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The Guardian Angel sells to Grupo Planeta in Portugal

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The Guardian Angel, Einar Hansen’s psychological thriller set in 1950s Copenhagen, has been sold to Grupo Planeta in Portugal. This marks the fifth language for the book that has Finnish, Danish, Italian and Serbian deals already under its belt.

“An amazing book. Impossible to put down. Very well written and with very good research. The suspense is intense! A book that makes us reflect how we can easily be manipulated,” editor Paula Nascimento from Editora Grupo Planeta in Portugal said about The Guardian Angel.

The Guardian Angel film, directed by Arto Halonen and starring Pilou Asbaek, Josh Lucas and Rade Serbedzija, will be released internationally in 2018, with nationwide distribution deals closed in Denmark, Finland, Croatia, Poland, India, China, and the Middle East, with further distribution deals to be announced soon.

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Rights sold:
FINLAND, WSOY
DENMARK, Hr. Ferdinand
ITALY, Piemme
PORTUGAL, Grupo Planeta
SERBIA, Vulkan


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November rights & reviews round-up: The Guardian Angel; Siren; and They Know Not What They Do

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New deals for The Guardian Angel

We are delighted to announce a Danish acquisition by Hr. Ferdinand of The Guardian Angel, Einar Hansen’s psychological thriller set in 1950s Copenhagen. Danish rights went to Line Miller at Hr. Ferdinand at auction for a 2018 tie-in publication with the feature film of the same name.

“As soon as I heard about The Guardian Angel, I knew that it would be relevant for the Danish market. The hypnosis murders were an infamous case in Denmark, and with the strength of the narrative combined with a star-studded lineup we felt that this was a publication that we just couldn’t miss. All sails are set here at Ferdinand for the spring, when we will publish The Guardian Angel in close collaboration with Scanbox,” said Miller.

Rights previously sold in Italy (Piemme, auction), Serbia (Vulkan) and Finland (WSOY), and we have first offers in Portugal.

The Guardian Angel film will be released internationally in 2018, with nationwide distribution deals closed in Denmark, Finland, Croatia, Poland, India, China, and the Middle East, with further distribution deals to be announced soon.

DTV acquires German rights to Pauliina Susi’s second novel, Siren

Siren (Seireeni), Pauliina Susi’s second novel, a suspenseful standalone thriller set aboard a luxury cruise liner in the Mediterranean, was acquired by Cornelius Traub at DTV for publication in 2018.

LATEST REVIEWS:

They Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen

“Classy and engrossing.” – Daily Mail, UK

“Smart, slightly futuristic, nicely plotted…” – Mail on Sunday, UK

“A huge, timeless psychological thriller.” – For the Love of Books blog, Finland

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Siren

“Siren is a skillfully-woven claustrophobic thriller.” – Helsingin Sanomat, Finland

THE GUARDIAN ANGEL by Einar Hansen

Rights sold:
FINLAND, WSOY
DENMARK, Hr. Ferdinand
ITALY, Piemme
SERBIA, Vulkan

Reading material:
English synopsis & manuscript

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SIREN by Pauliina Susi

Rights sold:
FINLAND, Tammi
GERMANY, DTV

Reading material:
English synopsis

About author


Jussi Valtonen

Jussi Valtonen (1974) is an author and psychologist from Helsinki. He has studied neuropsychology in the United States and screenwriting in the UK, and has also worked as a science reporter. He has written three novels and a short story collection.

Carried by Wings (Siipien kantamat, Tammi 2007) was given second place in Bonnier’s novel competition, and received a warm reception from both critics and bloggers. In 2014 Valtonen was awarded the Finlandia Prize, the country’s highest-profile literary award, for They Know Not What They Do (He eivät tiedä mitä tekevät, Tammi 2014).

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October deals & reviews round-up: The Guardian Angel and The Core of the Sun

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New deals for Hansen’s psychological thriller

The Guardian Angel, Einar Hansen’s psychological thriller, has sparked a lot of interest from Frankfurt. We currently have first offers in Denmark – where the story takes place – and a newly-closed deal in Serbia with Vulkan, whose list includes high-profile thriller authors such as Paula Hawkins and Stephen King, with plans for a film tie-in for the Serbian premiere of The Guardian Angel, the movie.

Rights also sold in Italy to Piemme, at auction, last month. In Finland, the book will be published by WSOY in spring 2018.

Hansen’s novel, which has been written alongside an eponymous feature film, directed by Arto Halonen as a Finnish-Danish-Croatian co-production, is based on real events of the so-called ‘hypnosis murders’ that shook Copenhagen in the early 1950s.

Turkey and Denmark acquire a feminist dystopia

Meanwhile, Johanna Sinisalo’s Prometheus Award-winning dystopian novel The Core of the Sun has just been sold in two territories, coinciding with its longlisting for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award.

In Denmark, indie publisher Jensen & Dalgaard acquired the rights, and in Turkey rights sold to Ithaki Yayinlari. The prominent Turkish publisher of speculative and general fiction acquired Johanna’s topical dystopian novel, which has received a stream of great press attention since its publication in English:

“Margaret Atwood and Aldous Huxley get down with Carlos Castaneda in The Core of the Sun, an adventurous and original dystopian satire which isn’t likely to be forgotten in a hurry… It’s dark, biting, unlike anything you’ll read this year and, ultimately, a triumph,” The Herald (Scotland) wrote.

 

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Highlights of recent foreign and Finnish press for our authors’ books…

Undertaker by Marko Kilpi:
“At the top of its genre.” – Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
“Undertaker is also a work of art.” – Kauppalehti, FinlandThey Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen:
“This hugely ambitious work of contemporary realism offers a dramatic warning about the influence of digital culture.” — Booklist,USA
“A contemporary novel that doesn’t lose sight of perennial dilemmas.” – Kirkus Reviews, USA

Roots by Miika Nousiainen:
“A quirky Nordic story that’s simply fun!” – Brigitte Extra, Germany
“Quirky humour, a good story, a happy end. Reading is rarely as deliciously amusing while also educative about dental hygiene and public health.” – NDR Kultur, Germany

THE GUARDIAN ANGEL
Rights sold:
FINLAND, WSOY
ITALY, Piemme
SERBIA, Vulkan

Reading material:
English manuscript

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THE CORE OF THE SUN
Rights sold: 
FINLAND, Teos
CZECH, Euromedia
DENMARK, Jensen & Dalgaard
FRANCE, Actes Sud
GERMANY, Klett-Cotta
LATVIA, Petergailis
TURKEY, Ithaki
WORLD ENGLISH, Grove Atlantic

Reading material:
English & Finnish editions

About author


Johanna Sinisalo

Johanna Sinisalo (b. 1958) is a Finlandia Prize-winning superstar of Finnish speculative fiction. In addition to her ten novels, she has also written short fiction and film and television screenplays. Her works have been translated into twenty languages.

Sinisalo has won several literary prizes also abroad, such as the 2004 James Tiptree, Jr. Award and the 2017 Prometheus Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2008, the Prix Escapades in 2012, and the Grand Prix de L’Imaginaire in 2017. In 2022, Johanna Sinisalo was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal for services to Finnish literature.

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About author


Jussi Valtonen

Jussi Valtonen (1974) is an author and psychologist from Helsinki. He has studied neuropsychology in the United States and screenwriting in the UK, and has also worked as a science reporter. He has written three novels and a short story collection.

Carried by Wings (Siipien kantamat, Tammi 2007) was given second place in Bonnier’s novel competition, and received a warm reception from both critics and bloggers. In 2014 Valtonen was awarded the Finlandia Prize, the country’s highest-profile literary award, for They Know Not What They Do (He eivät tiedä mitä tekevät, Tammi 2014).

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About author


Miika Nousiainen

Miika Nousiainen (b. 1973 in Säynätsalo) has worked as a news and current affairs journalist for MTV3's news department. In addition, he has written for several popular TV-shows.

Nousiainen’s debut novel, Raspberry Boat Refugee (2007), tells the story of Mikko Virtanen, a man who desperately wants to become Swedish at any cost. In this tragicomic work, Nousiainen makes sharp observations about our western neighbor and illustrates that we’re all self-proclaimed experts on Sweden.

Roots (2016) follows the search for a missing father, taking readers across continents from Lieksa, Finland, to Australia. The book was also well-received internationally.

In Facelift (2020), Nousiainen gently explores themes of family and the longing for connection.

In addition, he has written The Danger of the Long Distance Runner (2009) and Forrest Giant (2011).

Nousiainen's novels have been adapted countless times and translated into languages such as Swedish, German, Dutch, Italian, and Estonian.

Miika Nousiainen have been awarded with: Laila Hirvisaari Foundation Grant (2008), Kalevi Jäntti Prize (2009) and Honorable Mention in the Sports Museum Foundation’s Sports Book of the Year Competition (2010)

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Piemme acquires The Guardian Angel at auction

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A few days after the Frankfurt Book Fair we’re glad to announce the first deal for the top thriller of the season: The Guardian Angel. Piemme, the prominent Italian thriller publisher, acquired the rights for the novel in auction, for a fall 2018 publication as a lead title.

Einar Hansen’s novel combines the genres of true crime and psychological thriller: the book has been written alongside an eponymous feature film by Arto Halonen, a Finnish-Danish-Croatian co-production, which premiers internationally in 2018, starring Pilou Asbaek (Game of Thrones), Josh Lucas (A Beautiful Mind) and Rade Serbedzija (Downton Abbey).

“The Guardian Angel. I was mesmerized by the sparse and, yes, hypnotic language, which painted with very few strokes such vivid feelings and characters. Everyone, Anders and Marie in particular, as well as the very special “villains”, come alive in the strongest way, and the icy and still atmosphere of this post-war Denmark where the echoes of the past are still so powerful, is amazingly well done”, said fiction editor Giulia De Biase of Piemme.

The Guardian Angel, which is based on true events, is about a bizarre double murder that shook Copenhagen in the 1950s. Palle Hardrup, a former Nazi collaborator recently released from prison, walks into a bank, demands money and shoots two employees point blank. The police catch the man in no time, but according to the witnesses, he acted in a trance-like state. Inspector Anders Olsen’s suspicions are aroused: what if the man was operating under hypnosis – and what if the real killer is still at large?

Get in touch with us for the English manuscript and other information on The Guardian Angel.

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Rights sold:
FINLAND, WSOY
ITALY, Piemme

Reading material:
English manuscript


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