A Victory Parade
05/05/2021
In the 1970's Hassel's UK leading Publisher, Corgi, created a poster for marketing purposes that showcased a dramatic, thrilling and enticing set-up for the novels. The author was one of their top-selling writers. Even though the years have passed this is still one of the more loved posters created of the books. Today, Hassel’s novels...Continue reading
Alan Silitoe on the Sven Hassel series: “Hassel’s books of war are the most powerful I have ever read”
08/03/2021
Renowned British author, Alan Silitoe, who is one of the most representative writers of English literature of the second half of the 20th Century, once met with Hassel in Copenhagen, Denmark in the Sixties, as shown in the image below. Silitoe went on to describe the Sven Hassel series as follows: “Hassel's books of war...Continue reading
Photo Series: 1966, Sven Hassel attending a book signing session in Madrid, Spain
13/01/2021
The family of Sven Hassel has unearthed a few photographs and here is the first in the series. In 1972 at the launch of SS GENERAL, Hassel is seen in Leeds, UK meeting readers and signing autographs. After releasing a new title, Hassel went throughout Europe on promotional and press tours. He loved greeting readers...Continue reading
Photo Series: 1972, Sven Hassel meeting readers and signing autographs
18/11/2020
The family of Sven Hassel has unearthed a few photographs and here is the first in the series. In 1972 at the launch of SS GENERAL, Hassel is seen in Leeds, UK meeting readers and signing autographs. After releasing a new title, Hassel went throughout Europe on promotional and press tours. He loved greeting readers...Continue reading
"SS GENERAL" celebrates 50 years in print
15/09/2020
SS General just celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Hassel novel has sold several million copies since it was first released in 1970. The 14 novels in the series have been translated into 25 languages, and combined, have sold 54 million copies worldwide in print, digital and most recent, audio format. No other series in the...
Romanian Publishing House, Nemira, has renewed the paperback rights for another 5 years
03/07/2020
MHAbooks has renewed the paperback rights for another 5 years with Romanian Publisher, Nemira. The first Sven Hassel novel published in Romania was GESTAPO back in 1973. Since then, Romania has proven an important market for the Series, selling millions of copies and making Sven Hassel one of the best-selling authors in that country.
Sven Hassel novel sells 439 copies in one day
05/05/2020
The Italian Sven Hassel MONTE CASSINO novel, "Gli Sporchi Dannati Di Cassino," sold 439 copies on the Online Retail Giant, Amazon.it, on April 16th. The novel had been pre-selected by Amazon for a one-day special offer, selling the epub for a reduced price. Whether this high number is due to the current Pandemic and consequent...Continue reading
A Poet’s salute to our greatest portrayer of the darkest years of Europe
02/03/2020
In 1971, Danish Poet Olaf Gynt, sent Sven Hassel the following poem, meant as an ode to Hassel’s narrative work portraying the years during the War. Originally written in the Danish language and translated byt Hassel’s family to English. A Poet’s salute to our greatest portrayer of the darkest years of Europe. Sven Hassel raises...Continue reading
Here’s a little throw-back: In 1968 Sven Hassel novels had sold one million copies in France alone
13/01/2020
By that year, Hassel had published six novels in the French language. His first novel was published in France in 1957. His success continued over the years, not just in France, and he has now sold over 25 million copies world wide. His series of 14 novels are available for purchase in French as eBooks...
MHAbooks has just launched a comic book adaptation of the Sven Hassel classic, LEGION OF THE DAMNED
15/11/2019
In collaboration with Johan Jernhed, the illustrator of the book, MHAbooks has launched a new comic book series of LEGION OF THE DAMNED. The first in the series, BOOK ONE, is currently on sale at Amazon, Kobo and iTunes as an ebook and POD, Print On Demand. The book is a close adaptation to the...Continue reading
