Did you know author David Mitchell collected dinosaur postcards as a child? He told us at the Amsterdam presentation of Cloud Atlas, in 2005.
I’m really looking forward to his new book, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, to be published in June this year. The Dutch translation De onverhoorde gebeden van Jacob de Zoet (which definitely is a less poetic title) is awaited in May/June.
Jacob de Zoet is a young Dutch clerk arriving in Japan in the summer of 1799, in the hope of making a fortune before returning to Holland to wed his fiancée. But then he meets the daughter of a Samurai…
Ooops, I’m too late for this weeks Weekly Geeks* about Author Fun Facts! Well, never mind ;)
*Weekly Geeks was an inspirational event for the (book) blogging community, hosted by Dewey, originator of the 24 Hour Readathon, on Thursdays.
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zaterdag 13 februari 2010 bij 17:06
farmlanebooks
David Mitchell is one of my favourite authors and I am really looking forward to his new book. I didn’t realise that he collected dinosaur postcards! Great fact!
zondag 14 februari 2010 bij 15:30
uncertainprinciples
That’s a definite fun fact! I went through a phase of being obsessed with dinosaurs.
Can’t wait to read his new book (although I still have two of his existing books to read).
maandag 15 maart 2010 bij 13:24
London Lit Reader
You can read extracts from the first two chapters of David Mithcell’s new novel (The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet) here: http://www.wbqonline.com/feature.do?featureid=510