German publisher Ullstein has dropped its translation of JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy in response to his becoming Donald Trump’s running mate, Der Spiegel reports. The German edition is out of print, and last week Ullstein decide to let their licensing agreement lapse. “At the time of publication, the book made a valuable contribution to understanding the disintegration of US society,” the publisher said. “He is now officially acting on [Tump’s] side and represents an aggressive, demagogic, exclusionary policy.” The rights have been picked up by German publisher YES, which will release a new German edition on August 15. “We bought […]
