☰TRANSLATIONS

Vera

Συνεντευξη με την Αν Κλιβς ( Ann Cleeves).

VERA the television series has been sold to the Czech republic, Taiwan, Cyprus, Iceland, South Korea, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, New Zealand and Australia (Seven network), and shown in parts of the USA, on Icelandic National TV, as well as India, Slovenia, Singapore and cable deals in Asia and Latin America. January 2015 also brought Les enquêtes de Vera to French televsion.

The Darkest Evening

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• Latest: The Polish edition, Mrok tej nocy, is published by Amber.
• The German edition Die tiefste Nacht, translated by Stefanie Kremer, is published by Rowohlt.

The Seagull

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• Latest: The Seagull was published in French as Une Affaire classée, translated by Sophie Guyon, Editions de l'Archopel
• The Polish edition, Mewa, is published by Amber.
• The German edition Die andere Tote, translated by Stefanie Kremer, is published by Rowohlt.
• The Romanian edition is Pescăruşul by Crime Scene Press, translated by Mihnea Arion.
• The Finnish edition of The Seagull is Merilokki, translated by Annukka Kolehmainen and published by Karisto.

The Moth Catcher

More about The Moth Catcher

• The Polish edition, Pułapka na ćmy, is published by Amber.
• The Finnish edition of The Moth Catcher is Yöperhoset, translated by Annukka Kolehmainen, published by Karisto.
• The German edition, Die Nacht der schwarzen Falter, translated by Stefanie Kremer, is published by Rohwolt
  auch als digitalbuch erhältlich.

Harbour Street

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• Latest: published in Romanian as Secretele din Strada Portului by Crime Scene Press, translated by Raluca Ştefan
• The Estonian edition retains the title Harbour Street, and is published by Varrak.
• The Norwegian edition is Havnen published by Vigmostad & Bjørke.
• The Finnish edition, Satamakatu, translated by Annukka Kolehmainen, is published by Karisto.
• The Polish edition of Harbour Street, Ulica Milczenia is published by Amber.
• The German edition, Ein dunkler Fleck, translated by Stefanie Kremer, is published by Rohwolt
  auch als digitalbuch erhältlich.

The Glass Room

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• The Finnish edition, Viiltoja, translated by Annukka Kolehmainen, is published by Karisto.
• The Polish edition of The Glass Room, Szklany pokój is published by Amber,
• and the Greek edition is Σιωπηλοι μαρτυρες, published by Kleidarithmos.
• Glasverandan, the Swedish edition, translated by Jan Järnebrand is published by Albert Bonniers Forlag
• Das letzte Wort, The Glass Room translated into German by Stefanie Kremer, is now available from Ann's German publisher, Rowohlt (mit Leserprobe).
• The Estonian edition is Klaastuba, published by Varrak.

Silent Voices

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• Latest: The Spanish edition is Almas Silenciosas, translated by Isabel Hurtado de Mendoza Azaola, published by Maeva (e-book).
• Translated into Danish as Tavse Stemme by Forlaget Hetland
• The Icelandic edition is Hljóðar raddir
• Stille Stem is now available in the Netherlands from A.W. Bruna.
• Mlčenlivé hlasy (by Cleevesovà, Ann) is published in the Czech Republic by Euromedia,
• and in Polish as Stłumione głosy by Amber in February 2014.
• Russian edition published by Inspiria Books
• Silent Voices was published in Sweden as Döda Talar Inte, translated by Jan Järnebrand, by Albert Bonniers Forlag (also available as an audio book)
• Βουβες κραυγες, the Greek edition of Silent Voices, is now available.
• The Finnish edition, Kuolemanhiljaisuus, translated by Kimmo Lilja, is published by Karisto,
• The Estonian edition is Vaiksed hääled, published by Varrak,
• The German edition, Seelentod, translated by Stefanie Kremer, is published by by Rowohlt;
  auch als digitalbuch erhältlich
  «Vera Stanhope muss man einfach mögen!» (Freundin)

Hidden Depths

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• Latest: The Spanish edition, Una verdad oculta, translated by Esther Roig Jiménez, is published by Maeva (ebook).
• Vera's Icelandic debut, Hin myrku djúp, translated by Þórdís Bachmann was was awarded the 2016 Iceland Noir Icepick Award for the best translated crime fiction in Iceland.
• The Danish edition is Skjulte dybder, published by Forlaget Hetland:
  Bogens første kapitler kan læses ved at klikke her
• The Estonian edition is Varjatud sügavused, published by Varrak,
• Skryté hlubiny (by Cleevesovà, Ann) is published by Euromedia in the Czech Republic.
• Karisto published the Finnish translation, Kuolonkukkia
• Dolda Djup, translated by Jan Järnebrand, introduced Vera Stanhope to Swedish readers. It is published by Albert Bonniers Forlag (and is also available as an audiobook).
• Υγρος θανατος, the Greek edition of Hidden Depths, is published by Kleidarithmos
• It is published in the Netherlands by A.W. Bruna as Reddende engel (Ebook), translated by Erik de Vries.
• The German translation of Hidden Depths was published by Rowohlt on February 1st 2010, under the title Totenblüte, and is also available as a Digitalbuch.
• Anhui Literature Art Publishing House publish the Chinese (simplified language) edition
• The Polish edition is Ukryta głębia by Amber.
• Des Véritées Cachées, the French translation, was first published by Editions Belfond in May 2008 under their Belfond Noir imprint, followed by a mass-market paperback edition from Editions Pocket and a large print edition (édition en gros caractères) published by Editions Feryane in September 2008:
  disponible en version numérique chez Archipoche.
  
  • Ann Cleeves serait "la nouvelle grande dame du polar British", selon le bulletin de soir de France3, qui "attend avec impatience la prochaine enquête de Vera."
  • "La révélation d'une romancière qui, entre Patricia Highsmith et Elizabeth George, sonde fort bien, et le plus souvent à demi-mot, les méandres de l'âme." (Alexandre Lous - Le Magazine Littéraire
  • "Un polar qu'on ne peut plus lâcher." (Bien dans ma vie!)

Telling Tales

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• The Estonian edition is Lugusid jutustades, translated by Ingrid Eylandt-Kuure, published by Varrak.
• Stíny vzpomínek (by Cleevesovà, Ann) is published in Czech by Euromedia
• Ενοχο παρελθ ον, the Greek edition of Telling Tales, is published by Kleidarithmos
• The Polish edition is Droga Przez Kłamstwa, published by Amber in August 2013.
• The German edition is Opferschuld, translated by Stefanie Kremer, published by Rowohlt (also available as a Digitalbuch).
• Telling Tales was published in Dutch (by A.W. Bruna) as Onschuld (Ebook).
• The French edition, Morts sur la Lande, translated by Claire Breton first was published by Editions Belfond in November 2008 (disponible en version numérique chez Archipoche).
  Existe également en gros caractères chez Feryane.
  
  • "Une réussite." - Marie-France Rémond (Le Nouvel Observateur
  • "De fausses pistes en rebondissements, le récit tient en haleine jusqu'au dénouement, sans esbroufe mais avec une réelle efficacité et beaucoup de subtilité." - Béatrice Pellan (Le Télégramme)
  Egalement disponible en édition Pocket.

The Crow Trap

More about The Crow Trap

• The Estonian edition is Vareselõks, published by Varrak,
• Vera's Russian debut, Ловушка для Ворона is published by Eksmo.
• The Spanish translation of The Crow Trap, by Esther Roig, is now available from Ediciones Maeva, ISBN: 978-84-15893-39-4; Lee el prímer capítulo (Disponible también en eBook);
• Przynęta, the Polish translation of The Crow Trap was published by Amber in September 2013
• Past na vránu (by Cleevesovà, Ann) is published by Euromedia
• it was published in Dutch (by A.W. Bruna) as Lokvogel (Ebook) and in Greek, by Kleidarithmos as Παγιδα για Κορακια.

Matthew Venn

The Long Call

More about The Long Call

• The Japanese reanslation, Aiseki ('Lamentation', translated by Mayumi Takayama, Hayakawa Shobo) was shortlisted for the Best Mystery Fiction in Translation award by the Mystery Writers of Japan.
• The Swedish edition, Albatross, is published by Albert Bonniers.

Shetland

In February 2022, the Finnish Whodunnit Society's Diploma for foreign/translated crime fiction was awarded to Ann Cleeves for her Shetland series.

Een interview med Ann Cleeves over haar boeken, over haar liefde voor de natuur en over Shetland.

Wild Fire

More about Wild Fire

• Latest: The German edition, Was Niemand Sieht, is published by Rowohlt.
• Translated into Danish as Løbeild, translated by Brian Christensen and published by Forlaget Hetland.
• The Estonian edition is Kulutuli, published by Varrak,
• The Swedish edition, Vild Eld, translated by Jan Järnebrand, was published by Albert Bonniers on September 25th 2018.

Cold Earth

More about Cold Earth

• Latest: Translated into Danish as Mørk Muld by Forlaget Hetland
• The German edition is Die Tote im roten Kleid, published by Rohwohlt (jetzt als digitalbuch erhältlich)
• Published in Sweden as Mörk jord, by Albert Bonniers
• The Estonian edition is Külm maa, published by Varrak.

Thin Air

More about Thin Air

• The Estonian edition is Otilde;hku haihtunud&, published by Varrak,
• A Japanese edition is acailable from Tokyo SogenSha.
• The Norwegian edition, I løse luften is published by Vigmostad & Bjørke.
• The Swedish edition is Tomma Luften, published by Albert Bonniers and translated by Jan Järnebrand.
• The German edition, Das Geistermãdchen, translated by Stefanie Kremer, is now available from Rowohlt
  auch als Digitalbuch verfügbar
• The Danish edition, Blå luft, translated by Brian Christensen, is published by Forlaget Hetland

Dead Water

More about Dead Water

• The Finnish edition, Mykkä vesi, is published by Karisto.
• The Japanese edition is published by Tokyo SogenSha.
• The Estonian edition is Surnud vesi, published by Varrak,
• The Swedish edition, Dött Vatten, published by Albert Bonniers is translated by Jan Järnebrand
  "Dött vatten är ett mindre mästerverk. Cleeves lyckas till och med gestalta sorgen, apatin och overklighetskänslan efter en älskads plötsliga börtgång. Persongalleriet, naturskildringen, och, inte minst, intrigen och den oväntade upplösningen, bär tecknet av en mästarhand." - Stig Larsson, Expressen
• The German edition, Tote Wasser, translated by Stefanie Kremer, is published by Rowohlt
  auch als Digitalbuch verfügbar
• The Norwegian edition, Dødvann is published by Vigmostad & Bjørke.
• The Danish translation, Dødvandewas published in August 2013 by Forlaget Hetland;
  Bogens første kapitler kan læses ved at klikke her

Blue Lightning

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• The Romanian edition is Fulger albastru, published by Crime Scene Press, translated by Raluca Ştefan
• Karisto publish the Finnish edition, Sininen Sarastus, translated by Annukka Kolehmainen.
• Bleu comme la peur, Blue Lightning translated into French by Claire Breton, is published by Editions Belfond (acheter la version numérique)
  
  • C'est le Coup du Coeur du Figaro Littéraire, qui aime ce «huis clos à la fois étouffant et balayé par les vents d'automne»
  • Pour Le Courrier de l'Est, «Ann Cleeves excelle à tisser une atmosphère très particulièere dans ses énigmes criminelles très classique.»
• The Japanese edition is published by Tokyo SogenSha.
• A.W. Bruna has published Blue Lightning in the Netherlands, under the title Blauw Licht (Ebook).
• the Norwegian translation is Blått Lyn, published by Vigmostad & Bjørke, translated by Toril Hanssen.
• The Danish edition, Stormvarsel was published by Cicero. It was reviewed in Weekendavisen by Katinka Bruhn, who said: ""Som altid udmærker Ann Cleeves' krimier sig ved 'en sindrig intrige og et interessant persongalleri', og vi befinder os denne gang på en lille forblæst ø midt mellem Shetlands - og Orkney - øerne."
• The German edition is published by Rowohlt / Wunderlicht, with the title Sturm Warnung; auch als Digitalbuch verfügbar
• The Swedish edition, Blå gryning, translated by Jan Järnebrand, was published by Bonniers in May 2010.
  
  • "Underbar miljöskildring, chockerande slut." - Dagens Nyheter
  • "En smått klaustrofobisk känsla finns i denna pusselgåta à la gammal god Agatha Christie i ovanlig och hänförande miljö." - Kristianstadbladet
  • "För alla beundrare av klassiskt skurna kriminalromaner à la Agatha Christie är firade Ann Cleeves ett fynd." - Sydsvenskan
• The Estonian edition is Sinine välk, published by Varrak.

Red Bones

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• Latest:
• The Estonian edition is Punased luud, published by Varrak,
• available in an Italian ebook edition as L'isola dei cadaveri from Newton Compton,
• and published in Romanian as Oase roşii by Crime Scene Press, translated by Raluca Ştefan
• The French edition is L'heure écarlate, published by Belfond, translated by Claire Breton (acheter la version numérique):
  Disponible en édition de poche chez Pocket
  
  • «L'Anglaise a décidément un talent inouï pour faire des Shetland un personnage à part entière de huis-clos îliens passionnants» - L'est-éclair
  • «une digne héritière d'd'Agatha Christie» - La Tribune de Vienne et de l'Isère
  • «Une enquête tortueuse, alambiquée, et que réserve bien des surprises. Un bon polar.» - Le Courier indépendent
  • «Si vous aimez particulièrernent les scénarios complexes, tortueux et mysterieux, ne boudez surtout pas cette nouvelIe livrée d' Ann Cleeves, valeur sûre s'il en est.» - L'Encre noire
• The Japanese edition of Red Bones is published by Tokyo SogenSha.
• The Danish edition, Rødt Støv was published by Cicero. It was reviewed in Weekendavisen by Katinka Bruhn, who said: ""Den barske natur spiller som altid en væsentlig rolle i Ann Cleeves' fine krimier med vicekriminalkommissær Jimmy Perez. Og selvfølgelig en række mystiske mord. Perez' efterforskning bringer ham på sporet af gammelt og godt skjult nid og nag mellem to af Shetlands familier. Rødt Støv er en krimi for feinschmeckere, der sætter pris på et roligt tempo og et spindelvævsagtigt udtænkt plot."
• It has been translated into Finnish as Punaista Tomua by Annukka Kolehmainen, and is published by Karisto Oy.
• The German translation, Im kalten Licht des Frühlings ('In the Cold Light of Spring', translated by Anja Schünemann), is available from Rowohlt, under their Wunderlich imprint.
  Auch als Digitalbuch erhätlich
  It was reviewed in Der Spiegel, who said: "Doch Im kalten Licht des Frühlings gehört zu jenen Krimis, die man nicht nur wegen spannender Fälle, sondern auch wegen ihrer Atmosphäre und ihres Lokalkolorits gern liest."
  It is also available as a 2 CD audiobook, read by Winnie Böwe, from Jumbo Neue Medien.
• The Norwegian edition, Røde knokler, translated by Toril Hanssen, was published by Vigmostad & Bjørke
• and the Swedish edition, Rött Stoft, translated by Jan Järnebrand is published by Bonniers, and is also available in an audio edition.
  
  • "Ann Cleeves skriver som vanligt med allomfattande människokärlek och stort medlidande med dem som inte räcker till." - Dagens Nyheter
  • "Cleeves skapar drömska, spöklika stämningar med hjälp av det shetländska landskapet och dess invånare." - Sydsvenskan

White Nights

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• White Nights in Croatian (above) is Bijele noći.
• The Estonian edition is Valged ööd, published by Varrak,
• It is published in Romanian by Crime Scene Press as Nopți albe
• The Portuguese edition was published as Noites Brancas in 2010.
• The Danish edition, Hvide Nætter was published by Cicero.

• It is published in the Netherlands by A.W. Bruna, as Witte Nachten (Ebook).
• The Finnish edition, Valoisat Illat (translated by Annukka Kolehmainen), is published by Karisto Oy.
• It is published in France by Editions Belfond, under the title Blanc comme la nuit, translated by Claire Breton
  Églaement disponible en édition numérique, en édition poche et en gros caractères
• Der Längste Tag (published by Rowohlt) entered the German best-seller list at nº 43
  Jetzt auch als Digitalbuch erhätlich
• Ann's Italian publisher, Newton Compton, have reissued White Nights under the title Due cadaveri un solo indizio.
• The Japanese edition of White Nights is published by Tokyo SogenSha.
• The Norwegian edition, Hvite netter was published by Vigmostad & Bjørke. Aftenposten gave it 6 stars - the highest possible score - and said: "Og fremdeles er Cleeves en lavmælt forteller, med desto skarpere og nådeløse observasjoner.... Ann Cleeves ble prisbehengt for forrige bok. Det bør hun bli for denne også."
• The Polish edition, Biel Nocy was published by Amber Publishing in January 2010.
• The Swedish edition, Vita Nätter (translated by Jan Järnebrand) was published by Bonniers on 17th June 2008; the paperpack edition, published in February 2009, got into the bestseller list at #10. There is also an audio edition (from Bonnier audio)
  "Ann Cleeves kan verkligen skapa en värld att fascineras av, trivas i och inte vilja lämna. När jag läst ut boken känner jag mig som om jag gått i exil: jag vill återvända till Shetlandsöarna, men det går inte förrän nästa bok kommer!"
           Sydsvenskan

Raven Black

More about Raven Black

• Latest: Raven Black in Croatian is Crni gavrani.
• Hrafnamyrkur, the Icelandic translation of Raven Black won the 2017 Icepick Award for the year's best translated crime fiction in Icelandic (translated by Snjólaug Bragadóttir).
• It is published in Estonia as Ronkmust by Varrak, translated by Karin Suursalu
  Read Ann's diary of her visit to Tallinn
• Raven Black's Brazilian (Portuguese-language) edition is Corvo Negro, translated by Carlos Duarte and Anna Duarte, published by Editora Record,
• It is available in Portugal as A Maldição do Corvo Negro (translated by Maria do Carmo Figueira, published by QuidNovi).
• The Czech edition is Cerný Krkavec, published by Euromedia, (Knizny Klub)
• Anhui Literature Art Publishing House publish the Chinese (simplified language) edition
• The Danish edition, Sort som ravnen, was published by Cicero.
• It is published in Dutch (by A.W. Bruna) as Ravenzwart (Ebook).
• The Finnish edition is published by Karisto Oy as Musta kuin yö (translated by Annukka Kolehmainen).
• The French edition - Noire Solitude - is translated by Claire Breton and published by Editions Belfond. There is also an edition published by the book club France Loisirs, a mass market paperback edition from Editions Pocket, and an epub edition from Biblio.
  Existe également en gros caractères chez Feryane.
  
  • <<Une plongée dans l'univers confiné et rétrograde d'une communauté shetlandaise. Glaçant.» (Marie-France Rémond, Le Nouvel Observateur)
  • «De villages austères en lande sauvage, des paysages à couper le souffle pour un polar psychologique perdu dans un coin d'archipel écossais.» (France Dimanche)
• The German edition, Die Nacht der Raben, translated by Tanja Handels, was one of Rowohlt's featured titles for December 2007.
  Auch als Digitalbuch erhätlich
  A two-part radio adaptation was broadcast on SWR 2 Krimi (Südwestrundfunk) on January 22nd / 29th 2009.
• The Italian edition, from Newton Compton, is called La Maledizione del Corvo Nero.
• The Japanese edition of Raven Black is published by Tokyo SogenSha.
• The Korean edition (translated by Lee Joo-hye; published by Younglim Cardinal) was very favourably reviewed in the Korean Times.
• The Norwegian edition Svart som ravnen was published by Vigmostad Bjørke (translator Toril Hanssen).
  
  • It has been reviewed by Aftenposten, which said: "Sluttløsningen er et mesterstykke, en virtuos utklekning av det uventede og utrolige, men akk så logisk, så følgeriktig.".
  • Dagbladet said "Dette er en kriminalroman i klassisk, britisk stil, meget godt gjennomført på alle plan."
  • Ann was interviewed, in Shetland, by Hallgeir Opedal, for Dagbladet Magasinet (feature published in the 15.03.2008 issue). She told him how her husband's passion for ornithology caused her to write Raven Black (Svart som ravnen):
    

    En Fulica americana var observert pa Shetland!
    - Det er en amerikansk sothøne. Tim ble desperat etter å se den, selv om den egentlig er en veldig kjedelig fugl. Men siden han samler på fugler og har sett noe slikt som 450 forskjellige på De britiske øyer, ville han nå ha den amerikanske sothøna inn i samlingen, så ga jeg ham den i julegave.
    - Hvordan da?
    - Jeg ga ham en reise til Shetland. Vi hadde nesten ingen penger, og hadde bare råd til lugar en vei. Men vi kom oss om bord i ferja fra Aberdeen klokka seks en søndag kveld. Om morgenen kom vi fram. Dette var i januar og det var snø og bitende kaldt. Mens vi lette etter sothøna, så jeg to svarte ravner i den gnistrende hvite snøen. Og jeg tenkte: Hvis det hadde vært litt blod der nå, så kunne det blitt en god historie.
    Les mer

• The Polish edition, Czern Kruka is published by Amber Publishing.
• The Romanian edition - Negru de Corb is published by Crime Scene Press, translated by Raluca Ştefan
• The Swedish translation, Svart som natten, is published by Bonniers (also available as an audio CD from Bonner Audio). It was shortlisted for the Martin Beck Award 2007 for best translated fiction.