Ukrainian publisher Zhorzh has just published a translation of Boy’s Life, and it was one of their bestsellers at Book Arsenal in Kiev, a large book event.

They also recently published a new interview with Robert McCammon:

Czech rights to Robert McCammon’s Swan Song and Boy’s Life have been acquired by Czech Republic publisher OneHotBooks.

Ukrainian publisher Zhorzh has acquired the Uktrainian rights to Robert McCammon’s Mister Slaughter, The Providence Rider, and The Listener. Zhorzh previously acquired the rights to Boy’s Life, Swan Song, Speaks the Nightbird, and The Queen of Bedlam. Their translation of Boy’s Life will be released in May.

Zhorzh on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ZhorzhClub
Zhorzh on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/zhorzhclub/

 

Ukrainian publisher Zhorzh has announced a May 2025 release date for their first Robert McCammon translation! Several years ago, they acquired the rights to Boy’s LifeSpeaks the NightbirdThe Queen of Bedlam, and Swan Song. Special thanks to reader Antoniuk Igor for keeping me informed about this release!

Here are their posts about the release, which includes ordering information:

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French publisher Monsieur Toussaint Louverture is reprinting their translation of Boy’s Life for publication on March 22, 2024. This new edition of Zephyr, Alabama removes the Alex Green artwork in favor of an elegant dustjacket that matches the style of the majority of their publications.

It can be pre-ordered from Amazon.fr, among many other sites.

The cover has been added to the Book Cover Gallery.

Greek publisher Klidarithmos has announced that their translation of Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life will be available on February 14, 2024. The trade paperback release uses the Alex Green artwork from the French edition published by Monsieur Toussaint Louverture in 2022. This translation is by Antonis Kalokiris.

For more details, visit the product page for Η ζωή ενός αγοριού.

Ukrainian rights to Robert McCammon’s Boy’s LifeSpeaks the NightbirdThe Queen of Bedlam, and Swan Song have been acquired by Ukrainian publisher Zhorzh in a four-book deal!

Zhorzh on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ZhorzhClub
Zhorzh on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/zhorzhclub/

More information when it’s available, of course.

Greek publisher Klidarithmos has acquired the rights to produce a Greek translation of Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life. The deal just happened, and no other information is available at this time. As soon as I know more, I’ll post it!

This will be the first Greek edition of Boy’s Life and the 21st translation from English to another language. You can see all of the international covers for Boy’s Life in the Book Cover Gallery.

Italian publisher Fanucci Editore is releasing a new trade paperback edition of Boy’s Life on August 25, 2023. La vita di un ragazzo (literally, The Life of a Boy, or A Boy’s Life) appears to be a new translation of the book, which was previously published in Italian by IperFICTION in 1992. The cover for this new edition can be seen below. The edition is not yet listed on the Fanucci site, but it can be pre-ordered now from several sites. Fanucci published an Italian translation of Swan Song in 2022.

La vita di un ragazzo at Amazon IT
La vita di un ragazzo at ibs.it
La via di un ragazzo at Hoepli.it