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message 1: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (mentha) | 6 comments Hi, I hope I'm doing this right and if not, would one of you please send me to the right place? I don't want to waste anyones time.

The book I'd like to add is a Swedish translation to a German book. I do not know if it ever was translated to English as well. I do know that, at least in sweden, the book has been long since out of print. Since I have the Swedish translation I do not know for certain that I have the german ISBN numbers right. Amazon carries at least one version though so I hope the information from there is accurate. I hope this is alright. Tell me if/when I have forgotten anything.

First off, the German version. (but not the first print, I could not find that version)

Title: Perdita
Author: Isabel Hamer
Language: German
Publisher: Im Bertelsman Lesering; Spine Lean edition (1956)
Cover: Hardcover (canvas bound)
Pages: 352
ASIN: B001G6B2UY
Cover art: https://www.antikvarium.hu/html/foto....
Blurb (written by me, feel free to correct/add/subtract/translate): Perdita is born to a German mother who fell madly in love with an Englishman, who unfortunately died in the first world war a year after Perditas birth. A year later, her mother dies of grief and the two year old Perdita is send to her aunt in germany who becomes like a mother to her. Around Perdita 12th birthday even her aunt dies and she is send back to England to her father's side of the family. Speaking nearly no English and having an odd name, she has problems fitting in with the other girls her age and is tormented by a longing for a home long gone.

Now the swedish translation

Title: Flickan Utan Land
Author: Isabel Hamer
Translation by: Barbro Johansson
Language: Swedish
Publisher: B. Wahlströms Boförlag (1970)
Cover: Hardcover (leather bound)
Pages: 254
ISBN 91-32-30110-3 (inb)
Cover art: http://shop.textalk.se/shop/19737/art...
Blurb (the same as the one for the german version :P )

I hope this can be added since it's a lovely little book and maybe more might have read it but could not find it here. Thank you.


message 2: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16368 comments You've come to the right place :)

I'll do this later today.

(The links you gave are to sites we are not allowed to use for covers, but I'll see if I can find images that we can use.)


message 3: by Norash (new)

Norash (norashaisyasiah) hello jenny...
I new author...
my first book was born on last month. can u add my book. I really one to know feedback from readers.
Title: bitter sweetheart (malay version)
author: Norash aisy asiah
publisher: Penerbitan ilham persona(malaysia)
penerbitanilhampersona.blogspot.com
genre: action n love
ISBN 978-967-13349-3-5

thank youu


message 4: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (mentha) | 6 comments Oh dear! Ehmn, I have a copy of my own of the Swedish translation, would it be alright if I scanned it in myself and posted it here? It would solve the problem of at least one of the versions. The amazon cover picture of the German version is just a photo of the book, instead of a clear photo of the cover. I just tried to find a cleaner version. Sorry for the mess-up.


message 5: by Abcdarian (last edited Jul 06, 2015 08:37AM) (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments Norash: Please only post one time. Book added from another thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 6: by Norash (new)

Norash (norashaisyasiah) thanks abcdarian
sorry this is my first time using it... anyway thanks :D


message 7: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16368 comments Jenny wrote: "Oh dear! Ehmn, I have a copy of my own of the Swedish translation, would it be alright if I scanned it in myself and posted it here? It would solve the problem of at least one of the versions."

That would be fine! You can upload the scan to your user profile and then we can grab it from there.


message 8: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16368 comments German edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I didn't add the ASIN because that is only meant for Kindle editions. The cover photo on Amazon turned out to be quite nice though, so I added that.
Does your book mention an original publication date? The oldest copy in the German National Library dates from 1938, so I put that as original pub date for now.

Swedish edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Is yours the 1970 edition? The Swedish National Library only gives this ISBN for the 1980 "new edition".


message 9: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (mentha) | 6 comments Okay, it has been done! There is only one picture beside my profile one so it should be easy to find. I hope the quality is okay. It turned out that leather with gold details is a bit hard to scan hehe ^.^ I have sadly no pictures for the original German though. I hope you have a bit more luck in the search then I have. :D


message 10: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (mentha) | 6 comments lethe wrote: "German edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I didn't add the ASIN because that is only meant for Kindle editions. The cover photo on Amazon turned out to be quite nice thou..."


Oh dear, you must have uploaded this one while I was still typing. No I think the (1970) has something to do with the publisher. I have the 1980 one, sorry for the confusion. This is my first time doing this. Sorry


message 11: by Jenny (last edited Jul 06, 2015 09:56AM) (new)

Jenny (mentha) | 6 comments Oh, and I'm sure its the 1980 one because when I google the translator it is also listed as 1980 and this matches up with the information page in the book. ^-^

Sadly, its lists nothing else.


message 12: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16368 comments Corrected the Swedish pub date and added the cover. I think it looks fine (I love red). You can remove it from your photos now, if you wish :)


message 13: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (mentha) | 6 comments Oh perfect! Thank you for helping out and being so patient with me. You're wonderful, thank you!


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