Check this out! I've just received copies of the Indonesian version of '13 Ghosts of Halloween'. The new title is 'Menghitung Monster'. Anyone out there speak Indonesian? I'd love to know what the literal translation is for this title.
And here's the back cover of the book.
They've made the back cover a tad more scary – in the English version it's just the boy with the flashlight looking nervous (but not this freaky scared illo here!) and there's also the cute cat and dog on the cover. I'm curious as to the reasons for choosing this tone for the back.
Here's a link to the publisher's site, where they show some images from my book. The price of the book is Rp25.000,00, by the way.
And the best part about this translation? In the English version of the book, my dedication to my husband reads, 'For my Guido'. In the Indonesian version? It reads, 'Untuk Guidoku'.
My sweet little Guidoku!!
Hi Patricia,
Congratulations. Menghitung means count or counting.
Posted by: anasalwa | July 07, 2009 at 08:35 PM
Thank you anasaiwa! That makes sense, of course. Counting Monsters!
Posted by: patricia | July 07, 2009 at 11:11 PM
This is so very cool!
Posted by: Isabella | July 10, 2009 at 10:11 AM