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Most popular foreign writers in China revealed

By Mei Jia (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2012-11-29 19:59

The most successful foreign writers in China in 2012 have been revealed, with the release of the Chinese Writers Rich List on Thursday.

Harry Potter series creator J.K. Rowling tops the list of 15 foreign writers. Her new adult novel The Casual Vacancy continues to be popular among Chinese readers.

The list's author Wu Huaiyao told China Daily on Thursday that he thinks the list offers clues to foreign writers and publishers about what kind of books can grab the attention of readers from the huge Chinese market.

"What the Chinese readers buy is what they love to read," Wu said.

The 2012 Foreign Writers Rich List, ranked according to royalties earned in China.

Rank

Author

Nationality

Royalty in China (yuan)

Representative Work

1

J.K. Rowling

UK

15,000,000

($2,400,000)

The Casual Vacancy

2

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Columbia

6,000,000

One Hundred Years of Solitude

3

Walter Isaacson

US

5,000,000

Steve Jobs

4

Christian JoliboisChristian Heinrich 

France

3,300,000

Les P'Tites Poules

5

Haruki Murakami

Japan

3,000,000

1Q84

6

Keigo Higashino

Japan

2,800,000

Byakuyakō

7

Thomas Brezina

Austria

2,600,000

A Mystery for You and The Tiger Team

8

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Japan

2,000,000

Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window

9

Dan Brown

US

1,600,000

Da Vinci Code

10

Kazuo Inamori

 

1,500,000

A Compass to Fulfillment

11

Khaled Hosseini

US

1,300,000

The Kite Runner

12

Naoko takagi

Japan

1,250,000

Alone for the First Time

13

Kim Rando

Republic of Korea

1,200,000

Youth, Painful Splendor

14

Rhonda Byrne

Australia

1,150,000

The Secret

15

S.J. Watson

UK

1,000,000

Before I Go to Sleep

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