At the 76th Frankfurt Book Fair, which closed on Oct 20, Yilin Press held an international copyright promotion event for the graphic novel adaptation of Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem.
The first book in the series will be released in January and marks the first time the book has been adapted into a graphic novel. Primarily targeting adult readers, it employs visual and narrative techniques that create a work of high artistic and literary quality.
Zhang Yu, the chief editor of the publishing house, stated that the adaptation by artist Wu Qingsong combines traditional Chinese painting with a modern touch, using an artistic form that reflects the trend in China to combine modern design with traditional cultural elements, to vividly depict the world of the novel.
Consul Tang Liwen from the Chinese Consulate General in Frankfurt praised Yilin Press for its management of the overseas rights of the graphic novel adaptation, saying that the publisher has not only set a new benchmark in China's publishing industry, but has also acted as a bridge by introducing traditional Chinese culture and stories to the world.
Publishers from a number of countries have expressed interest in acquiring the rights to the adaptation, with rights already sold for the German and Spanish editions, and negotiations ongoing for the English, Japanese, French, Portuguese and Turkish editions, among others.
