Today, Herta Müller receives the Nobel Prize in Literature from the hands of His Majesty the King of Sweden. In addition to eternal glory and fame, she also gets the prize money, 10 million Swedish crowns (almost 1.4 million USD). But even for her Swedish publisher, Wahlström & Widstrand, the Prize is a welcome addition to the Christmas trade.
Photo: Ulla Montan
"It's a money-spinner," says Katarina Arborelius, marketing manager at Wahlström & Widstrand. "The hottest right now is Andningsgunga (English title: Everything I Possess I Carry With Me) who came in stock last week, while Herta Müller arrived in Stockholm. It was actually scheduled to appear in the fall of 2010, but the translator Karin Löfdahl has done a fantastic achievement and translated in record time."
Is that also the book that has sold best?
"No, overall the best selling book is Hjärtdjur (English title: The Land of Green Plums), which is available both as paperback and hardcover. It has sold 70,000 copies. If you only count hardcover, then Idag hade jag helst inte velat träffa mig själv (English title: The Appointment) is the best-seller with 27,000 copies." In total, there are five Herta Müller titles in stock in Sweden, available in four different formats: hardcover, audio book, paperback and MP3. Altogether the five titles has sold 130,000 copies until now.
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