Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol stolen
I hope Dan Brown has socked away some euros, pounds and dollars from sales of The Lost Symbol. Because if he was counting on a windfall from Icelandic krona, he may be out of luck.
A thief broke into offices of the Bjartur publishing house and swiped the first proof copy of the Icelandic translation of The Lost Symbol, according to an AP report. Another copy of the translation was sent to the proofreader, so publication won't be disrupted, and the good folks who live in Reykjavík, Ísafjörður, Hafnarfjörður and other parts of the country can soon read about the exploits of Professor Robert Langdon. But it raises the possibility of pirated copies -- especially since the thief also took a computer scanner.
At least the publisher has a sense of humor about the whole thing. "Possibly the burglar gave up on his English copy of the long novel and in his desperation decided to get a copy of the Icelandic translation before anyone else," Gudrun Vilmundardottir, chief of publishing for Bjartur, said today, according to the AP.
Photo courtesy of the Icelandic Tourist Board
Comments
I'm sure Dan Brown has made enough without the Fins adding their kroner!
Posted by: chair | October 15, 2009 10:59 AM
The scanner was probably stolen because the thief read a few pages of Brown's book & realized he was holding a turd, so he stole the scanner so he could be compensated for the time he wasted reading those few pages!
Posted by: Twist | October 17, 2009 12:29 AM
I hope the theif earns something out of it before the police catches up on him.
Posted by: nancy @ princetoncryo | October 18, 2009 8:34 AM
I find it interesting to note that in addition to the theft of the book the burglar also made off with a scanner. Perhaps he's thinking of sharing the book with the world in pdf format? Is this modern day Robin Hoodism directed at the liberation of literature?
Posted by: lplawhead | October 18, 2009 10:07 AM