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Posted on January 30, 2009 - by MG

Joshua Files in French and German

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A very happy day for me, to see my book in the French (Operation Joshua: Dossier Confidential – La Prophetie Maya) and German (Geheimakte Joshua: Die Unsichtbare Stadt) editions.

I like the French title very much although they have missed out on the Calvino reference. Aha, you may come to regret that come Joshua 3, mes cheres amis.

I know I have gone on and on about the pyramid point-of-sales materials but LOOK! It’s so pretty!

There are bookmarks and posters too.

I can give away one poster and some bookmarks, if anyone wants to play another quiz.

OR…you could just promise to write a review of ICE SHOCK on Amazon when it comes out. Doesn’t have to be long. And please – only if you like the book! I’m not nearly famous or well-liked enough to be able to afford bad reviews there…

Joshua Files has now sold in 14 languages: French, German, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, Slovakian, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Indonesian, Vietnamese.

I have to say that just seeing it in three languages is blowing my mind quite a bit. Fourteen is just…BOGGLE.

Well done to the translators, Frank Boehmert (Deutsch), Amelie Sam (Francais), Ivan Stefanek (Slovak). I have been looking through Frank’s version and marvelling at how some things translate. In fact I think my very rusty German would benefit enormously from reading it.

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    February 4, 2009

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    Frank Boehmert said:

    “Geheimakte Joshua” now has hit the German bookstores, MG. See photo evidence in my blog :-)



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    May 1, 2009

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    charon said:

    I’m french and I read your book and I love it. It very good ,it the goodest
    thank you for this book



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    May 3, 2009

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    MG said:

    merci bien, charon! tu etes tres gentil.



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    July 3, 2009

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    Frank said:

    More praise for DIE UNSICHTBARE STADT in Germany, MG. Look here:

    http://www.perry-rhodan.net/aktuell/empfehlungen/2009070201.html

    That’s the biggest German sci-fi website, run by the publisher of the PERRY RHODAN series.

    Congrats,
    Frank



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    July 4, 2009

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    MG said:

    Ooh, thank you Frank, I like that! And he was attracted to the book because you translated it. :)

    ‘popcorn cinema’ eh? I hope so, one day!



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