Welcome
to ROH Press, an independant publishing house specializing in the adventure
novels of Emilio Salgari.
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A
few words about our authors.
Writer
of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction
in Italy, Emilio Salgari was born in Verona on August 21, 1862,
to a family of modest merchants. When his dream to captain his own
vessel and explore the world was shattered by poor marks at a naval
institute in Venice, he turned his passion for exploration and discovery
to writing. He wrote more than two hundred adventure stories and
novels, many of which are considered classics. Setting his tales
in exotic locations, with heroes from a wide variety of cultures,
Mr. Salgari used his powerful imagination to bring the wonders of
the world to the doorstep of generations of readers.
Enormously popular,
Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and pioneer
of the science fiction genre. Verne's stories, written for adolescents
as well as adults, caught the enterprising spirit of the 19th century
and its uncritical fascination with scientific progress. Many of
his ideas have been hailed as prophetic; his novels explored space,
air and underwater travel long before they became commonplace. Verne's
oeuvre includes 65 novels, some 20 short stories and essays, 30
plays, some geographical works, and several opera librettos. His
novels have inspired 120 feature films.
A
few noteworthy items. For more news, visit our News page.
In 2007, Sandokan
was listed as one of the 20th century’s greatest characters
in Lucy Daniel’s Defining Moments in Books: The
Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events that
Shook the Literary World.
In 2008, ROH Press
received the Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs’ 2008
Translation Award for the English language version of Emilio
Salgari’s classic The Tigers of Mompracem.
In
2009, four of Mr. Salgari's works including The Black
Corsair and Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem were
featured in Julia Eccleshare's 1001 Children's Books You
Must Read Before You Grow Up.
In
2010, the first Malay translation of Emilio Salgari's Sandokan:The
Pirates of Malaysia debuted in Malaysia.
Malaysian Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos
Mamit has urged Malaysian film makers to produce a movie
from the novel.
A
few reviews of our novels. You can find more links and read more reviews
of our other titles on our Reviews page.
Click
on the Italy logo to read a review of Sandokan: The Tigers
of Mompracem from the December 2009 issue of Italy Magazine.
You can find more links and read more reviews of our other titles
on our Reviews page.
Click on
the Thistles and Pirates logo to read a review of the Sandokan novels
by writer/editor Cindy Vallar.
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on an image to view one of our pop culture tribute galleries