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Bonnier Rights Spring 2016 Rights Guide Fiction & Narrative Nonfiction Fiction Emmy Abrahamson How to Fall in Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush What if the smelly hobo sitting next to you on the park bench turned out to be your Prince Charming? Julia is a young Swedish woman who lives alone with her cat in Vienna. One day she’s going to write a literary masterpiece, become friends with Elfriede Jelinek and stop filling in marketing surveys to kill time. But until then she’ll go on working as an English language teacher for overambitious business leaders and under-achieving kids. On a park bench she meets Ben and they fall in love. Everything’s perfect, apart from the minor facts that Ben lives in a bush and really needs to take a shower. HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH A MAN WHO LIVES IN A BUSH is a wonderful love story about daring to choose with your heart and look beyond the surface, beyond expectations and beyond ragged clothes. Title Information Swedish title: HUR MAN FÖRÄLSKAR SIG I EN MAN SOM BOR I EN BUSKE Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, May 2016 Pages: 250 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies English Sample Translation English Synopsis Letter from the Author Film & TV Rights Available Emmy Abrahamson, b. 1976, debuted in 2011 with the young adult novel MY DAD’S KIND AND MY MUM’S A FOREIGNER (Min pappa är snäll och min mamma är utlänning). She has written three other YA novels and was nominated for the August Prize in 2012 for THE ONLY WAY IS UP (Only väg is upp). HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH A MAN WHO LIVES IN A BUSH is Emmy’s adult debut. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Katarina Bivald Life, Motorcycles and Other Impossible Projects The second feel-good novel from international bestseller Katarina Bivald, whose first book THE READERS IN BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND has been sold to 27 countries, reached top 12 on the NY Times bestseller list, and spent months on lists in both Sweden and France! The summer Anette Grankvist turned 18 she set herself three goals in life: to learn how to drive a motorcycle, to buy a house and to become completely self-reliant. Title Information Swedish title: LIVET, MOTORCYKLAR OCH ANDRA OMÖJLIGA PROJEKT Published by: Bokförlaget Forum, August 2015 Pages: 375 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies Rights Sold Bulgarian: ERA Media Catalan: Edicions 62 Dutch: Meulenhoff Boekerij French: Editions DeNoël German: btb Verlag Norwegian: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Spanish: Editorial Planeta Option Publishers Chinese (compl): Delight Press Chinese (Simpl): Sunshine Media Croatian: Profil Knjiga Czech: Host Publishing House English CAN: Doubleday Canada English US: Sourcebooks English (World): Chatto & Windus (Vintage Books) Greek: Patakis Publishers Hungarian: Erawan Italian: Sperling & Kupfer Korean: Sigongsa Lithuanian: Alma Littera Portuguese BR: Suma de Letras Portuguese EU: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Russian: AST Licence Limited Serbian: Plato Taiwanese: Systex Delightpress Turkish: Dogan Kitap Now, nineteen years later, though she’s managed to become self-reliant, the other items on her list remain elusively uncompleted. The state of things was endurable – enjoyable even – while her daughter lived at home, but when Emma leaves home to start university, Anette soon realises she has an abundance of what she’s been missing for the last couple of decades: time. What better way to spend her time than to start taking motorcycle lessons; get to know her own slightly senile mother; and throw herself head of heels into romance? As it turns out, looking for ways to spend one’s free time and searching for adventure can lead to the most unexpected complications… ‘This is something I’ve never seen before: a feel good novel that depicts our ordinary Swedish hum drum everyday lives with a great deal of humour.’ – Dagens Nyheter ‘Life, Motocycles and Other Impossible Projects is feel-good at its best, and if not a celebration of life in a small community then at least a celebration of its inhabitants, striving to make the best out of every situation. … Life in Skogahammar fires on all cylinders!’ – Femina Katarina Bivald, b. 1983, grew up working part-time in a bookshop. Today she lives in Älta outside Stockholm, with as many bookshelves as she can squeeze in. LIFE, MOTORCYCLES AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PROJECTS is her second novel, following on the internationally bestselling THE READERS IN BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND which is being published in 27 countries and has sold more than 57 000 copies in Sweden and over 75 000 copies in France. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Caroline Eriksson Alex and Smilla: Missing Where no one is who they seem to be, and nothing is as it first appears... On an idyllic summer evening Greta, Alex and four-year old Smilla take a boat from the holiday cottage by mythical lake Maran and steer toward the small island in its centre. Greta remains behind in the boat whilst the other two go ashore to explore. Hours pass, but Alex and Smilla don’t return. Confused, Greta makes her way ashore, certain she’ll find them caught up in some game. Calling out and searching the island, she can find no trace of the two. They’ve simply vanished. The mysterious disappearance, and the feverish search that follows, lead Greta step-by-step down into an abyss of confusion and increasing darkness. Who was the mysterious person who showed up at the cabin in the middle of the night before the disappearance? Are the tales about lake Maran’s malevolent powers true? What’s Greta’s role in all this; is there a connection between the disappearance and what happened that evening many years ago, when Greta’s father died? And, where are Alex and Smilla? Title Information Swedish title: DE FÖRSVUNNA Publisher: Bokförlaget Forum, September 2015 Pages: 240 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies English Sample Translation English Synopsis Rights Sold Chinese (compl): Fantasy Foundation Chinese (simpl): Citic Puiblishing Czech: Leda Danish: People's Press (2 book deal) Dutch: The House of Books (2 book deal) English (World): Amazon Crossing Estonian: Kirjastus Pegasus Finnish: Otava French: Presses de la Cité (2 book deal) German: Penguin Verlag (2 book deal) Greek: Psichogios Hebrew: Modan Italian: Casa Editrice Nord Korean: Bookplaza Latvian: Lauku Avīze (2 book deal) Lithuanian: Alma Littera Norwegian: Cappelen Damm Polish: Marginesy Portuguese (EU): Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Russian: AST Publishers Serbian: Laguna Spanish: Roja y Negra Turkish: Pena (2 book deal) ‘One of the many to follow in the footsteps of Gillian Flynn’s ’Gone Girl’. Great plot.’ – Dagens Nyheter ‘The most talked about author in Europe. … a psychological suspense novel that has received great reviews.’ – Aftonbladet ‘With her well written prose, Eriksson manages to capture the panic, fear, and how people can influence and destroy one another…’ – Borås Tidning ‘… a thrilling read … Caroline Eriksson is one of the very best in the genre in Sweden.’ – Nisse Scherman, Fellow, The Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Caroline Eriksson, b. 1976, holds a master’s degree in social psychology and worked for just over ten years in human resources, before deciding to pursue her childhood dream – writing. Her first two novels, based on actual historical Swedish murder cases, have received fantastic accolades, and her debut, THE DEVIL HELPED ME (2013), was also nominated for Stora Ljudbokspriset (The Big Audiobook Prize) in 2014. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Annette Haaland Pastor Viveka and the Old Ladies Have you ever tried getting your congregation to serve fruit at the traditional after-service coffee? Viveka would probably recommend you don’t. At least not if the coffee committee consists old ladies who take their baking very seriously. Viveka is an ordinary Free Church pastor, rapidly approaching fifty and starting to get quite fed up with always being there for everyone else. At home, she has four kids and an absent-minded husband, and at work, it’s the fierce old ladies who gladly rally against any proposed changes in their beloved church. When one of the women is found dead under suspect circumstances, Viveka tries her best to remain calm and collected. She should focus on helping her congregation in a time of need. But it turns out some of the ladies have secrets that can make any man, or woman, loose their cool, and suddenly Viveka finds herself in the midst of drama she couldn’t even have imagined. Title Information Swedish title: PASTOR VIVEKA OCH TANTERNA Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, March 2016 Pages: 288 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies English Sample Translation English Synopsis Recipes from the Book Rights sold German: Ullstein Buchverlage Icelandic: Draumsyn Norwegian: Cappelen Damm Film & TV Rights Available PASTOR VIVEKA AND THE OLD LADIES is an easy-going and entertaining tale set among the young families and elderly homeowners in the Stockholm suburb of Gamla Enskede. You don’t need to be an old lady to enjoy a little company with your cup of coffee, and this is the perfect book for exactly that! ‘Haaland conveys a tender and subtle sense of humor … with a twinkle in her eye and in a pleasant prose.’ – Borås Tidning ‘An pleasurable story to be enjoyed in the most comfortable corner of your sofa.’ – Allas Annette Haaland, b. 1965, works as a teacher at Bromma College in the subjects of Religion, Philosophy, and Swedish. She is also a pastor of the Equmenia Church of Sweden. PASTOR VIVEKA AND THE OLD LADIES is Annette’s debut novel, and she’s already hard at work on the second novel about Viveka. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Martin Holmén Clinch Book 1 in the Harry Kvist-Series Stockholm, the 1930s. Former boxer Harry Kvist makes a living chasing bad debts and looking for runaway girls, and has a penchant for sex with both men and women. When Kvist is wrongly accused of murder, he is forced to navigate the shanty-towns, speakeasies, brothels and contraband stores of Stockholm’s underworld, in a desperate search for the only person who can save him. Torn between his broken past and his desire to survive, between his pride and his misery, Kvist risks his life in a violent quest for justice. CLINCH is the first book in a planned trilogy: a gritty, stylish Scandinavian noir from one of Sweden’s hottest emerging authors. In each of the novels, Harry Kvist gets caught in the crossfire between powerful groupings and has to fight to survive. Over the course of the books, Kvist’s tragic fate is revealed. The trilogy begins during the cold, dark autumn of the Kreuger Crash in 1932, while the finale takes place four years later in a Stockholm plagued by political unrest and the rising tensions that will soon engulf the rest of Europe. Title Information Swedish title: CLINCH Publisher: Albert Bonniers Förlag, October 2015 Pages: 352 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies Full English Translation English Synopsis Author Q&A Series Synopsis Rights Sold English (World): Pushkin Press (3 book deal) English (ANZ): Five Mile Press (3 book deal) French: Hugo & Cie (3 book deal) Italian: Mondadori Norwegian: Pelikanen Forlag (3 book deal) Polish: Helion "Enormously readable … the hero, he defies description … a former boxer working as a debt collector, beating people up … yet appears both sympathetic and moral" - Leif GW Persson, TV4 “A debut that rings of Chandler … Holmén has created a unique, equally idiosyncratic as remarkable, debut crime novel.” - Borås Tidning Martin Holmén, b. 1974, teaches History and Swedish at secondary level. He holds an MPhil in History and up until writing took over most of his time, conducted research into didactics in history. Before becoming a teacher Martin worked as a waiter and bartender, but confesses that he doesn’t remember much of that time. CLINCH is his debut. Martin is already hard at work on the second instalment, DOWN FOR THE COUNT. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Martin Holmén The Harry Kvist Series The trilogy begins during the cold, dark autumn of the Kreuger Crash in 1932, while the finale takes place four years later. In each of the novels, Harry Kvist gets caught in the crossfire between powerful groupings and has to fight to survive. Over the course of the trilogy, his own tragic fate is also revealed. In CLINCH, the lead character is wrongly accused of murder. The only witness who can clear his name – a prostitute named Sonja – has disappeared. Kvist’s attempts at proving his innocence become ever more desperate and he begins a sordid affair with an aging film star. Albert Bonniers Förlag, October 2015 In DOWN FOR THE COUNT, Harry Kvist defies the Police’s attempted cover ups and puts his own life in danger as he fights to avenge his friend’s murder. His investigations lead him all the way up to the head of state and into the capital’s underground gay network. Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2016 Title information Swedish title: CLINCH / NERE FÖR RÄKNING / SLUGGER Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2015, 2016, 2017 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies Full English Translation English Synopsis Series Synopsis Author Q&A Rights Sold English (World): Pushkin Press (3 book deal) English (ANZ): Five Mile Press (3 book deal) French: Hugo & Cie (3 book deal) Italian: Mondadori Norwegian: Pelikanen Forlag (3 book deal) Polish: Helion In SLUGGER, our hero uncovers a fascist plot to seize power in Socialdemocratic Sweden. At the same time, he regains contact with his lost daughter in America. But is he prepared to give up everything in order to see her again? Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2017 Martin Holmén, b. 1974, teaches History and Swedish at secondary level in the suburb Hallunda south of Stockholm. He holds an MPhil in History and up until writing took over most of his time, conducted research into didactics in history. Before studying and becoming a teacher Martin worked as a waiter and bartender, but confesses that he doesn’t remember much of that time. CLINCH is his first novel. Martin is already hard at work on the second instalment, DOWN FOR THE COUNT. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Petra Holst Trapped When you become what you fear Liv lives with her husband and their daughters in an idyllic community in the south of Sweden. Liv works as a teacher and her husband owns a small, but successful, business, the tough years of early parenthood are over and they lead an ordinary, yet happy, life. A new neighbour moves in across the street and to Liv’s surprise it turns out to be Malena, an old high school friend, and suddenly things begin to change. Liv’s long forgotten past catches up with her as terrible memories of her last year in school reappear, and Malena always seems to be there to remind her of what happened. Piece by piece Liv’s treasured everyday life starts to crumble, her neighbours whisper, she receives serious complaints at work and she feels she can’t even trust her own husband anymore. Liv desperately tries to keep her distance but somehow Malena finds ways to involve herself, and Liv feels ever more threatened and trapped. She soon realizes that to Malena it’s all just a game, what if she won’t stop until she has completely destroyed Liv’s life? Title Information Swedish title: BLÄNDAD Published by: Forum Bokförlag, June 2016 Pages: 368 Material: Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies English Sample Translation English Synopsis Letter from the Author Film & TV Rights Available Petra Holst, b 1969, lives in the southern Swedish town of Bjärred with her partner and their two children. TRAPPED is Petra’s first psychological suspense novel. She has previously published the novels I USED TO DREAM OF YOU (Jag brukade drömma om dig) and FOR AS LONG AS I REMEMBER (Så länge jag minns). Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Nils Håkanson The Ironskull A sweeping adventure and literary suspense novel that moves effortlessly from the heights of Swedish society to Stockholm’s underbelly of spies and hired assassins. The year is 1917. The world beyond Sweden’s borders is aflame. Scores of secret agents and spies from every corner of the world congregate in the capital. When the murder of an officer with ties to Sweden’s ruling elite is written off as an accident by the police, the mysterious Herr Agnefit puts together a group of operatives with rare and special talents to find out what really happened. Agnefit’s team includes Captain Henrich Murman, a former agent of the Tsarist secret services, the demure Lydia Widén who’s also the vigilante The Green Hunter, and battered middle-aged swindler Jenny Storm, amongst others. Herr Agnefit won’t tell anyone why he wants the murder solved, and before long his confederates begin to suspect something’s seriously wrong. Something bigger — much bigger — is at play. THE IRONSKULL, the first book of two, is an epic and fateful saga which brings together the most unlikely literary strands: the literary epos meets the superhero tale; the graphic novel meets psychological realism. Title Information Swedish title: JÄRNSKALLEN Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, June 2015 Pages: 500 Material Swedish Manuscript English Sample Translation English Synopsis Rights sold Finnish: Like Kustannus Film & TV Rights Available ‘I am kept constantly entertained, even when I'm suffering with the poor, confused characters … I've never before used the term impressed in regards to a genre novel. But now I am; I am extremely impressed.’ – Dagens Nyheter ‘Håkanson’s skilfulness is clear to see in many ways: through the language, the stylistic details, and the subtle messages and references … it’s impossible not to like a female student who rebels against allowed female behaviour by fighting crime at night in a shimmering, green, sequinned outfit’ – Borås Tidning ‘Rarely am I entertained by commercial literature, but this book is an exception. A sequel is sure to follow.’ – Aftonbladet Nils Håkanson, b. 1975, holds a Ph.D. in Slavic languages, and translates into Swedish from Russian as well as from German. He is the founder of Förlaget Ruin, an independent publishing house and magazine. THE IRONSKULL is his first work of full-length fiction. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Håkan Nesser Through the Eyes of Eugene Kallmann Håkan returns to his roots with a new stand-alone novel. This is classic Nesser at its best! The year is 1995. The scene: a secondary school in a town located deep in the vast woodlands of northern Sweden. The main cast of characters is comprised of a number of students, a few teachers, and a student counselor. And the recently deceased Swedish lecturer – Eugen Kallmann. The story takes place in a time of extremism and prejudice. There are hastily drawn swastikas and racist graffiti painted on the walls of the school, and somebody is sending threatening letters. Rummaging through a forgotten desk drawer, a colleague finds the diaries of Eugene Kallmann. Who was Eugene Kallmann, really? What is going on with the investigation into his death? ‘Nesser is a master of suspense.’ – The Sunday Times (London) ‘Nesser’s novels look for the roots of crime in the ills of society … He has seized his chance to create his own dark poetry from these stark materials, and the effect is haunting.’ – The Wall Street Journal Title information Swedish title: ELVA DAGAR I BERLIN Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, August 2016 Pages: TK Material Swedish Manuscript (TK) Author Profile Rights sold German: btb Verlag Film & TV Rights Available ‘Nesser has a penetrating eye for the skull beneath the skin.’ – New York Times ‘Håkan Nesser is an author who takes both the mystery story and the novel seriously. … He considers the mystery novel a matter of life and death, and uses its narrative structure to analyse the existence and the soul.’ – Die Zeit Håkan Nesser, b. 1950, is one of Sweden's most beloved an renowned authors. He divides his time between Stockholm and the island of Gotland. His crime novels have been extremely successful in Sweden as well as internationally, and have resulted in several films. Håkan is the only author who has won the prize for Best Swedish Crime Novel three times, and also the only one who has ever won the Danish prize Rosenkrantz-prisen twice. He was also awarded The Ripper Award in 2010. He is published in more than 20 languages, and has written 29 novels to date. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Håkan Nesser Eleven Days in Berlin “Go and find her, my son. That is the mission I give to you.” Arne Murberg might not be up for a Nobel Prize anytime soon, but he’s a good person and a responsible son, and when his father’s dying wish turns out to be somewhat of a mission, he sets out to honour the promise he made. It turns out the mother Arne thought was dead actually ran of with a musician and lives in Berlin. Now Arne must find her, but he’s not much of a traveller and his mind is still a bit slow after that diving accident he had when he was twelve. Can he really take on Berlin all on his own? Armed with a map and the grace of God, he makes his way around the city where he encounters both good things, and bad. He also makes acquaintances with a a nutty professor, a woman in a wheelchair, a pair of yellow shoes and a witch trial. ELEVEN DAYS IN BERLIN is a stand-alone novel written with Håkan Nesser’s signature wit and flawless style. ‘Grown up and beautiful by Nesser’ – Aftonbladet Title information Swedish title: ELVA DAGAR I BERLIN Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, September 2015 Pages: 250 Material Swedish Manuscript German Manuscript Finished Copies Author Profile Rights sold Danish: Forlaget Modtryk German: btb Verlag Norwegian: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Polish: Czarna Owca ‘It is with the unhindered imagination of a storyteller that Nesser lets his characters move in time and space and between happiness and sorrow. … There’s something about the very story of Arne. … A character that actually makes me happy.’ – Upsala Nya Tidning ‘And of course it is a fabulous book. It is funny and the most preposterous things happen, the reader should be prepared for a completely different book that entertains and invites binge-reading.’ – Tranås-Posten Håkan Nesser, b. 1950, is one of Sweden's most beloved an renowned authors. He divides his time between Stockholm and the island of Gotland. His crime novels have been extremely successful in Sweden as well as internationally, and have resulted in several films. Håkan is the only author who has won the prize for Best Swedish Crime Novel three times, and also the only one who has ever won the Danish prize Rosenkrantz-prisen twice. He was also awarded The Ripper Award in 2010. He is published in more than 20 languages, and has written 29 novels to date. Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Håkan Nesser The Living and the Dead in Winsford From the bestselling, award winning Swedish author, a stand-alone thriller set on Exmoor. One evening in November, a mysterious woman arrives in the village of Winsford on Exmoor, before moving into a secluded cottage nearby for a six month visit. Her only plan is to live longer than her dog, Castor. As the story unravels, it emerges that she is guarding terrible secrets. What happened in Morocco thirty years ago? Where is her husband? And who is she running away from? A deeply atmospheric and gripping novel which moves between the past and the present, THE LIVING AND THE DEAD IN WINSFORD is the award-winning, bestselling Swedish crime writer’s first stand-alone novel set in the UK. ‘The smooth, silky prose holds the reader's attention from start to finish, and it's no surprise to discover that this book won the Palle Rosencrantz Prize for best thriller of the year.’ – Literary Review Title Information Swedish title: LEVANDE OCH DÖDA I WINSFORD Publisher: Albert Bonniers Förlag, July 2013 Pages: 425 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies Full English Translation Author Profile Rights Sold Danish: Forlaget Modtryk Dutch: Uitgeverij De Geus English (UK): Mantle (Macmillan) Finnish: Tammi German: btb Verlag Norwegian: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Polish: Czarna Owca ‘The claustrophobia and comfort of village life, the terror of darkness on an exposed and desolate landscape; proximity with a natural world as beautiful as it is harsh: every detail seems etched into Nesser's viscerally descriptive writing … A ripping yarn.’ – The Times ‘[A] standalone that certainly won’t disappoint. [The Living and the Dead in Winsford] is a superb evocation of a woman in the grip of a major emotional and moral crisis, set against a well-evoked moorland landscape.’ – The Guardian Håkan Nesser, b. 1950, is one of Sweden's most beloved an renowned authors. He divides his time between Stockholm and the island of Gotland. His crime novels have been extremely successful in Sweden as well as internationally, and have resulted in several films. Håkan is the only author who has won the prize for Best Swedish Crime Novel three times, and also the only one who has ever won the Danish prize Rosenkrantz-prisen twice. He was also awarded The Ripper Award in 2010. He is published in more than 20 languages, and has written 29 novels to date. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Håkan Nesser The Barbarotti Series After 10 crime novels about inspector Van Veeteren, Håkan Nesser introduced yet another series in 2006. The final novel was published in 2012. The series centers on Detective Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti, who lives in the small town Kymlinge in the south of Sweden. He is the son of a separated Swedish-Italian couple, and he is divorced himself. His oldest daughter Sara stayed with him, while his two sons went with their mother. After this turn, Barbarotti made a deal with God to prove his existence. Barbarotti gives out points when God answers his prayers, deducts them when he doesn't. The end result will decide whether God really exists, or not. Title information Swedish titles: MÄNNISKA UTAN HUND (1), EN HELT ANNAN HISTORIA (2), BERÄTTELSE OM HERR ROOS (3), DE ENSAMMA (4), STYCKERSKAN FRÅN LILLA BURMA (5). Planned as a crime series, Håkan Nesser’s Barbarotti novels do not follow the classic structure of crime novels. The first title, HUMAN WITHOUT DOG, can well be described as a dramatic saga about a traditional Swedish family. A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY is written from the perspective of the murderer, giving the reader a head start over the police. The third title, THE STORY ABOUT MR. ROOS, is above all the story of a man leaving his old life behind to find a new start. THE LONELY ONES goes back in time to the 1970s, and a group of students whose travels behind the iron curtain will change them forever. The fifth and final book about Gunnar Barbarotti is also the first and only book about Ellen Bjarnebo, known as THE BUTCHERESS FROM LITTLE BURMA. Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 Material Swedish Manuscripts German Manuscripts English Sample Translations (1-3) Finished Copies Series Presentation Author Profile ‘Nesser is in the front rank of Swedish crime writers.’ – The Times (Great Britain) Rights sold Bulgarian: Emas Publishing (1-2) Czech: Bastei MOBA (1) Danish: Forlaget Modtryk (1-5) Dutch: Uitgeverij De Geus (1-5) English (UK): Mantle/Macmillan Publishing (1-2) Estonian: Kirjastus Pegasus (1) Finnish: Tammi (1-5) French: Seuil (1) German: btb Verlag (1-5) Italian: Ugo Guanda Editore (1-5) Latvian: Zvaigzne ABC (1) Norwegian: Vigmostad & Bjørke (1-3), Gyldendal Norsk Forlag (4-5) Polish: Czarna Owca (1-5) Russian: Ripol (1) Spanish: RBA Libros (1) ‘An exceptionally gifted author – maybe the best in Sweden!’ – Hamburger Abendblatt (Germany) ‘Nesser has a penetrating eye for the skull beneath the skin.’ – New York Times (United States) Håkan Nesser, b. 1950, is one of Sweden's most beloved an renowned authors. His crime novels have been extremely successful in Sweden as well as internationally, and have resulted in several films. He is published in more than 20 languages, and has written 29 novels to date. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Optioned (1-2), Available (3-5) Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Gunilla Linn Persson Across the Ice More than 26 000 copies sold in Sweden! Winter, 1914. Werner Engström, his girlfriend Kyra Ingman, and their friends set out across the ice toward home on Hustrun Island after dancing on the neighbouring island. Their struggle to make it home in the horrible snow storm will come to shape life on Hustrun for the next hundred years. On Hustrun, 2013, we meet Ellinor Ingman, a woman in her fifties, who runs her father’s business Algot’s Sea Taxi and takes care of the elderly Algot. She picks up Herrman Engström, who returns to Hustrun to sell his childhood home after his father has passed away. Shocked to discover who her passenger is, she steers her boat straight into the jetty, and so a story of lost love begins… ACROSS THE ICE is a portrayal of the Stockholm archipelago then and now; of love and hate away from the mainland. Title Information Swedish title: HEMÅT ÖVER ISEN Published by: Wahlström & Widstrand, January 2015 Pages: 287 ‘… she has a penetrating voice that adds spice and salt to the story. The result is a novel that is both beautiful and unsentimental.’ – Nerikes Allehanda ‘Across the Ice is a fantastically beautiful novel about frozen memories and warming reconciliation; it radiates love but also ice-cold hate.’ – M Magasin Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies English Sample Translation English Synopsis ‘No one today masters the dramatic potential of the archipelago better than Gunilla Linn Persson.’ – Aftonbladet Rights sold French: Les Escales German: Insel Verlag Gunilla Linn Persson, b. 1956, is a TV script writer, and has also written novels, children’s books and plays. The television series “Skärgårdsdoktorn” (“The Archipelago Doctor”, co-written with L. B. Lundholm) was an instant classic, with millions of viewers across the Nordic countries over the four years it aired. ACROSS THE ICE is set in the same milieu as Skärgårdsdoktorn, drawing on the author’s own experiences from living in the archipelago outside Stockholm for seven years. Film & TV Rights Available Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Ann Rosman In Deep Water Book 6 in the Karin Adler series At the height of the first World War, on the 5th of June 1916, the British warship HMS Hampshire goes down outside the Orkney Islands. With her she takes the British Minister of War, Lord Kitchener, and almost 700 men. But what else did she take with her? Rumours are rife, and tell about a vast, almost incomprehensible treasure. Almost a hundred years later, a Swedish sailboat is found drifting with nobody on board, in the very same waters where the HMS Hampshire was lost. Bloodstains and signs of a struggle are evident on deck. Karin Adler of the Gothenburg Police is called on to assist the local police in solving the case of the missing man, a Marstrand resident and professional deep-sea diver. During the investigation, a curious connection between the missing Swede and the long since shipwrecked HMS Hampshire is made, stemming from a disastrous diving expedition at the wreck site in the 1970’s. It’s clear that the case hinges on events that took place a long time ago, which resonate into present day. The Karin Alder series has been sold to seven countries. IN DEEP WATER is the sixth novel in the series, and is set on the green and windswept Orkney Islands, a place where folklore is very much alive and secrets go deep. A place both of death and of fervent love. Title information Swedish title: VÅGSPEL Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, May 2016 Pages: 450 Material Swedish Manuscript Finished Copies English Sample Translation English Synopsis Character Biography Letter from the Author Previous Publishers Czech: Vydavatelství Vikend Danish: Forlaget Punktum Finnish: Bazar Forlag French: Editions Balland German: Aufbau Verlag Norwegian: Bazar Forlag Spanish (World): Ediciones Salamandra Ann Rosman , b. 1973, is the internationally bestselling author behind the Karin Adler series. Ann left her job as an IT-consultant in the mid-00s to be a full-time author, and her works have been sold to seven countries. Ann was awarded the Marstrand Prize in 2010, and in 2013 she received the Culture Award from her home county of Kungälv. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Ann Rosman The Karin Adler series Marstrand, the idyllic heart of the Swedish west coast archipelago, surrounded by the sea and filled with stories. The Karin Adler series has strong ties to the picturesque coastal island Marstrand outside Gothenburg, Sweden, and takes the reader into the history of the island and often real cases of crime and mystery that have shaped the region. The first book in the series, THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S DAUGHTER introduces the reader to the police detective Karin Adler. After a messy break-up Karin lives on her boat moored on Marstrand, and is close to the local island community. Navigating a career as a young female police office with the Gothenburg police, Karin investigates crimes connected to the history of the archipelago and secrets long since forgotten. Title Information Swedish titles: 1: FYRMÄSTARENS DOTTER (2009), 2: SJÄLAKISTAN (2010), 3: PORTO FRANCOS VÄKTARE (2011), 4: MERCURIUM (2012), 5: HAVSKATTEN (2014), 6: VÅGSPEL (2016). Material Swedish manuscripts Finished copies Sample Translations (Books 1, 3, 6). Character Biography Letter from the Author Rights Sold Czech: Vydavatelství Vikend (1-2) Danish: Forlaget Punktum (1-5) Finnish: Bazar Forlag (1-3) French: Editions Balland (1-2) German: Aufbau Verlag (1-5) Norwegian: Bazar Forlag (1-3) Spanish (World): Ediciones Salamandra (1-2) Fact and fiction always mix in Ann’s books. Ann lives on the Marstrand island herself and finds inspiration in its vibrant culture as well as its rich and dramatic past. In her own words: ‘Marstrand is like a gateway where two worlds meet: the present and the past – or why not reality and imagination?’ Truth and legend colour this gateway, and connections between past and present shape Karin investigations, leading her and the reader back into mysteries of centuries past. Five crime novels the Karin Adler series have been published to date and Ann is currently putting the finishing touches to the sixth novel, IN DEEP WATER, due out in May 2016 from Albert Bonniers Förlag. ’An impressive debut doused in sea salt.’ – Aftonbladet on THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S DAUGHTER ‘A complex yet perfectly paced plot, built around strong and captivating characters in an exciting historical context.’ – Le Figaro on THE SOUL COFFIN ‘Ann Rosman makes a fresh and disarming contribution to the genre. A worthy rival to Camilla Läckberg and others.’ – Norra Västerbotten on THE GUARDIAN OF PORTO FRANCO Ann Rosman , b. 1973, is the internationally bestselling author behind the Karin Adler series. Ann left her job as an IT-consultant in the mid-00s to be a full-time author, and her works have been sold to seven countries. Ann was awarded the Marstrand Prize in 2010, and in 2013 she received the Culture Award from her home county of Kungälv. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Lina Wolff Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs A new Swedish literary sensation! At a run-down brothel in Caudal, Spain, the prostitutes are collecting stray dogs. Each is named after a famous male writer: Dante, Chaucer, Bret Easton Ellis. When a john is cruel, the dogs are fed rotten meat. To the east, in Barcelona, an unflappable teenage girl is endeavouring to trace the peculiarities of her life back to one woman: Alba Cambó, writer of violent short stories, who left Caudal as a girl and never went back. Mordantly funny, dryly sensual, written with a staggering lightness of touch, the debut novel in English by Swedish sensation Lina Wolff is a black and Bolaño-esque take on the limitations of love in a dog-eat-dog world. ‘Wolff’s prose has a quality of “otherness” entirely in keeping with the surreal atmosphere of the novel. … a cool, clever and fierce addition to the canon of modern feminist literature.’ – The Guardian Title Information Swedish title: BRET EASTON ELLIS OCH DE ANDRA HUNDARNA Publisher: Albert Bonniers Forlag, July 2012 Pages: 285 ‘[A] filmic offering … channelling the spirit of Pedro Almodóvar. A thoroughly invigorating novel.’ – The Independent ‘The author demonstrates a marvelous command of language and creates characters with real depth, lending the book a sensual vibe and an acerbic wit that force its emotional truths to rise above the grunge of its hard-boiled setting. – Kirkus Reviews Material Swedish Manuscript Full English Translation Finished Copies Rights Sold English (World): & Other Stories Film & TV Rights Available Lina Wolff, b. 1973, has lived and worked in Italy and Spain. During her years in Valencia and Madrid, she wrote her short story collection MANY PEOPLE DIE LIKE YOU (Många människor dör som du). BRET EASTON ELLIS AND THE OTHER DOGS, her first novel, was awarded the prestigious Vi Magazine Literature Prize and was shortlisted for the 2013 Swedish Radio Award for Best Novel of the Year. Lina now lives in southern Sweden. Her second novel THE POLYGLOT LOVERS (De polyglotta älskarna), will be published by Albert Bonniers Förlag in 2016. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Non-Fiction Per J. Andersson & PK Mahanandia New Delhi—Borås The unlikely story of the Indian who rode his bicycle across continents to find love in Sweden A story of true love that captivates the heart of every reader. The book spent over three months on the German bestseller list with over 190 000 copies sold! Every night, young PK stands in a New Delhi park drawing tourists. Born untouchable, with nothing but the prophecy he was given at birth: “You will marry a girl who is not from the village, not from the district, not even from our country; she will be musical, own a jungle and be born under the sign of the ox.” One evening a young blonde woman appears in the light beside his easel. Lotta von Schedvin has felt drawn to India ever since she was a child and has travelled there from Sweden. She was born under the sign of the ox, and PK just knows she is the one. But the odds that these two starstruck lovers will see each other again after Lotta has gone back home might seem slight – if it were not for a second-hand ladies’ Raleigh bicycle and PK’s determination to get to the woman he loves. ‘PK's real-life story has everything you need to create a page turner that reads like fiction!’ – Svenska Dagbladet Title Information Swedish title: NEW DELHI—BORÅS Published by: Bokförlaget Forum, March 2013 Pages: 200 Material Swedish Manuscript English Sample Translation Full French Translation Full German Translation Rights Sold Chinese (simpl): Shanghai 99 Danish: Gads Forlag English (World): Oneworld Publications French: Univers Poche German: Kiepenheuer & Witsch Icelandic: Forlagid Korean: Solbitkil Polish: Czarna Owca Norwegian: Cappelen Damm ‘The story of a dalit boy and a tourist in India is not just any other girl meets boy saga. It is a fairy tale turned real life love ballad.’ – Love Story Per J Andersson, b. 1962, the writer, is a travel journalist and an expert on India. He founded the Swedish travel magazine Vagabond, and feels more at home on the road than at home. PK and Lotta are married and have two children. They live together outside Borås, Sweden. PK has worked as an art teacher and Lotta teaches music. Contact: Amanda Bértolo Alderin [email protected] Film & TV Rights Handled by the Author Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Other Available Titles For more information on these titles, please contact agency coordinator Peter Waites at [email protected] Lars Berge – OFFICE NINJA OFFICE NINJA can be described as the marriage between The Office and Being John Malkovich. Dry wit and dark humour guaranteed. Swedish title: KONTORSNINJA Published by: Wahlström & Widstrand, August 2013 Rights sold: Finnish: Atena, German: Carl’s Books, Italian: Bompiani, Korean: Hyundae Munhak Publishing, Polish: GW Foksal, Spanish: Alfaguara. Film & Tv Rights: Available. Katarina Bivald – THE READERS OF BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND A charming and witty feel-good novel about the power of friendship, the love of books and finding one’s place in the world. Swedish title: LÄSARNA I BROKEN WHEEL REKOMMENDERAR Published by: Bokförlaget Forum, September 2013 Rights sold: Bulgarian: ERA Media, Catalan: Edicions 62, Chinese (Compl): Delight Press, Chinese (Simpl): Sunshine Media, Croatian: Profil Knjiga, Czech: Host, Danish: Lindhardt & Ringhof, Dutch: UnieboekVan Holkema, English (Ca): Doubleday Canada, English (US): Sourcebooks, English (World): Chatto & Windus (Vintage Books), French: DeNoël, German: btb Verlag, Greek: Patakis Publishers, Hungarian: Erawan, Italian: Sperling & Kupfer, Korean: Sigongsa, Lithuanian: Alma Littera, Norwegian: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Polish: Wydawnictwo Amber, Portuguese (BR): Suma de Letras, Portuguese (EU): Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Russian: A.S.T License Ltd, Serbian: Izdavacka kuca Plato, Spanish: Planeta, Taiwanese: Systex Delightpress, Turkish: Dogan Kitap. Film & TV Rights: Available. Johanna Mo – The Helena Mobacke Series The Helena Mobacke Series is to a great extent a depiction of a mother’s journey through the grieving process and her attempts to get her life back on track after a great loss. Swedish titles: DÖDEN TÄNKTE JAG MIG SÅ (Part I) / VÄND OM OCH VAR STILLA (Part II) / ALLTING TRASIGT SKA BLI HELT (Part III) Published by: Bokförlaget Forum, 2013 / 2014 / 2015 Rights sold: Polish: Helion (Part I). Film & TV Rights: Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Other Available Titles For more information on these titles, please contact agency coordinator Peter Waites at [email protected] Jan Mårtenson – THE HOMAN SERIES A Swedish Agatha Christie, with a little sprinkle of Midsomer Murders, set in Old Town, Stockholm. "Mårtenson can, like no one else, bind together … espionage, murder, extortion and the colors and scents of the market hall of Östermalmstorg" – Nerikes Allehanda Published by: Wahlström & Widstrand Film & Tv Rights: Available Maria Nygren – SEJDAR ISLAND ”Maria Nygren walks in the foot-prints of Johan Theorin when she effortlessly mixes folklore with classic crime. … Put simply, Maria Nygren has her own voice, she tells her story on her own terms and it is both thrilling and sometimes really frightening. In other words, an interesting debut worth reading.” – Skånska Dagbladet Swedish title: FEBERFÅGEL Published by: Wahlström & Widstrand, August 2015 Rights sold: Bulgarian: Aviana Publishing. Film & TV Rights: Available Elin Olofsson – AND THEN I THINK OF SIGRID This is a novel about homecoming, reconciling with the past and finding out that love can change everything. Swedish title: DÅ TÄNKER JAG PÅ SIGRID Published by: Wahlström & Widstrand 2013 Rights sold: Bulgarian: Aviana Publishing. Film & TV Rights: Available Bonnier Rights bonnierrights.se [email protected] +46 8 696 89 10 Fiction Other Available Titles For more information on these titles, please contact agency coordinator Peter Waites at [email protected] Elin Olofsson – TO THE GIRLS IN THE LAKE This is a tale about a promise made by a girl by a lake in the forests of Jämtland, and about the things a grown woman is forced to do to keep that promise. Swedish title: TILL FLICKORNA I SJÖN Published by: Wahsltröm & Widstrand 2014 Rights sold: Bulgarian: Aviana Publishing. Film and TV Rights: Available Thomas Ringstedt – THE BEOW / NORDENFLYCHT SERIES “Red Snow could be turned into a movie! All the ingredients are there; attraction, action and intense personal relationships…This is really good entertainment!” – Norra Västerbotten Swedish titles: RÖD SNÖ / HÖGTRYCK Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, October 2011 / February 2015 Rights sold: Danish: Forlaget Modtryk (RED SNOW). Film & TV Rights: Available Non-Fiction Stefan Einhorn – THE NEW SEVEN DEADLY SINS What is good and evil, and what do we consider to be deadly sins? Are they the same as stipulated by the church over 1,500 years ago, or have they changed? Swedish title: DE NYA DÖDSSYNDERNA Published by: Forum, October 2014 Rights sold: Norwegian: Cappelen Damm. 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Swedish title: JAG ÄR ZLATAN Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, November 2011 Rights sold: Albanian: Dritan, Arabic: Creative Solutions, Bosnian: Buybook, Bulgarian: A&T Publishing, Chinese: Beijing Wisdom, Croatian: Buybook, Czech: Host, Danish: Gyldendal, Dutch: Ambo Anthos, Estonian: Tänapäev, English UK (World): Penguin (Penguin RH), English US: Random House (Penguin RH), Finnish: WSOY, French: JC Lattès, Georgian: Intelekti, German: Piper, Hungarian: Kiado, Icelandic: Draumsyn, Italian: Rizzoli, Japanese: Toto, Korean: Hans Media, Montenegrin: Buybook, Norwegian: Font, Polish: Sine Qua Non, Portuguese (SA): Realejo Editora, Romanian: Publica Com, Russian: OLMA Media Group, Serbian: Buybook, Slovenian: Ucila International, Spanish (World): Roca Editorial, Turkish: Pegasus, Vietnamese: Huy Hoang Cultural Joint Stock Company. Film & TV Rights: Not available Staffan Thorsell – THE WARSAW SWEDES Eight men — dubbed the Warsaw Swedes — repeatedly risked their lives to smuggle out the information telling the world about the Nazi persecution of Polish Jews. They were all to be sentenced to death by the Nazis as a result of their actions. This is their remarkable story, never before been told in full. Swedish title: WARSZAWASVENSKARNA Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, November 2014 Film & TV Rights: Available Björn Wahlroos – THE TEN WORST IDEAS IN ECONOMICS — FROM KEYNES TO PIKETTY Bad ideas are dangerous. How is it then that certain economic models and arguments that, although repeatedly proven false, keep coming back? Swedish title: DE TIO SÄMSTA EKONOMISKA TEORIERNA – FRÅN KEYNES TILL PIKETTY Published by: Albert Bonniers Förlag, November 2014 Rights sold: Japanese: Nikkei Publishing. 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