Fishing for the Little Pike by Juhani Karila is now travelling to Spain, where it will be published by Deleste.
Fishing for the Little Pike by Juhani Karila continues its journey into the world, and is now travelling to Spain, where it will be published by Deleste.
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Fishing For the Little Pike is Juhani Karila’s debut novel and it follows Elina Ylijaako, a young woman who is under the spell of a curse that forces her to travel back to her home village in the Finnish Lapland to fish a specific pike from a specific pond every year, or she and her first love will die. This year, however, the supernatural gets in the way in the form of a mythological creature haunting the pond, all while a detective is on her trail as she is suspected of murder. Funny, surprisingly wise and proudly weird, Fishing For the Little Pike was an instant hit upon its release, and it has so far travelled to 17 language territories. In Finland, it is published by Siltala. The book has received great critical acclaim, and was recently awarded the Silver Foreword Indies Award.
Deleste is a newly founded publishing house with great literary ambitions: its catalogue includes Dino Pesut, Dinçer Güçyeter, the winner of the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2023, and Semezdin Mehmedinović, among others.
We are delighted to give Karila a spot in such great company!