Ambo|Anthos pre-empts the Dutch rights to Marius by Sirpa Kähkönen

We are thrilled to announce the third foreign deal for MARIUS by Finlandia Winner Sirpa Kähkönen as Ambo|Anthos has pre-empted the Dutch rights. The deal was closed by Martti Berner at Ahlbäck Agency.

This follows the recent Swedish rights deal with Lind & Co, and German rights deal with Blessing. In addition to strong international interest, the book has received rave reviews in Finland, and it is top #12 selling books of September in printed books, and it was recently nominated for Adlibris Prize’s Novel of the Year.

Renate Liesker, Sr. Editor at Ambo|Anthos shares her enthusiasm:

“What a delightful treat! In such a short novel, the author touches on big and universal themes in such an exquisite way, I couldn’t stop underlining sentences. The protagonist Lily is such a true to life and rounded character, vibrant, alive, yet taking stock of her life, what is done, what is had and enjoyed and what it is that can still be expected. It is such a beautifully rendered exploration of love, art, the passage of time, longing, and female empowerment, too, it felt like exactly the sort of novel that we are always on the look-out for for our literary Ambo|Anthos list!”

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“Sirpa Kähkönen’s Marius is simply dynamite.”
—  Turun Sanomat

“Marius is a gem.”
— Suomen Kuvalehti

“The romance is among the most delightful elements of Kähkönen’s novel. Desire flares up, then slowly settles into longing. The portrayal is playful, sensuous, and richly evocative.”
—Helsingin Sanomat

MARIUS is a one-day novel about memory, longing, and desire. Sixty-year-old Lili has developed an intense crush for the young Frenchman Marius, to whom she said goodbye the previous night, and is having a hard time to let go. Then Marius sends her a message, hinting that he may show up again, and the sadness turns into longing. While Lili waits for Marius, she starts thinking back to her youth, her past lovers, romantic adventures, and her fascination with arts and the work of a painter she came to know in her youth. Memories, sensations, and feelings lull her all day and as evening falls Lili is no longer waiting, but she is content.