UK readers set a new record in translated fiction sales in 2018, with Chinese novels contributing to the boom.
. It says the sales have increased by 20% in 2018 compared with the previous year in an article on March 6. , such as Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem and Jin Yong's A Hero Born. According to annual research commissioned by the Man Booker International(MBI) prize, total sales of translated fiction in the UK increased last year by 5.5 percent, amounting to a value of 184m yuan (£20.7m)-the highest figure since the research was first conducted in 2001.
. "The rise in sales of translated fiction shows how hungry British readers are for terrific writing from other countries," said the administrator of the MBI prize, "This in really exciting news, and welcome confirmation that publishers have responded to the proven popularity and marketability of translated literature," said Charlotte Collins, co-chair of the UK's Translators Association.
Anna Holmwood, translator of A Hero Born, has worked as a literary agent, and has seen firsthand how Chinese titles continue to gain a greater audience worldwide, particularly in the English speaking world. . She said the success of books by Louis Cha and Liu Cixin reflects British readers' growing appetite for new stories outside the English-speaking world. Publishers need to be more willing to introduce fresh work to readers. . "I think British readers are more open-minded because of the diversified culture in the UK," Holmwood said. She also said that cit typically takes a few books into a series for sales to truly pick up, and "book two (of Jin Yong's four-volume series, Legends of the Condor Heroes) only just came out" in late January, suggesting Yong may have another hit on his hands.
A. It means taking more of a risk though
B. She sees it as a sign of the UK's market shifting
C. The record of sales in the UK comes from Chinese fiction
D. Chinese science-fiction and fantasy novels were sold strongly
E. Reading is the best way of putting themselves in others' shoes
F 
Award-winning science fiction have been put into many languages
G.The Guardian highlighted the "extreme growth" in translated fiction sales
