Almost everyone already knows about Ao Guanhai, but they are not so familiar with Lin Han, the Chinese science fiction writer who attracted his family to read books, so everyone is curious about the work that conquered the president of the United States.
Of course, there are also enthusiastic Hanlin Academy readers who volunteer online for free to explain the content of "The Three-Body Problem" to European and American readers. More than 3,000 people once listened to these explanations online.
A staff member from a bookstore in Miami wrote: "My physics only comes from school knowledge from decades ago, plus modern things learned from TV and science books. This knowledge is not enough to evaluate this. The book's scientific veracity rather highlights my ignorance. But since this is a science fiction novel, I don't need expertise to enjoy it."
Lin Han's charm can be imagined, and the appeal of "The Three-Body Problem" is extraordinary.
It's not news that Lin Han's science fiction novels are excellent. In fact, his previous novels are still selling well, but "The Three-Body Problem" seems to be different from the other previous books. Perhaps it is because of the long wait that the anticipation is so high. Reason.
Not surprisingly, Lin Han began to be consumed by jokesters. He was the most popular tonight. Not to mention anything else, the number of Weibo fans alone has skyrocketed by hundreds of thousands, and is currently close to five million fans. .
In the article, he gave Lin Han a very high evaluation, calling Lin Han "China's Verne" for the first time!
"After I finished reading "The Three-Body Problem" which is nearly 400 pages, I still want to read it. Fortunately, online news said that the other two parts of the "Three-Body Problem" trilogy will be published in the New Year, but I don't know when the English translation will be available. , please hurry up?"
"I've heard of Lin's book for a long time, but I don't know any foreign languages, so I can only cruelly reject all novels except English. I'm very grateful for the translation quality of "The Three-Body Problem". This book reads incredible in English. Well, it's as smooth as reading the imaginary original Chinese work. The translator has inserted a lot of useful footnotes into the book so that readers can understand the history, people, places, and events involved in the book."
These people are almost professionals, and they almost unanimously gave "The Three-Body Problem" a five-star rating.
So many media around the world are helping to promote it. If you don't seize the time, you will definitely regret it.
The online version of the American "New Yorker" published an article recommending Lin Han and his new book by the magazine's editor and writer Joshua Rothman. This is the first book review given by a large media, and many people are waiting for it. .
What those warriors saw was a bit confusing, and the highlights were not fully translated. Even so, it was shocking enough. Many of them said it was an extremely good novel.
"As the introduction of this book shows, we are not alone in the universe. Of course, we may have accepted this concept for a long time, but in this work, we have a definite target - the Trisolaran people. The introduction does not give a lot of information, such as How to determine the existence of aliens or what will happen next, the author spent incredible lengths to structure the details of the plot. Even after I read the entire book, I still found no trace of aliens."
Since the sale is suddenly released, many people have not yet reacted. Even now, almost all the people who can write book reviews are insiders from publishing houses and bookstores.
"I highly recommend this book, it's the first of a trilogy, the other two are yet to be published. If you love good science fiction, you're going to love this book, I guarantee it!"
Among other things, his novels have been widely disseminated in China and have become teenagers' favorite popular science books. To be evaluated by a critical person as China's Verne is of great significance not only to Lin Han, but also to the entire Chinese science fiction community!
The most important thing is that no corresponding promotional activities have been held on online book purchasing websites such as Amazon or offline bookstores, and Lin Han, the original author, has never appeared to promote or sign books.
"The Three-Body Problem" is the name of the English version. This novel has attracted the attention of European and American readers since its birth. Before, it had only a Chinese version and no English version. Some of the more impatient readers simply used translation software to forcefully translate from Chinese to English. , although the sentence was a bit awkward, I still finished it tenaciously.
The novel originally scheduled to be released on November 11 was quietly listed on Amazon in the early morning of the 9th. The pre-sale originally shown has turned into a hot seller. The publisher put up the slogan "China's best-selling science fiction novel, English version is available for the first time". Attracting the attention of science fiction fans all over the world.
In such a hot situation, Penguin Publishing Group has sensed business opportunities, and they decided to advance the launch of the English version of "The Three-Body Problem" to keep up with this wave of hot topics!
"If you have little interest in science, this book may not be for you. If you like sci-fi novels with a heavy science content, you will definitely enjoy reading this book. Moreover, you do not need to have a detailed understanding of science to enjoy this book. This book took much less time than I expected. I loved The Three-Body Problem and will definitely be purchasing the next two books."
He is the famous father of science fiction novels and created many science fiction classics. The number of translations of his novels exceeds that of Shakespeare, with nearly 5,000 translations alone. The French government also designated 2005 as the Year of Verne to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of the science fiction master.
Now that the English version is finally on sale, these people can finally read it happily, put aside the translator, and have the authentic English original version. It turned out that what they read was just rubbish.
After liking a writer's novels so much, many joke writers on the Internet admire these warriors who can finish reading machine-translated novels, calling them Shennongs who have tasted all kinds of herbs abroad.
Over time, he became somewhat famous in the book review community, so when his article was published, it immediately triggered a huge discussion.
There is no doubt that "The Three-Body Problem" has become a symbol of China's cultural soft power export. This novel, which is conservatively praised at home, has not been acclimated overseas, but has conquered one proud reader after another.
"The Three-Body Problem", which set off a craze for science fiction novels in China, has officially landed in major overseas markets. The first printing volume is 1.5 million copies. The hardcover version is priced at US$19.25, and the Kindle electronic version is priced at US$9.98. The price is not bad at all. not cheap.
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But readers and book critics were very satisfied. This novel whetted their appetites, and all of them were busy buying it.
Joshua Rothman has always been known for his sharp tongue. He has never been afraid to tell the truth. Some popular writers have been criticized by him, but they have to admit that this man has a point.
The popularity of Lin Han and his science fiction novels has increased sharply. People who read novels and those who do not read novels searched for Lin Han's name. This huge exposure directly turned him into a hot search topic that day.