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New Esperanto novel (sort of)

від Roberto12, 3 липня 2013 р.

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Roberto12 (Переглянути профіль) 3 липня 2013 р. 11:42:31

I've recently (self) published my third novel, and unlike my previous two, this one features Esperanto! Here's the US Amazon link and the blurb.

Zeno's Chimney
In a parallel universe where Germany and Austria-Hungary won the First World War, the 2006/07 English football league season is drawing to a close. Since the end of the nuclear Second World War, which nobody won, football has become the most important aspect of the lives of the citizens of Europe, with matches now taking place amidst regulated violence in the stadiums and the surrounding streets. And the disreputable Esperanto-speaking EUF (Eŭropa Unio de Futbalo) has risen to become the de facto government of a Europe both united and divided by football mania.

Tony Tuppence doesn't particularly like football and he doesn't have a job either, but when he wakes up one morning to find himself in the frame for the murder of his next-door neighbour, his life is turned upside down as he must flee not only the authorities, but the shady characters who framed him.

A succession of weird adventures await as Tony sets out on a northbound journey through this strangely dystopian Britain in a re-imagining of John Buchan's classic novel The Thirty-Nine Steps.
I'm running a kindle giveaway from today until Sunday 7th, so anyone who's interested can download it for free or just buy the paperback book.

The text is peppered with Esperanto, mostly in the form of names of places and football/soccer clubs, so even though it probably couldn't be labelled an Esperanto novel, it does promote the language to a degree.

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jchthys (Переглянути профіль) 3 липня 2013 р. 14:42:04

Awesome! Hope it's a best-seller ridulo.gif

brw1 (Переглянути профіль) 3 липня 2013 р. 16:13:32

jchthys:Awesome! Hope it's a best-seller ridulo.gif
Consider writing one totally in Esperanto!

InsaneInter (Переглянути профіль) 3 липня 2013 р. 17:11:05

Great-sounding book! I'll read it when I get a chance... after I'm done reading a bunch of fanfiction LOL. Hope it sells well!

Roberto12 (Переглянути профіль) 3 липня 2013 р. 19:32:59

jchthys:Awesome! Hope it's a best-seller ridulo.gif
Thanks, me too, although the marketplace is SO crowded.

brw1:Consider writing one totally in Esperanto!
That would be a big job... If anyone decides to compile a collection of short stories, however, then I'd probably knock one out.

InsaneInter:Great-sounding book! I'll read it when I get a chance... after I'm done reading a bunch of fanfiction LOL. Hope it sells well!
Thanks. But be warned, it probably won't contain the same, ahem, material as that fanfic!

InsaneInter (Переглянути профіль) 5 липня 2013 р. 15:53:47

InsaneInter:Great-sounding book! I'll read it when I get a chance... after I'm done reading a bunch of fanfiction LOL. Hope it sells well!
Thanks. But be warned, it probably won't contain the same, ahem, material as that fanfic![/quote]LMAO! Now that made my day!

Writing a novel in all Esp. would be a pretty big leap to start off with. I'd start with short stories. You can write fanfiction XD, but not the kinds that I write LOL.

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