"The biggest markets for my books outside the UK are France and Italy, and those are the two countries where I also have the closest personal relationships with my translators - I don't know whether that's a coincidence, or if there's something to be learned from it"

This quote by Jonathan Coe recommends that there might be a connection between the nations where he has the greatest markets for his books and the countries where he has the closest individual relationships with his translators. He is unsure if this is a coincidence or if there is something to be learned from it. It could be that having a close personal relationship with his translators helps to produce a much better translation of his work, which in turn results in a bigger market for his books in those countries. Alternatively, it might be that having a bigger market for his books in those countries leads to a more detailed relationship with his translators. Whatever the case, it is clear that there is a connection in between the two, and it is something that Jonathan Coe has an interest in checking out even more.