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Coordinador QUERCUS EDITIONS LIMITED UK
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The years 2014–2016 were some of the most successful in MacLehose Press’ history. In Spring 2016 this was reflected in MacLehose Press being shortlisted for the Bookseller British Book Awards “Imprint of the Year” award. According to Nielsen Bookscan, 677,000 copies of MacLehose Press books were sold to the public in during the eligibility period of the project. And the vast majority of these books – at least 600,000 of them – were in translation from a European language. More than 200,000 copies of a Swedish book were sold; more than 100,000 of a Norwegian Book; some 95,000 of a Swiss–French book; more than 75,000 of a German book. Is it possible that there has never been a two-year period where a British publishing imprint enjoyed so many bestsellers in translation? I think it may be fair to say that there has not.
It has to be said that none of those phenomenal bestsellers were books that were part of the project, but three of the books included have made or are poised to make a a significant impact on the cultural landscape. In October 2016, following worldwide critical acclaim, Pierre Lemaitre’s The Great Swindle won the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger for the best translated crime novel of the year. It was also favoured with extensive review coverage and enjoyed strong sales in the UK, USA and Australia. In March 2017 The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen and Fish Have No Feet by Jon Kalman Stefansson were longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, which is the most prestigious award that a novel in translation can win in the UK. The previous winner, Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, has sold more than 50,000 copies in the UK, which demonstrates the potential the prize has in terms of sales and promotion. With the two longlisted books, a film of The Great Swindle forthcoming in October 2017, and our decision to publish further books by (at this stage) five of the authors, it is likely that the project will live well beyond its eligibility period. |