In July I mentioned Peter Griffin’s bilingual version of a novel – Tocats pel foc – Touched by Fire – by Manuel de Pedrolo.
Peter was obliged to buy it back from the publisher to stop it getting pulped. I can now post the following:
TRANSLATOR RANSOMS 490 COPIES FROM PUBLISHER,
GETS P.O. BOX AND SELLER’S PERMIT, SLASHES PRICE!
More details here.
The price is now $15 (within the USA, I suppose), plus sales tax in California.
ADDED LATER: The price of $15 including postage applies outside the USA too.
Transblawg provides follow-ups on a couple of stories mentioned earlier here on Languagehat. In July, I described Peter Griffin’s struggles to save his bilingual edition of the Catalan novel Tocats pel foc (Touched by Fire) by Manuel de Pedrolo from…
Once again, thanks for helping to spread the word, Margaret. I want to keep it simple, so I think I’ll just charge the same price ($15) for a copy to be delivered abroad as within the United States.