Voices en Español

La nueva gramática de la lengua española is a bestseller. Since going on sale a little over three months ago, the publisher has already sold more than 60,000 copies. La Real Academia Española, which took more than a decade to compile the work, said the number of books sold so far have surpassed its expectations.

It’s an impressive achievement, especially when you consider the book’s size (close to 4,000 pages) and it’s price (120€ / $168). Obviously there is an untapped need for such a book.

Two other editions, smaller in size, will be available later this year. Listen to this week’s podcast “La nueva gramática española de la A a la Z” for some of the odd items listed in the two-volume set.