Beasts of the Sea, the record-breaking Finnish debut of 2023, has been sold to Korea, where it will be published by Open Books.
Steller’s sea cow continues to swim out into the world: Beasts of the Sea, the hot book of 2023 by Iida Turpeinen, is travelling to Korea, where it will be published by Open Books.
Beasts of the Sea is a literary achievement and a breathtaking adventure through three centuries. Approaching natural diversity through individual destinies, it’s a story of grand human ambitions and the urge to resurrect what humankind in its ignorance has destroyed. The novel is the winner of The Thank You for the Book Award, Finland’s booksellers’ prize, the best debut award, the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize, and a nominee for Finland’s biggest literary award, the Finlandia Prize, as well as for the Torch-bearer Prize. Its international breakthrough has been acknowledged for example by the Bookseller. In Finland, the book is published by Kustantamo S&S, a part of the Schildts & Söderströms publishing group.
Open Books is a prominent literary Korean publishing house that publishes highly-esteemed authors like Umberto Eco, Paul Auster, Sigmund Freud, Fjodor Dostoyevsky and more. Founded in 1986, Open Books have established themselves as a key actor in the Korean publishing scene and specialise in international literature.
Warm congratulations to the author and the publisher!