Suriname’s most popular novel headlines Dutch Film Festival

The London based e-publishing house Hope Road, has announced that it will soon release the English version of one of Suriname’s most popular novels – The Cost of Sugar. “We acquired the e-book rights in 2011. From the moment I read the book I fell in love with it and we are delighted to have now acquired the print edition,” said Hope Road Commissioning Editor Rosemarie Hudson. “The Price of Sugar”, the first book to be published by HopeRoad in print, will be on shelves internationally just before the movie goes into premiere. Hudson characterized the book as an engrossing account of eighteenth century Suriname at the time when the country was ruled by the Dutch. The Dutch edition of the book sold 50,000 copies and has also been produced as a theater play. The Cost of  Sugar has also been produced as a six CD audiobook, narrated by jazz singer Denise Jannah. Following her debut, McLeod, the daughter of the late Johan Ferrier, Suriname’s last Governor and first President, went on to publish a series of other historical novels.

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