Karl Rauch Verlag acquires the German rights to Juha Itkonen’s Tomorrow I’ll Tell You Everything

We are very excited to announce the first foreign deal to Juha Itkonen’s TOMORROW I’LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING. The German rights were acquired by Karl Rauch Verlag. The deal was closed by Martti Berner at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

Congratulations to Juha Itkonen and the publisher! This is a literary title to watch out for!

Kathrin Kunter, Publishing Manager at Karl Rauch Verlag shared her thoughts:

“We look forward to Juha Itkonen! Tomorrow I’ll Tell You Everything is an intelligent, accessible novel that will touch many readers.”

Karl Rauch Verlag was founded in 1923, a publishing house for sophisticated European fiction and children’s books. First publisher of German translations of Antoine de Saint-Exupèry, Albert Camus and others, currently home to authors mainly from Scandinavia, the Czech Republic, Southern Europe and Germany, many of them award-winning.

During the summer, this stunning novel climbed to #2 on the national Bestseller list among printed books and the only literary fiction in the top ten, its strong sales come even before the digital edition launches in September.

The rights are still available in the Nordics, France, Estonia, Spain, the Netherlands…

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TOMORROW I’LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING

Juha Itkonen

Passion shakes the very foundations of existence in Juha Itkonen’s new novel

Marja walks into Lasse’s secondhand bookstore on a cold and clear winter day. It’s an opportune moment for them both. Their romance long ago serves as the spark for a passionate relationship in which two hungry souls find their perfect match, and Lasse and Marja share everything with each other, their thoughts as well as their bodies.

Marja is estranged from her husband, an executive at Nokia, and is coming into her own in middle age. Lasse, who has always lived alone, understands the opportunity he’s been given: the unbearable lightness of love is within his reach, and yet something holds him back. Years later, Lasse returns to this turning point in his life. What happened and why?

Tomorrow I’ll Tell You Everything is a charged and elegant story that makes the readers ponder the greatest choices in life.

Publication Info:
Huomenna kerron kaiken
Gummerus, 2025, 348 pp.

Rights sold:
FINLAND: Gummerus (orig.)
GERMANY: Karl Rauch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG

Reading material:
Finnish edition, English sample & synopsis

About author


Juha Itkonen

Juha Itkonen (b. 1975) is one of the most recognized voices in contemporary Finnish literature. He has published eight novels, a novella collection, a children’s book, several plays, and an epistolary novel co-written with Kjell Westö. His works often explore themes of family, generations, and parenthood, and are known for their emotional depth, energy, and a touch of melancholy.

He has received the Finnish State Prize for Literature, the Kalevi Jäntti Prize, and the Veijo Meri Prize, and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Finlandia Prize. In 2019, his novel Beyond Our Reach (Ihmettä kaikki, Otava in 2018).) was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.

Itkonen loves music, both as a listener and a player, which shows in his books. The passing of time is an eternal mystery at the core of his writing – his novels tend to have a melancholy undertone, yet they are also filled with life, humor, and energy. He lives in the Arabianranta district of Helsinki with his wife, Maija Itkonen, and their four children.

A film based on his novel The More Loving One (Anna minun rakastaa enemmän, Teos 2005) was released in Fall 2025.

Bibliography


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