author in one sitting belongs to Paulo Coelho (Brazil) who signed 53 different language editions of his bestseller The Alchemist on 10 October 2003, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, at the Frankfurt Book fair, Germany.
In one
of two blockbuster adaptations to showcase his shining star this year (the other being the inexplicable feature - length
translation of a little game called Battleship), Taylor Kitsch leads the weekend as the
title character in John Carter, leaping miles in a
single bound and surely climbing the box - office charts too.