We are happy to announce that the Hungarian rights for Katja Kettu’s latest novel The Investigations of a Certain Cat have been acquired by Gondolat! The deal was closed by Sten-Erik Tammemäe at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.
Having originally focused on publishing scientific works, Gondolat has been publishing both Hungarian and international fiction titles since the early 2000s with a more specific focus on contemporary European works. Their international authors include Arnon Grunberg, Vladimir Sorokin, Riikka Pulkkinen, Sjón, Lars Saabye Christensen, Andri Snær Magnason, Jana Bodnárová, and Andrus Kivirähk.
The Investigations of a Certain Cat has now been sold to 10 territories!
Rights are still available for France, Poland, Netherlands, Japan, Greece, Spain, US, UK, etc!
Download materials for The Investigations of a Certain Cat here!
The Investigations of a Certain Cat
Katja Kettu
Katja Kettu’s stunning novel spins through ages whilst surrendering to the wilderness of nature and the deep yearning for offspring.
Can one find solace and meaning in life from the past once the future no longer exists?
An Author has a miscarriage and loses their ability to speak and write. From the Investigative Bureau of Heavens, a Detective is sent to the scene, but something goes awry. Soon, in the corner of the room, there appears Cat who starts examining a mysterious diary that once belonged to the Author’s Great Grandmother.
When a new life has been lost, the Author turns their gaze to the past and to the age-old words of creation in the old Finnish outskirts. The one who knows them, Great Grandmother, has the power of healers. The Great Grandmother’s diary sheds light on birth and death, love towards children, and the strength of heritage in one’s blood.
Combining autofiction and elements of magical realism, Katja Kettu’s latest novel also sheds light on the history of the Finnish frontiers.
THE INVESTIGATIONS OF A CERTAIN CAT
ERÄÄN KISSAN TUTKIMUKSIA
Otava, 2023, 380 pp.
READING MATERIALS
English sample and synopsis
Finnish manuscript
RIGHTS SOLD:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)
CZECHIA: ARGO
DENMARK: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ESTONIA: Koolibri
GERMANY: Weissbooks
HUNGARY: Gondolat
ITALY: Mondadori
NORWAY: Pax Forlag
ROMANIA: Humanitas Fiction
SWEDEN: Albert Bonniers Förlag