The Furious Spinner

Came home to two weeks of mail which included the German edition of Broken Moon. I just get such a kick out of foreign editions of my books. The woman on the cover doesn't look anything like a Pakistani teenager. In fact, as my dear agent pointed out, the cover is quite reminiscent of The Little Prince. True. But I still love it. I'm easy.

Which reminds me of the time I made the comment to my parents and baby sister, "I'm very easy going." And they all burst out laughing...

Does anyone know German? On my computer translator, Das Leuchten Der Sternschnuppen is "light up the meteors." Nadira tells her companions (boys kidnapped and forced to be camel jockeys) a story about falling stars. Maybe that has something to do with the title. Maybe I'll write my translator and ask her. Unless one of my brilliant readers knows the answer?

Labels: Broken Moon, writing

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I tried another online translator and here's what it came up with:

The illumination of the shooting stars

Sounds about right!

Congrats on all the foreign language editions. That's exciting!

By  Kevin, at 7:18 PM  

Hi, Kevin! How are you and the beloved V? Thanks for the info. I kind of like that translation. I just heard from my translator, Ursula C. Sturm. She says it translates literally to "The Glow of the Falling Stars."

So figure.

By  Kim Antieau, at 9:12 AM  

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