Translation of J>E fiction is booming

[John Stroman]

Dear Colleagues,

A somewhat lengthy article in today's The Guardian explains how and why: "Japanese fiction is experiencing an extraordinary boom. In 2022, figures from Nielsen BookScan showed that Japanese fiction represented 25% of all translated fiction sales in the UK. The dominance is even more striking this year: figures obtained by The Guardian show that, of the top 40 translated fiction titles for 2024 so far, 43% are Japanese."

Here is the link to the article:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/23/japanese-fiction-britain-translation

John Stroman

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