Yuan Huan’s Phone Booth
by Miyase Sertbarut, Zülal Öztürk
Description
What if a phone booth could connect you to the other side of the world… or to another time?
İlhami thinks reading is boring—until he discovers a red phone booth that tells magical stories. Hooked by the tales, he begins to pretend they’re from a real book by a mysterious Chinese author named Yuan Huan. As İlhami delves deeper into the mystery of the phone booth, he also uncovers something unexpected: his own passion for reading.
This title offers an exciting narrative that stretches across time and space, seamlessly blending the local with the universal, and the traditional with the digital.
KEY NOTES:
- Yuan Huan’s Phone Booth is a best-selling book both nationally and internationally. Total number of prints in Turkey is 208.000 copies. Sold 60.000 copies in two months.
- A spellbinding mystery blending magical realism with contemporary adventure.
Rights sold: Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Complex Chinese, Czech, Italian, Korean, Kyrgyz, Portuguese (Brazil), Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Ukrainian
More Information
Rights Information
Rights sold: Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Complex Chinese, Czech, Italian, Korean, Kyrgyz, Portuguese (Brazil), Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Ukrainian
Marketing Information
Awards:
-Winner of the Premio Rodari Award for Best Children’s Novel of 2024.
- Selected for IBBY 2022 Honor List.
- Nominated for Premio Strega Award and Premio Bancarellino Award.
Reviews
Quotes:
“I recommend this book to the little ones, but also to adults who are looking for an original and captivating novel that makes them dream, but above all reminds us how wonderful it is to read.”
— Dalla Carta allo Schermo, www.dallacartalloschermo.com
“A metanarrative novel that echoes One Thousand and One Nights and The Decameron in spirit and that, without being didactic, tells of the effort of reading and the love for stories.”
— Tre Libretti sul Comò, www.trelibrettisulcomo.it
“La cabina telefonica di Yuan Huan reminds us the tone and atmosphere of Gianni Rodari’s works.”
– The Jury of 2024 Premio Rodari Award.
Silva Literary Agency
Silva Literary Agency is proud to represent a rich collection of children’s book authors. From picture books to graphic novels, middle grade to YA, our titles cross borders.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Tudem Publishing Group
- Orginal LanguageTurkish
- ISBN/Identifier 9786052859964
- Publication Country or regionTurkey
- FormatPaperback
- Pages136
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions13.5x19.5 cm
- IllustrationGreyscale
Silva Literary Agency has chosen to review this offer before it proceeds.
You will receive an email update that will bring you back to complete the process.
You can also check the status in the My Offers area
Please wait while the payment is being prepared.
Do not close this window.