Alli
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
After recommending The Sharing Knife (my favorite) to my husband's family (I am American he is German) they found that the Lakewalkers invoked an image of Gypsies rather than Native Americans. In most European minds, "gypsy" usually causes a negative reaction. I also noticed TSK was only translated up to book three in German. Was the series less well-received in Europe, including the UK?
Lois McMaster Bujold
My books have not sold well in German. But it's also possible the publisher never noticed it was 4 books, not the expected trilogy -- that happened with the Russian edition. I believe we did eventually catch up with them and get the 4th through, but I didn't know about Germany. Urgh, but too late now, as the books are out of print and out of license.
I really don't think many of my foreign publishers pay much attention to my work...
But no, gypsies weren't in my stock of (several) inspirations for the Lakewalkers.
Ta, L.
My books have not sold well in German. But it's also possible the publisher never noticed it was 4 books, not the expected trilogy -- that happened with the Russian edition. I believe we did eventually catch up with them and get the 4th through, but I didn't know about Germany. Urgh, but too late now, as the books are out of print and out of license.
I really don't think many of my foreign publishers pay much attention to my work...
But no, gypsies weren't in my stock of (several) inspirations for the Lakewalkers.
Ta, L.
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