Here is a list of rights sold until the beginning of April 2006, and tentative publication days:
USA: Ecco (Harper Collins), May 2, 2006.
UK: Viking Penguin, September/October 2006.
Canada: McClelland & Stewart, April 29, 2006.
The Czech Republic: Argo.
Finland: Sammakko, October 2006.
French rights in Canada: Hexagone.
Hebrew-language rights: Kinneret, October 2006.
Italy: Strade Blu (Random House Mondadori), January/February 2007.
Norway: Tiden, September 2006.
Poland: Rebis, October 2006.
Spain: Lumen, October 2006.
Denmark: Gyldendal, September 2006.
Romania: Editura Polirom.
Croatia: VBZ
Book of Longing in various languages
And here's the book, packed into the gift for your mother in Mother Day's banner at http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home
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I browsed for Book of Longing on its international publishers' sites, and here are the dates and situation with translations:
Published or Announced:
Canada:
McClelland & Stewart, April 25, 2006 (hardcover) (ISBN: 0771022344)
March 27, 2007 (paperback) (ISBN: 0771022298)
Canada, French rights:
Éditions de l'Hexagone, November 4, 2006 (ISBN: 2890059464)
USA:
Ecco (HarperCollins), May 9, 2006 (hardcover) (ISBN: 006112558X)
June 1, 2007 (paperback) (ISBN: 006112561X)
UK & Commonwealth: Viking Penguin, October 5, 2006 (hardcover) (ISBN: 0670916544)
Norway: Tiden Norsk Ferlag, October 2006, as Lengselens bok (ISBN: 8205356289) >>> http://www.gyldendal.no/Search/product. ... lisher=723
Spain: Editorial Lumen, S.A. (Random House Mondadori), October 2006, as El libro del anhelo (paperback) (ISBN: 8426415830) >>> http://www.editoriallumen.com/ficha_lib ... dent=38711
The Czech Republic: Argo, late 2006, as Kniha toužení, translator: Miroslav Jindra >>> http://www.argo.cz/detail.asp?id=130378
Finland: Sammakko, 2007, as Kaipauksen kirja
Italy:
Strade blu (Random House Mondadori), January/February 2007
Announced, but without any further news yet:
Poland: Rebis, October 2006?
Denmark: Gyldendal, October 2006?
Hebrew-language rights: Kinneret, October 2006?
Romania: Editura Polirom
Croatia: V.B.Z.
Germany: ?
Published or Announced:
Canada:
McClelland & Stewart, April 25, 2006 (hardcover) (ISBN: 0771022344)
March 27, 2007 (paperback) (ISBN: 0771022298)
Canada, French rights:
Éditions de l'Hexagone, November 4, 2006 (ISBN: 2890059464)
USA:
Ecco (HarperCollins), May 9, 2006 (hardcover) (ISBN: 006112558X)
June 1, 2007 (paperback) (ISBN: 006112561X)
UK & Commonwealth: Viking Penguin, October 5, 2006 (hardcover) (ISBN: 0670916544)
Norway: Tiden Norsk Ferlag, October 2006, as Lengselens bok (ISBN: 8205356289) >>> http://www.gyldendal.no/Search/product. ... lisher=723
Spain: Editorial Lumen, S.A. (Random House Mondadori), October 2006, as El libro del anhelo (paperback) (ISBN: 8426415830) >>> http://www.editoriallumen.com/ficha_lib ... dent=38711
The Czech Republic: Argo, late 2006, as Kniha toužení, translator: Miroslav Jindra >>> http://www.argo.cz/detail.asp?id=130378
Finland: Sammakko, 2007, as Kaipauksen kirja
Italy:
Strade blu (Random House Mondadori), January/February 2007
Announced, but without any further news yet:
Poland: Rebis, October 2006?
Denmark: Gyldendal, October 2006?
Hebrew-language rights: Kinneret, October 2006?
Romania: Editura Polirom
Croatia: V.B.Z.
Germany: ?
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Re: Book of Longing in various languages
UPDATE:
This is the new report about world editions of Book of Longing, from http://www.mcclelland.com/rights/index.html.
According to the report, Book of Longing has now also been sold to Slovenia, to the publishing house MIS.
Full editions are as follows (copied from M&S website):
This is the new report about world editions of Book of Longing, from http://www.mcclelland.com/rights/index.html.
According to the report, Book of Longing has now also been sold to Slovenia, to the publishing house MIS.
Full editions are as follows (copied from M&S website):
All translations mentioned above have been published.Book of Longing
by Leonard Cohen
Slovenia: MIS Publishing House
Rights previously sold:
US: Ecco
UK: Viking
Croatia: VBZ
Czech Republic: Argo
Denmark: Gyldendal
Finland: Sammakko
France: Le Cherche Midi
French Canada: Hexagone
Greece: Ianos
Hebrew: Kinneret
Italy: Random House Mondadori
Norway: Tiden
Poland: Rebis
Portugal: Do Impensavel
Romania: Editura Polirom
Spain: Lumen
Rights held: World
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Re: Book of Longing in various languages
Strange, but there is no German edition on the list - we have the news from local people that it's announced for October 2009, to be ready for Leonard's October tour thru Germany.
Buch der Sehnsüchte
Publisher: Blumenbar
Language: German
Translated by: Carl Weissner, Karl Bruckmaier, Ann Cotten, Franz Dobler
Year: 2008 (October 6)
Pages: 240
Hardcover
ISBN: 9783936738452
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Mums the word
My mother bought it for my last birthday. Later this year I am taking her to see Leonard for the first time. She did hate his earlier books crudity though.Dem wrote:A "Book of Longing" by Mr.Cohen as a gift to you mother??? Risky!Dem
The British DJ John Peel once played Suzanne and announced it with 'Not the sort of music you'd start a party with, but beautiful still'. My 17th bithday party started with a friends Cohen tape, the first I'd heard of him so played repeatedly.