THE BOOK THAT’S THE TALK OF MOVIE-GOERS EVERYWHERE
Knopf to publish book featured in the award-winning film, “The English Patient”
Based on the tremendous critical and box-office success of “the English Patient” — winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture and nominated for 12 Academy Awards — Knopf has announced that it will publish a hardcover edition of the book that figures prominently in the film, The Histories by Herodotus.
Regarded as the father of historical writing and one of the world’s most compelling storytellers, Herodotus is revered for his ability to portray the intricate human entanglements at the core of great historical events — such as the tale of Gyges, who murders the king of Kydia and usurps his throne and his marriage bed, bringing about war with ther Persians generations later.
Herodotus’s The Histories ($ 23) will be published April 3rd, as part of Knopf’s Everyman’s Library series of the world’s hardcover classics. The book will include an introduction by the noted scholar, Roslind Thomas, and will feature a full-color jacket reminiscent of the Cave of Swimmers scene from the movie.
Knopf is not only the publisher of The Histories. In 1992, the house published The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, the widely acclaimed novel on which the Miramix film is based. The book is currently a national bestseller in paperback from Knopf’s sister imprint, Vintage Books.
Contact: Nicholas Latimer, Knopf Publicity 212 572-2106 Fax: 212 572-2593 e- mail: nlatimer at randomhouse.com
