Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States and other Western countries have taken the lead in imposing various sanctions on Russia, and many Western brands, including cars, restaurants, payment institutions, software companies, etc., have withdrawn or suspended their activities in Russia, and even a number of international sports institutions that have always prided themselves on sports without borders have not allowed Russia to participate in their activities.
Of course, this is not the end, the Western sanctions against Russia have not yet reached the point of stopping, and now, even the books written by Western writers cannot be sold in Russia. According to TASS, the Russian publisher AST has received a formal notice from the American writer Stephen King, whom they previously collaborated with, about temporarily suspending the cooperation in the new contract signed between them.
The AST said Stephen King's agents had informed them that the publisher would not sell Kim's new book in the short term after the American author's new novel "Billy Samos" was published on the 6th of next month. The publisher explained that because "Billy Samos" was a collaboration they and Kim had signed before, they could continue to sell it, but only on the 6th.
Obviously, Stephen King must have been under some pressure to stop selling new books in Russia, and this also means that after sports have borders, literature also has borders. For Stephen King, he is a world-renowned author, his books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, very popular, his works have been transformed into film and television works on the screen, King himself has won several literary awards, including many Russians are familiar with him, reading his books, but this still can not stop his new books from suspending the sale of his new books in Russia.
For any writer, he hopes that his books can be widely disseminated, known to the world, read aloud, and affirmed, which is a great success for the writer and the strength to maintain continued creation, but once anything is involved in international disputes, it will no longer be simple, including literature, nor will it be a simple literature, and it will become a tool for international competition.