International Publication
The book was first officially published in Serbia, in August 2008. After strong reactions from the Serbian Muslim community, Serbian publisher Beobook withdrew it from stores, but after a few weeks, the publisher decided to return it to the stores, because of a large number of pirate copies of the book. In Serbia, the book was the number-one bestseller for at least two months.
As of December 2008, the book had been published in five countries—the US, Germany, Denmark, Serbia, and Italy—with no repercussions. It will debut in Spain Feb. 4. Plans for publication are underway in other countries, including Hungary, Brazil, Russia, Republic of Macedonia, Finland, and Poland; there have also been negotiations with publishers in Sweden and The Netherlands.
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