Jonathan Franzen told a London audience that the printers of the UK edition of FREEDOM used the wrong file and printed an older version of his novel by mistake, and said a new printing will be released early next week. But “the printing company contacted the Guardian to say that while there had been an error in the book, it did not originate with them.” They reiterate that Franzen’s “version of events is disputed by the printers.” Franzen also said the erroneous copies–with a reported 80,000-copy hardcover first printing–would be eligible for exchange or refund. The Guardian reports that Franzen […]
