I was delighted to receive my two copies of the Chinese-language edition of Claire Keegan’s “Foster” from the publishers in Taiwan. I was fascinated to see the Chinese text inside and the discover that Chinese books (like arabic) are read from right to left rather than left to right. I dont know if I knew this and just forgot or didnt ever know. I knew that the text was vertical rather than horizontal. I also knew that Chinese names are written family name first, followed by the given name. This is why Claire Keegan’s name can be read as easily as Keegan Claire or as Claire Keegan, depending on your cultural background.
I now can add this to my small library of books which have my painting as covers, only some of which I can read!
Beautiful cover indeed!