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New short story available in French and German only

BevVincentBevVincent
edited February 2014 in General news
Stephen's visit in Germany and France last November was not only for his fans a very special event, but also for him. To thank all his German and French fans for their warm welcome he came up with a great idea: He wrote a story, "Bad Little Kid", which will be available in e-book format from 14th of March just in German (Böser kleiner Junge) and French (Sale Gosse).

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  • BevVincentBevVincent
    The story : 
    « Remember, it comes back in the shape of a kid...»
    A diabolical kid who cause the inevitable death of your relatives, a bad little kid who has led George Hallas, accountant, in the death row. And that may, one day, cross your path...
  • Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
    edited March 2014
    Cool!  Can't wait for the English version.

    Nice move by King - he must know bootleg English versions will result.  Not as big a concern for an established writer like him as it would be for a less successful writer.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    I'm looking forward to giving it a shot in French -- I used to read George Simenon's Maigret novels in French to keep my rusty second language skills in shape.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Here is a user-supplied translation of the German synopsis:

    George Hallas is in prison. In one week, he is to be executed. He has remained silent for a long time, but now he opens up to his public defender, Leonard Bradley. He tells him how his dreadful deed came to pass. For Bradley, the confession will eventually have spooky consequences.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Lilja reports that the French version will be 68 pages long. On average, French is 18% longer than English, but a lot relies on layout.
  • Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
    There's a double entendre in there that less self confident English people might be slighted by. ;))
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    :))
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    My commentary: Pardon My French – A Review of Stephen King's 'Sale Gosse'
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    From MsMod

    Some of you had asked about whether "Bad Little Kid" would be included. I've asked Steve and we've confirmed that the exclusive which France and Germany had will expire in June 2015 so it will be able to be included since the collection won't be out until the autumn of 2015. As of now, the plan is to include it.
  • Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
    As suspected.
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