'Finnegans Wake' is Chinese publishing hit
- Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 14.44
- Online news: Asia
A new Chinese translation of "Finnegans Wake", renowned for its linguistic difficulty in the original, is proving a hit in China -- although one academic called the author James Joyce "mentally ill".
Undated photo of author James Joyce. A new Chinese translation of Joyce's "Finnegans Wake", renowned for its linguistic difficulty in the original, is proving a hit in China -- although one academic called Joyce "mentally ill".
The first-ever mainland Chinese edition of the novel sold out its initial print run of 8,000 copies just three weeks after being launched in December, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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