The seventh and final Harry Potter book Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows will go on sale on October 28, Beijing Morning
Post reported on Wednesday.
Cover of the English version Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows.
The publisher, People's Literature Publishing House, confirmed
that the sister translators Ma Ainong and Ma Aixin have finished
the translation after a three month effort and the book has been
delivered for print.
Since the English versioned Harry Potter book has been highly
welcomed and is the final book in the series, the first batch of
the translated version will include one million copies, the most
among the Harry Potter series.
To distinguish from piratical versions, the title of the
authorized books will be different. With summaries of the previous
six books, the seventh book has the most pages and is the most
expensive one among the whole series, according to the
publisher.
Order for the Chinese versioned Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows has begun and 7,000 copies have already been sold on
order, exceeding the total order of 5,900 copies for the sixth
book. It is estimated that the total order of the new book will
exceed 10,000.
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(CRI.cn October 11, 2007)
