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Things that Fall from the Sky sold to Arabic – 24th area for the novel

The Arabic rights of Selja Ahava’s Things that Fall from the Sky have been acquired by Egyptian Cultural Assembly, making it 24th foreign sales for the title.

Things that Fall from the Sky (2015)

Selja Ahava’s European Union Prize for Literature winning novel Things that Fall from the Sky will be published in Arabic by Egyptian Cultural Assembly.

The novel tells a story of a girl whose mother dies under a block of ice falling from the sky, of a woman who wins the jackpot twice and of a man hit by a lightning for five times. It has been described a whimsical and thoughtful literary fairy tale.

The rights have been previously been sold to Albania (IDK); Armenia (Guitank); Bulgaria (Colibri); China (Citic); Croatia (Vuković & Runjić); Czech Republic (Pavel Dobrovský – Beta); Denmark (Jensen & Dalgaard); World English (Oneworld); Estonia (Post Factum | Eesti Meedia); France (Bleu & Jaune); Georgia (Agora); Germany (Mare Verlag); Hungary (Typotex); Latvia (Lauku Avize); Lithuania (Homo liber); Macedonia (Magor); Poland (Relacja); Serbia (Štrik); Slovenia (KUD Sodobnost International); Spanish (Editorial Bercimuel); Swedish (Bakhall); Turkey (Timas) and Ukraine (V. Books XXi).

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Interviews with writers!

We are continuing our creative literary interviews series with HLA’s writers! Legendary Pirkko Saisio, a six-time nominee for the Finlandia prize and the winner in 2003 discusses writing processes, artistic stereotypes and irony, and tells the best curse word so far. Read the entire interview here.

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Niillas Holmberg nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize

Sami poet, musician, actor, and cultural and environmental activist Niillas Holmberg was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his new poetry collection Underfoot.

As the jury stated in its rationale:

“Underfoot is like a political and cunning joik that even the underworld can rely on. This is a volume of poetry in which both the illustrations and the well-chosen words build an aesthetic that allows for a broader mindset towards nature conservation, in terms of both willingness and knowledge.“

Underfoot is a collection of poems that emphasises the connection between people and the earth. It praises nature folklore whilst questioning whether it fits in with our contemporary mind and way of life.

It is the second time Holmberg was been shortlisted for the award. More information can be found on Nordic Council’s website.

Congratulations to the author!

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A Dog Called Cat & sequel sold to Päike ja pilv

A Dog Called Cat finds a home in Estonia.

The Dog Called Cat (2015)

The Estonian rights of the beautiful and beloved children’s book A Dog Called Cat with its sequel A Dog Called Cat meets a Cat have been sold to the Estonian publisher Päike ja pilv.

Poet Tomi Kontio’s illustrator Elina Warsta’s A Dog Called Cat is a story about a small dog, a man called Weasel and about a friendship that changes everything.

A Dog Called Cat Meets a Cat (2019)

The rights have been previously sold to Lata de Sal in Spain and Nieko Rimto in Lithuania.