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One of our top sellers, MEMORY OF WATER by Emmi Itäranta, has sold to Thailand! Thai language rights were acquired by Library House in a deal closed by Julia Bogen at Ahlback Agency.
MEMORY OF WATER is a story of growing up, of the power of friendship, and, above all, of undying hope in a wrecked world. With the honor of having prose compared to that of Ursula K. Le Guin, this novel has won multiple awards and premiered as an international feature film.
Praise from a starred review in the US’s Library Journal: “The writing is gorgeous and delicate in this dystopian award-winning debut, which is unique in both its setting and the small scale that Finnish author Itäranta employs. A larger world, with huge problems, is hinted at but not shown. Because the reader stays with the beautifully realized character of Noria and the village she inhabits, the tension is high even though the pacing remains measured.”
Rights have sold to over 25 territories, but there are still gaps in Greece, Israel, Slovakia…
Rights sold:
FINLAND: Teos (orig.), ALBANIA: Dituria, ARABIC: Dar al Muna, BRAZIL: Editora Record Ltda, BULGARIA: Perseus Publishing House, CHINA: Sichuan People’s Publishing House Co., Ltd., CROATIA: VBZ, CZECH REPUBLIC: Albatros Media a.s./ Plus Publishers, ESTONIA: Koolibri Publishers, FILM RIGHTS: Bufo Oy, FRANCE: Presses de la Cite, GEORGIA: Palitra L Publishing, GERMANY: Reihe Hanser, HUNGARY: Metropolis Media Group Kft., ITALY: Sperling & Kupfer, JAPAN: Nishimura Co., Ltd., LATVIA: Jana Rozes Apgads, LITHUANIA: Nieko Rimto/ Publishing House Nothing Serious, NETHERLANDS: Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, NORTH MACEDONIA: Sakam Knigi, NORWAY: Gresvik Forlag AS, RUSSIA: TEXT, SERBIA: Heliks, SOUTH KOREA: The Book In My Life, SPAIN: Ediciones B, SWEDEN: Modernista, THAILAND: Library House, TURKEY: DOĞAN KİTAP, WORLD ENGLISH: HarperVoyager
