Portobello Books signs up Herta Müller's new novel
Independent publisher sees off competition in fierce auction for rights to Nobel winner
Nobel laureate Herta Müller's new novel Atemschaukel, which follows the story of a German-Romanian teenager deported to a Ukrainian labour camp, will be published in the UK next year after independent press Portobello Books fought off five other publishers to acquire translation rights.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 19 November, 2009
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