Hindi language rights sold for MEMORY OF WATER and AS RED AS BLOOD!

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We are happy to announce that the World Hindi rights for Emmi Itäranta’s MEMORY OF WATER and Salla Simukka’s AS RED AS BLOOD have been acquired by Kautilya Books! The deal was closed by Noora Al-Ani at Ahlbäck Agency.

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Memory of Water is a moving coming-of-age story about friendship, resilience, and hope in a world devastated by war and water scarcity. When seventeen-year-old Noria inherits the dangerous secret of a hidden spring, she must choose between her duty as a tea master and helping those she loves. Blending environmental dystopia, adventure, and emotional depth, the novel explores the enduring power of trust and humanity in the face of oppression.

As Red As Blood is an international bestselling YA thriller that combines relentless suspense with a chilling winter atmosphere. When seventeen-year-old Lumikki discovers bloodstained money linked to an international drug ring, she is drawn into a dangerous web of crime, corruption, and deadly secrets. With rights sold in 53 territories and a TV adaptation in development, this fast-paced thriller keeps readers on edge until its gripping finale.

MEMORY OF WATER by Emmi Itäranta
Teemestarin kirja, Teos 2012, 266 pp.

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
FINLAND: 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
WORLD HINDI: Kautilya Books


AS RED AS BLOOD by Salla Simukka
Punainen kuin veri, Tammi 2013, 264 pp.

Rights sold:
FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)

ALBANIA: Muza
AZERBAIJAN: Qanun
BRAZIL: Novo Conceito
BULGARIA: Egmont Bulgaria
CHINA: Modern Press
CZECH REPUBLIC: Egmont Czech Republic
DENMARK: Gyldendal Danmark
ESTONIA: Pegasus
FAROE ISLANDS: Bokadeildin
FINLAND (Karelian rights): Karjalan sivistysseura
FRANCE: Hachette Black Moon
GEORGIA: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing
GERMANY: Arena Verlag
GREECE: Metaixmio Editorial House S.A.
HUNGARY: Athenaeum Publishing
INDONESIA: PT Bhuana Ilmu Populer
ISRAEL: Yedioth Publishing and Licensing
ITALY: Mondadori Italy
JAPAN: Nishimura Co., Ltd.
LATVIA: Zvaigzne ABC Publishers
LITHUANIA: Alma Littera
MALAYSIA: Buku Fixi
NETHERLANDS: Clavis Books
NORTHERN MACEDONIA: BATA Press
NORWAY: Gyldendal
POLAND: Foksal Publishing Group
PORTUGAL: Editorial Presença
ROMANIA: 3 Trei
RUSSIA: Eksmo
SERBIA: Vulkan
SLOVENIA: Mladinska Knjiga Zalozba
SOUTH KOREA: Gimm Young Publishers
SPAIN: La Galera
SWEDEN: RABÉN & SJÖGREN
TAIWAN: Emily Publishing Company
THAILAND: Nanmee Books
TURKEY: Altin Kitaplar
TV/FILM: Zero Gravity Management
UNITED KINGDOM: Hot Key Books
UNITED STATES: Crown Books for Young Readers
VIET NAM: Alpha Books
WORLD ARABIC: Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc.
WORLD HINDI: Kautilya Books

About author


Emmi Itäranta

Emmi Itäranta (b.1976) holds two MA degrees, one in Drama and another in Creative Writing. Her award-winning debut novel Memory of Water (Teemestarin kirja) was published in Finland in 2012 to great accolades, followed by The Weaver (Kudottujen kujien kaupunki) in 2015, and The Moonday Letters (Kuunpäivän kirjeet) in September 2020. Her new title Snowsinger (Lumenlaulaja) was published in 2025.

Itäranta’s writing has been compared to that of Ursula K. Le Guin. Her honours include the Young Aleksis Kivi Prize 2013, the Kalevi Jäntti Literary Prize 2012 and first place in the Teos Fantasy and Sci-Fi Literary Contest 2011.

Memory of Water has sold to over 25 languages to date, and it has also been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award recognizing the best science fiction novel published in the UK in 2014, and the Golden Tentacle award. In addition, Itäranta has been included on the Honor List of the Otherwise Award (formerly James Tiptree, Jr. Award).

Itäranta’s CV is an eclectic mix of writing-related activities, including stints as a columnist, theatre critic, press officer and dramaturge. Her poems, short stories, articles and essays have appeared in anthologies, film magazines and science fiction magazines in the UK and Finland. She now lives in Finland after 14 years in the United Kingdom.

Photo credit: Liisa Takala

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Salla Simukka

Salla Simukka is the author of the international success story The Snow White Trilogy: rights are sold in 53 territories and in Hollywood. She has written several novels for young readers and her accolades include the Topelius Prize 2013 and the Finland Prize 2013. Simukka has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award  every year 2021–2024. Where It All Begins, published in 2022, is her first novel for adults and in 2024 she started a collaboration with JP Ahonen on a middle grade novel.

Previously Simukka has written book reviews for the newspapers, translated all kinds of texts into Finnish, worked as an editor at a literary magazine and as a screenwriter for a popular TV show for young audiences.  She has also been working on the programme of Turku Book Fair in 2017–2020.

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