Shelf Awareness
In September, in the U.K. and North America, Pushkin Press is launching Pushkin Vertigo, an imprint that will feature crime classics from around the world by international masters from the 1920s to the 1970s. The authors are well known in their original countries, and some have been translated into English previously. The company noted the popularity of international crime on TV and in books and said its Pushkin Vertigo titles have been "carefully selected by Pushkin's editors to feed the needs of those addicted to crime literature--the 'binge' readers."Stephanie Seegmuller, co-editor of Pushkin Vertigo, commented: "The Pushkin Vertigo books are truly for everyone who loves classic crime, from Agatha Christie to Robert Chandler."
Daniel Seton, also a co-editor, called the imprint "very much a natural continuation of Pushkin Press's mission to unearth international literature's hidden gems--these stories are enjoyable, gripping and classy."
Pushkin Vertigo is releasing six titles this year:
Vertigo by Boileau-Narcejac, the pen name of Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac (the book was the basis for Hitchcock's movie--and the name of the new imprint)
She Who Was No More by Boileau-Narcejac
The Disappearance of Signora Giulia by Piero Chiara
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada
Master of the Day of Judgment by Leo Perutz
I Was Jack Mortimer by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Another 14 titles will be published next year. The books feature jackets designed by Jamie Keenan that are graphic and set the imprint apart from other Pushkin titles.
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