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Suhrkamp
Insel Rights List
London Book Fair 2019
www.suhrkamp.de/foreignrights
General Non-Fiction
Food
Crime Fiction
Commercial Fiction
Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation, 1472-75, Photo: Erich Lessing, akg-images, Berlin General Non-Fiction
Biography / Art
Kia Vahland
Leonardo da Vinci »Kia Vahland’s language is clear and straightforward.
and the Women Refusing to lose herself in self-absorbed formulations, she calls
things by their name – often with a lovely hint of irony.«
A new biographical look at the great polymath Nicola Kuhn, Tagesspiegel
on the 500th anniversary of his death in 2019 (Laudatio on the occasion of the Critics’ Prize
of the HBS Cultural Foundation 2015)
Leonardo da Vinci is considered modern for and intellectual thought. A general biography of
»Leonardo takes women examining nature and being the inventor of a Leonardo da Vinci’s life and work, it is also the
number of visionary technical instruments. But that’s history of a man who did and thought far more
seriously, especially at that not all. The artist also revolutionised European than his contemporaries and thus came to develop a
moment in which they are thought as a friend to women too: centuries before completely new type of worldview.
women’s emancipation movements, in his paintings Vahland’s book is a portrait of an age in which
making a decision that will affect he developed the image of the modern woman. people had to deal with wars, economic upheavals,
Indeed, Leonardo outright invented the image of the and issues of modernisation. As never before, western
their whole lives. autonomous woman who thought for herself, the thinkers, artists, and learned aristocrats turned to
With his unconventional view self-assured and simultaneously vulnerably beautiful the worlds of human emotion and penetrated them
woman who looked men straight in the eye from the both intellectually and aesthetically. In the discourse
of Mary the young painter is canvas and seemed to reciprocate their love. Neither of the Renaissance women gained a new role as the
making a break with convention. Leonardo’s worldview nor his artistic and scientific
output can be understood without recognising his
emotional counterpart of men. The book therefore
concerns itself with the life stories of the women
Only Leonardo allows his sympathy for the other sex in general and his female Leonardo painted as well as the social relationships
models in particular. Thus, the central thesis of that formed these women’s biographies.
protagonist to improvise. There this new biography is that the particular allure of
is no doubt about her clear Leonardo’s oeuvre up to today is due to his open- Characterised by a sensual and easy-to-read style, the
minded portrayal of the woman. book is panoramic, research intensive, and vividly
determination, her authority to written and aimed at a wide audience that appreciates
Focusing on the real as well as the depicted woman, understandable, enthrallingly written books of non-
make decisions. It is the humbly the book talks about Leonardo da Vinci’s life in a fiction full of solid information. While accessible to
approaching angel who is the new way and describes important works like the the general reader with no background in art history,
paintings of Ginevra de’ Benci, Cecilia Gallerani, the it will also be of interest to specialists thanks to its
supplicant, not she.« »Mona Lisa«, and the major religious paintings while presentation of the latest state of research.
(from the book, about Annunciation) locating them in the context of the history of attitudes
Kia Vahland International Sales: Art historian Kia Vahland is a specialist Allgemeine Zeitung. Insel Verlag has
Leonardo da Vinci and the Women English world rights (Black Dog & Leventhal), in Renaissance art and editor for arts previously published Ansichtssachen,
An Artist’s Biography Brazilian Portuguese rights (Editora Novo Seculo), and culture in the opinions section of a collection of op-eds.
(Original title: Leonardo da Vinci und die Frauen. Portugal (Temas e Debates), the Süddeutsche Zeitung. She is the
author of books on Sebastiano del
Eine Künstlerbiographie) Turkey (Marti),
Piombo, Michelangelo and Raphael and
348 pages Greece (Nissos)
teaches at the History of Art Department
Clothbound at Ludwig Maximilian University of
Release: 2019
Photo: Alessandra Schellnegger
Munich. Among other accolades, her
work was awarded Michael-Althen Prize
for Criticism 2016 by the Frankfurter
Memoir / Music
Hanns-Josef Ortheil
How I Learnt to Play
the Piano
The first time he has a piano lesson, Hanns-Josef his first lessons to his favourite composers, early
An autobiographical Ortheil is four years old. Guided by his mother, preludes, exalted teachers, and the great titans on
he makes rapid progress and is placed in the care the stages of Salzburg and elsewhere. In an amus-
story that is of a Russian pianist. Soon he makes the decision ing and thrilling way he leads the reader up a steep
to become a concert pianist and to shine on the ladder into the heaven of pianists, where since the
not only for piano important stages of the world. For the young time of Vladimir Horowitz massive psychoses as
piano student this means years of practice, often well as legendary triumphs have been the order of
and music-lovers many hours a day. Shortly after graduating from the day.
grammar school, the twenty-year-old receives a
scholarship to study in Rome, where he experiences Not only for piano and music enthusiasts this is a
a completely unexpected breakdown. His big dream book that, thanks to a wealth of knowledge and
is shattered ... details, tells the tale of the hidden, daemonic side of
manic practicing and playing as well as the history
In How I Learnt to Play the Piano Hanns-Josef of the world of a virtuoso.
Ortheil recounts the often bizarre details of a
pianist’s life from where he stands today, from
Hanns-Josef Ortheil Rights available Hanns-Josef Ortheil, born in 1951, is a
How I Learnt to Play the Piano writer, pianist, and Professor for Creative
(Original title: Wie ich Klavierspielen lernte) Writing and Cultural Journalism at the
Approx. 200 pages University of Hildesheim. His literary
work has received numerous awards,
Clothbound
including the Thomas-Mann Prize of the
Release: March 2019
city of Lübeck in 2002.
Photo: Isolde Ohlbaum
Biography / Sports
Johannes Dürr
Martin Prinz
A thrilling look into the world
The Way Back
of high-performance sports
The Winter Olympics 2014. The night before the Yet, the end The Way Back would take remained
A unique report 50-kilometre cross-country ski competition. Shortly
before midnight, Johannes Dürr was confronted with
open for a long time. In order to make it a successful
one, at the beginning of 2018 the two – the high-
on the attempt to get a positive test for doping. Having been considered a
contender for a medal, the International Ski Feder-
performance athlete and the writer – founded their
own independent team. They got their initial budget
back into ation now bans him from competing for two years.
Then Johannes Dürr is prosecuted, he is forced to
together through a crowdfunding campaign – with
the aim of having Johannes Dürr enter the Nordic
high-performance return all his prize money, his family life falls apart,
and the Austrian Ski Association bans him for life.
World Ski Championships in Seefeld without the
help of any associations or federations. The fall and
sports following a For more than four years now, writer Martin Prinz
rise: the story of a living dream.
doping-scandal and high-performance athlete Johannes Dürr have
been on a journey together. Their goal: Johannes
This story from the world of high-performance
sports tells of the mechanisms and motors of our
Dürr’s return to professional sports. They have high-performance society: of longing and depression,
trained together, written about the light and dark desire, restlessness, public role models, projections,
The story of sides of professional sports, and dedicated them-
selves to trying to make possible a return to the top
of the politics of sports, media, faith in our heroes,
and blind rage.
a doping-case – in a yearlong adventure between utopia and reality.
and what came in
its wake
Johannes Dürr/Martin Prinz Rights available Johannes Dürr, born in 1987, grew a result was thrown out of the Olympic
The Way Back up in Göstling (Lower Austria) with his Games and barred from participating in
A Sports Tale seven siblings. He participated in his sports competitions for two years. Since
(Original title: Der Weg zurück. first cross-country ski competition at the 2014, he has been a customs officer and
Austrian Ski Championships in February has been working with Martin Prinz on
Eine Sporterzählung)
2000; since leaving grammar school the project »The Way Back«.
350 pages
in 2006, he has been a professional
Clothbound sportsman of the Austrian armed forces. Martin Prinz, born in 1973, studied
Release: January 2019 At the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, German Philology and Theatre Studies.
Dürr was tested positive for EPO, and as He lives and works in Vienna.
Health / Lifestyle
Andreas Michalsen
Healing Through Nutrition
Eat Better – Fast Easier – Live Longer
The Latest Findings from Research and Practice Knowing about nutrition
is the key to our health
Andreas Michalsen dedicates his new book to his Mediterranean diet to a vegetarian or vegan diet –
Healing Through biggest concern: making us healthier. In his very
personal, knowledgeable and convincing style, he
are the healthiest? Which type of fasting –
therapeutic fasting, intermediate fasting or
the Power of Nature: guides the reader towards a balanced and improved
diet that can prevent illnesses or be directed at
intermittent fasting – suits what type of person?
healing them. The book contains detailed schedules The latest findings from practice and the Charité
for regular fasting that are easily implemented into Hospital’s own studies are supplemented with fur-
Over 180.000 copies one’s daily routine. The author shows that the right
diet not only provides the body with stimuli to
ther current research findings. Michalsen’s new book
is enlightening and groundbreaking, easily applied to
sold activate regeneration and self-healing. It’s nothing
less than the key to a longer life.
everybody’s life, always following the credo: indul-
gence instead of abstinence.
What are the essential foodstuffs and their
On the Spiegel-Bestseller nutrients, and which forms of nutrition – from a
list for 71 weeks
Andreas Michalsen Domestic Rights Sales: Prof. Dr. Andreas Michalsen is Professor of Clinical Selected Backlist: (People’s Press), Korea
Healing Through Nutrition German Audiobook (Argon) Complementary Medicine at the Charité University Medical Healing Through the Power (The Open Books), Japan
Eat Better – Fast Easier – Live Longer Centre Berlin and Head of the Department of Internal and of Nature. A Plea for Modern (Sunmark), Poland (Muza),
The Latest Findings from Research and Practice Complementary Medicine at Immanuel Hospital Berlin. Naturopathy (2017) Czech Republic (Kazda),
Clinically and scientifically, the internist focuses on mind- International Sales: English Hungary (Central Media),
With assistance from Dr. Suzann Kirschner-Brouns, MD
body-medicine (meditation, yoga, stress reduction), nutritional world rights (Viking Books), Bulgaria (Bard), Estonia
Edited by Friedrich-Karl Sandmann
medicine and therapeutic fasting as well as purging methods. Spanish world rights (Planeta), (Tänapäev), Lithuania (Alma
(Original title: Mit Ernährung heilen. Besser essen – In cooperation with his team, he conducts research into the Chinese complex rights Littera), Serbia (Laguna),
einfach fasten – länger leben. Neuestes Wissen aus efficacy of Ayurveda. (Eurasian/Fine Press), France Turkey (Epsilon), Greece
Forschung und Praxis) (Albin Michel), Portuguese (Patakis), Albania (Ejal),
Approx. 368 pages rights (Luna de Papel), Italy Israel (Or Am - Sefer Lakol);
Clothbound (Sonzogno), Netherlands Domestic Rights Sales:
Release: February 2019 (Ambo|Anthos), Denmark German Audiobook (Argon)
Memoir / Health / Lifestyle
Nils Binnberg
I have had enough!
A plethora of new facts and analysis
about one of the most charged themes of our time:
the – allegedly – correct food to eat.
Why healthy food can »Do you even know what you are doing to yourselves?
make you sick All those worthless carbohydrates? Your blood sugar levels are going
to rise at first only to plummet after that. In an hour’s time, by the latest,
you are going to be hungry again. You’ll all become fat …«
The first personal
account of this new
disease of modern
society, orthorexia »I suffer from orthorexia nervosa. It is a concept I When did our permanent being-on-a-diet actually
only became familiar with recently and it describes begin? What is it we are trying to control? Is it purely
nervosa, which already an obsession with eating healthily. That sounds good, about a desire for eternal youth and divine beauty?
you might say? But it is not. I slavishly follow each Or is it an ersatz religion we are seeking, because
affects millions. new health edict. By turning my back on everyday there is nothing to believe in anymore? While look-
foods, I have started to feel as if I am slowly killing ing for answers to these questions, I may as well start
myself. Incidentally, I am only one of millions affected with myself. Because my life, I must confess, is com-
in Germany. At lunchtime we are fine talking freely ing unglued …«
about S&M sex à la Fifty Shades of Grey. But if a
breadbasket is passed around, we become suddenly
tense.
Nils Binnberg Rights available Nils Binnberg, born in 1976, studied
I have had enough! Theatre, Film and Television Studies,
How nutrition gurus are making us sick English Philology and Ethnology in
(Original title: Ich habe es satt! Wie uns Cologne. He has worked as a journalist
for major German newspapers and is
Ernährungsgurus krank machen)
currently an author of radio features.
175 pages
Paperback
March 2019
Photo: René Fietzek
Photo: Patrick Nagtegaal Food
Cookbook
Juan Danilo
Ceviche
The Cookbook
The culinary sensation
from Peru
Photos: Patrick Nagtegaal
With a natural
history of Peruvian
»I would happily eat Ceviche
superfoods
my whole life!« Mario Vargas Llosa
Incredible,
easy-to-cook dishes The legendary Peruvian dish ceviche – fish marin- the multifarious world of ceviche. Every harbour by
ated in lime juice and salt – is currently becoming a the Pacific, every city in the Amazon region or in the
major trend in international gastronomy. This is not Andes swears by its own recipe.
surprising, as ceviche is a culinary sensation: a so-
phisticated and fresh dish with lots of possible vari- Ceviche is an exciting taste adventure – and
ations – a true explosion of flavour and colour. moreover, it’s a light and healthy dish that only
requires few ingredients. The German-Peruvian
Ocean, rain forests, high mountain ranges: Peru chef Juan Danilo knows all the secrets of Peruvian
is full of natural treasures – and it is the home of cooking and shares 50 recipes in this book: from
ceviche. The great diversity of indigenous species the sophisticated ceviches of the Japanese-inspired
and impulses from immigrants from all over the Nikkei cuisine to his grandmother’s classics and his
world have created the country’s spectacular cuisine own, vegetarian and fruity-exotic creations.
in which there’s still much to discover, among them
Juan Danilo Rights available Juan Danilo was born in Lima, Peru,
Ceviche. The Cookbook and has lived in Berlin for more than
Peruvian Magic ten years. After training to be a chef,
With numerous photographs by Patrick Nagtegaal he worked in various restaurants. At
(Original title: Ceviche. Das Kochbuch. present, he is working with multiple
Peruanisch magisch) renowned international companies in
order to develop new spices and hot
200 pages
new recipes. In addition, Juan Danilo
Clothbound
was head chef of the Peruvian restaurant
Release: May 2019 Nauta in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin.
Cookbook
Ofir Raul Graizer
Ofir’s Kitchen
Israeli-Palestinian Family Recipes
A small number of
ingredients and easy to
recreate – for the home. Photos: Manuel Krug
Simple, healthy,
Secrets of
vegetarian, delicious
Israeli-Palestinian cuisine
Director, screenwriter,
chef de cuisine – The regional cuisine of Israel and Palestine is Ofir’s plentiful onions and Freekeh, roasted green wheat;
kitchen, familiar to him from his childhood in Israel Labane, homemade cheese made of sour cream and
while his film and presented to us now in this book. The passionate yoghurt – for Ofir one of the highlights of Arab
chef shares 80 vegetarian recipes with us, rich in cuisine.
The Cakemaker is variation, elegant and yet easy to recreate at home.
screened all over the With the help of a handful of ingredients and herbs,
he leads us into his homeland. Elegant and colourful
Ofir expands on the origins of his recipes, from
Israel, from Palestine and from his family.
world, here are Ofir’s variations of Tahini, the famous sesame paste, for
example; Mejadara, a one-pot dish of black lentils,
personal recipes
Ofir Raul Graizer Rights available Ofir Raul Graizer, born in Israel in 1981,
Ofir’s Kitchen is a successful filmmaker and lives in
Israeli-Palestinian Family Recipes Berlin and Jerusalem. His prize-winning
With 80 vegetarian recipes documentaries have been widely
With numerous photographs by Manuel Krug screened at festivals.
(Original title: Ofirs Küche. Israelisch-palästinensische
Familienrezepte)
240 pages
Clothbound
Release: November 2018Food
Ursula Heinzelmann
On Cheese-Making
A journey into the realm of cheese
Photos: Manuel Krug
A journey round
the world to
»… perfectly tempting.« Barbara Schäfer, Der Tagesspiegel
local producers
»An accomplished book on dedicated artisans
A homage to an of indulgence and the sensuality of cheese.«
Jens Mecklenburg, Nordische Esskultur
ancient craft
On people, animals Where does good cheese come from? Ursula Heinzel-
mann, Germany’s best-known cheese expert,
It is not only people who are involved in cheese-
making, but also animals and the landscapes in which
and landscapes undertakes a journey around the world. She travels
from Brandenburg County to the Allgäu region, over
they live. Does the goat in the pen produce different
milk from that of her sister who is on the move with
the Alps to Italy and further to Anatolia, Ireland, the herd all summer? Is it possible to taste landscape?
Norway, California and Vietnam. She makes her Ursula Heinzelmann explores this and much more in
way to those people who pursue the old art of her informative, entertaining stories.
cheese-making. In Anatolia she learns about cheese
production according to the Nomadic method that
in over a thousand of years has barely changed. In
Marin County, north of San Francisco, she encounters
the legendary »Cowgirls« who have started a cheese
revolution at their creamery. In Ireland she meets a
Heidegger expert who is also one of the country’s best
cheese-makers.
Ursula Heinzelmann Rights available Ursula Heinzelmann is a trained chef,
On Cheese-Making sommelière, successful gastronome,
Tradition, Craft and Pleasure journalist and writer with a special focus
With numerous photographs by Manuel Krug on culinary and wine-related subjects.
(Original title: Von Käsemachen. Tradition, She co-edited the Oxford Companion
Handwerk und Genuss) to Cheese, is a member of the Guild
of Cheesemakers and co-organiser of
approx. 235 pages
several culinary festivals.
Clothbound
Release: October 2018
Photo: Manuel KrugPhoto: Mathieu Le Bail/EyeEm/Getty Images
Crime FictionLiterary Crime Fiction / Noir
Friedrich Ani
All The Empty Rooms From international bestselling author
Friedrich Ani, a fantastic new novel
For the first time with four inspectors: Polonius Fischer,
Tabor Süden, Jacob Franck, and Fariza Nasri.
All known from previous novels, now a team: Terrific.
»With his novels that grab the
reader not by means of inflated In Friedrich Ani’s new novel, »the four« must witnesses who claim not to have seen anything, look
action but through subtle psycho- spring into action: Polonius Fischer (the former for missing persons who could, in theory, help solve
monk), Tabor Süden (the returned missing person’s the crime and constantly deal with fake confessions.
logical portraits and a painfully investigator), Jakob Franck (the former inspector, In the meantime, they are unable to prevent copycat
warm melancholy, Ani is one now retired, but still the deliverer of the worst news) crimes – until the various investigative methods of
and Fariza Nasri (the civil servant with Syrian roots, »the four« make chance discovery a necessity.
of the giants of the whole genre saved from her banishment to the provinces). All of
them must employ their unique methods to solve In his new mystery, Friedrich Ani beats a path
of contemporary crime fiction.« the murder of a woman and the beating death of a through the thicket of our political and individual
Nürnberger Nachrichten police officer, incidents which receive great attention dispositions. In so doing allows a view from the
after igniting social and political debates (coming edge of the abyss into the indescribable.
from the right) about the incompetence of the police,
»Friedrich Ani writes with clock- migrant children, East and West Germany, and »the After All The Empty Rooms we must learn to look
system«. at literature, crime literature, writing about true and
work precision, in his unique, And that is why in their fight to find the culprit false, evil and (the ever unreachable) good, life and
»the four« must struggle with possible clues and death, anew.
unconventional tone, sleek and
sharp and still rich in atmos-
phere.« Frankfurter Rundschau
Friedrich Ani was born in 1959. His first novel was published
in 1996, and since then he has gone on to write crime novels,
poetry and YA-fiction, as well as writing for TV, radio and
theatre. His books have received many prominent awards,
among them the Bavarian Cultural Ministry’s Advancement
Award for Literature and the German Crime Fiction Prize. So
far, he is the only author ever to receive the German Crime
Fiction Prize for three titles in the same year.
Friedrich Ani Rights available Selected Backlist: Der namenlose Tag/
All The Empty Rooms Ermordung des Glücks/ Day Without a Name
(Original title: All die unbewohnten Zimmer) Killing Happiness Jakob Franck # 1 (2015)
approx. 500 pages Jakob Franck # 2 (2017) International Sales: English
Clothbound International Sales: English world rights (Seagull),
Release: June 2019 world rights (Seagull), Italy Italy (Emons), Greece
(Emons); Domestic Rights (Gutenberg); Domestic
Sales: German Audiobook Rights Sales: German
(Hörbuch Hamburg), Audiobook (Hörbuch
German Radio Drama Hamburg), German Entire
Photo: Heike Steinweg
(Deutschlandfunk Kultur) Radio Readings (HR and BR)Thriller
Johannes Groschupf
Berlin Preppers
Ready for survival?
The first German thriller
about preppers*
At last: a contemporary
thriller of high calibre
set in Berlin
As an online-editor for a large daily newspaper, weapon-hoarding preppers and Reich citizens, and
Suspense, action, and Walter Noack is in charge of eliminating rude finds himself both repelled and fascinated at the
political perspectives remarks and hate speech from various comment
sections. He is confronted with the most odious
same time. During a brutal heat wave in Berlin that
leads to fires, unrest, and open anarchy, he begins to
insults a thousand times a day. His nerves become realise that he has fallen in with the wrong people.
even more frayed after he and subsequently a Now it is a matter of life and death.
The first thriller by the colleague are beaten seemingly at random by
successful YA-writer strangers, and his private life is shaken by loss. The
police seem powerless. The daily poison of long-
*people who make active preparations for
catastrophic disasters
term hatred finally begins to seep into Noack’s soul
as well. He gradually slides into the dark scene of
Johannes Groschupf Rights available Johannes Groschupf, born in Der Absturz (»The Crash«), which was
Berlin Preppers Braunschweig in 1963, grew up in awarded the Robert Geisendörfer Prize
Thriller Lüneburg. After studying German the following year. After that, he mainly
(Original title: Berlin Prepper. Thriller) Studies, American Studies and focused on literary work, above all in
approx. 350 pages Journalism at the Free University of the realm of young adult literature, as
Paperback Berlin, he worked as an independent well as articles for Der Tagesspiegel
travel journalist for many years for and Die Welt. His latest books include:
Release: April 2019
publications such as Die Zeit, FAZ, Lost Places (2013), Der Zorn des
and FR, among others. In 1994, he Lammes (The Fury of the Lamb) (2014),
experienced a helicopter crash in the Das Lächeln des Panthers (The Panther’s
Photo: Mike Auerbach
Sahara. Based on this experience, 1998 Smile) (2015), Lost Girl und Lost Boy
saw the creation of the radio feature (2017).Crime Fiction / Noir
Simone Buchholz
Mexico Ring Prizes for Chastity Riley:
»Blue Night has a unique style: fragmented, flitting from subject to
subject. It flirts with the avant-garde. This is a punk rock album trans- Radio Bremen Crime Fiction Prize 2017
lated into a hard-bitten tale of low life scum and a lone officer. Fierce Ebner Stolz Financial Thriller Prize 2018
enough to stab the heart.« The Spectator, Jeff Noon German Crime Fiction Prize 2017 and 2019
»Chastity Riley’s gaze is so
In Hamburg cars are burning. Set alight at random stretching the length and breadth of Germany. And
sharp and fierce and, every night. But one night on the Mexico Ring, a she gains an understanding of Nouri Saroukhan’s
ghetto of office high-rises to the north of the city, a story. It is a story of breaking free, but paying the
at the same time, caring person is still in his Fiat as it starts to blaze: Nouri highest price. And it is also a love story: that of
and affectionate.« Saroukhan, the lost son of a Bremen gangster family.
Did he regret running away from his family? Had
Nouri and Aliza, not permitted to be together, who
tumble into another life that proves no better. Does
Elmar Krekeler, Die Welt they started the blaze? And why are gangster youths Aliza know what happened to Nouri on the Mexico
from Bremen turning up dead in Hamburg? Ring?
State prosecutor Chastity Riley delves deep into the
»Chastity Riley belongs world of the gang families. Piece by piece, she starts
to recognise the tentacles of criminal structures
amongst Germany’s most
complex crime heroines:
a lone wolf, who looks
into the abyss of human
society.« Brigitte
Simone Buchholz was born in Hanau in 1972. She studied
Philosophy and Literature, worked as a waitress and a
columnist, and trained to be a journalist at the prestigious
Henri Nannen School in Hamburg. She has written for women’s
magazines for over 15 years, but has also always written
about football, the economy and travel. In 2008, she published
her first crime novel, Revolverherz. Since then, seven more
volumes of the Chastity Riley series have been published; the
sixth volume, Blue Night, was #1 on the Krimi-ZEIT Best of
Crime List for months. In 2016, Simone Buchholz was awarded
the Crime Cologne Award, in 2019 she received the German
Crime Fiction Prize for Mexico Ring. She lives with her husband
and son in Sankt Pauli, in the heart of Hamburg.
Simone Buchholz International Rights Sales: Selected Backlist: Beton Rouge
Mexico Ring English world rights (Orenda) Blaue Nacht / Blue Night Chastity Riley # 7 (2017)
Crime Novel Chastity Riley # 6 (2016) International Sales: English
Chastity Riley # 8 International Sales: English world rights (Orenda);
(Original title: Mexikoring. Kriminalroman) world rights (Orenda Books), Domestic Rights Sales:
247 pages Italy (Emons); German Audiobook
Domestic Rights Sales: (Hörbuch Hamburg)
Paperback
German Audiobook
Release: September 2018
(Hörbuch Hamburg)
Photo: Gerald von ForisPolice Procedural
Ellen Dunne
Black Soul
Hard Landing: Nominated for the
Friedrich-Glauser-Prize 2018
»An immensely exciting A drowned Irishman is fished out of the Schwabin- Munich to win back his ex-wife, Fiona, by force if
ger Bach – a stream in the English Garden in Mu- necessary. But whether he had fallen into the water
thriller with interesting nich. There is no evidential material, but motives by accident, or had been given a helping hand, is
galore. Not the ideal starting position for Patsy impossible to say. Plenty of people had reasons for
protagonists and a very Logan, the German-Irish detective with the Munich doing him in – and the opportunity, too. Patsy’s
cunningly written homicide squad. She has to call on her instincts
more than ever – but those instincts are wavering
theories lead to a series of dead-ends. Until another
death provides a seemingly vital clue. It is just
cliffhanger at the end – just when she needs them. unfortunate that Patsy’s own crisis comes to the fore
at that very moment …
I would have liked to go Patsy Logan is at an emotional low: her desire for a
child remains unfulfilled, and the hormone treatment
on reading right away. is taking its toll. The case of the dead Irishman turns
On the upside: Hard up at just the right moment: Donald McFadden, a
man of some charm and many enemies, had been in
Landing is the beginning
of a new series.«
Radio Bremen on Hard Landing
Ellen Dunne, born in 1977, worked as a text editor in an
advertising agency and then held various positions with
Google in its European headquarters in Dublin. Her first
case for Patsy Logan, Hard Landing, was nominated for the
Friedrich-Glauser-Prize 2018.
Ellen Dunne Domestic Rights Sales: Selected Backlist:
Black Soul German Audiobook (Audible) Harte Landung / Hard Landing
Crime Novel Patsy Logan # 1 (2017)
Patsy Logan # 2 Domestic Rights Sales:
(Original title: Schwarze Seele. Ein Fall für German Audiobook (Audible)
Patsy Logan. Kriminalroman)
379 pages
Paperback
Release: January 2019
Photo: Myles ShellyHistorical Crime Fiction
Angelika Felenda
Autumn Storm
Siberian cold over Munich
50.000 copies of the
Reitmeyer series sold
»An excellent Investigations in two murder cases lead the unflap- recently prohibited Freikorps are pillaging and
pable Munich Detective Reitmeyer into the circles of plundering in the city. Life could be pretty good for
combination of Russian monarchists in exile who had settled in the Inspector Reitmeyer, however – his relationship with
city after the October Revolution. And it is these very his childhood sweetheart, Caroline, is on an easier
descriptive historical circles that his best friend, lawyer Sepp Leitner, has footing now. But his investigations into ex-soldiers
ambience and his eye out for the daughter of a distinguished Rus-
sian nobleman, to top up his salary. But what does
gone to seed and dubious Russian ladies are proving
more difficult than expected – particularly when his
exciting thriller.« the disappearance of Anya Alexandrova has to do
with the two dead men?
suspicions seem corroborated, that his worst enemy is
sitting in his own ranks.
Focus Online
Munich, 1922. Inflation is galloping; because of the
reparation demands placed on Germany, the French
Legation comes under attack; and members of the
»Full of surprising
twists and turns and
peppered with
historical facts,
Winter Storm
holds the reader in its
power right from the
start.« freundin
Angelika Felenda Rights available Angelika Felenda studied History and German Selected Backlist: Wintergewitter /
Autumn Storm Philology, and now lives in Munich where she Der eiserne Sommer / Winter Storm
Reitmeyer’s Third Case works as a literary translator. Iron Summer Reitmeyer # 2 (2016)
Crime Novel Reitmeyer # 1 (2014)
(Original title: Herbststurm. Domestic Rights Sales:
Reitmeyers dritter Fall) German Audiobook rights
(Der Hörverlag)
437 pages
Paperback
Release: November 2018Cozy Crime / Humour
Tatjana Kruse
Some Like it Dead
The K&K-Sisters Investigate
A corpse investigates
»Kruse’s comedic thrillers combine strange scenes from
everyday life, a quick tempo, and a truly zany cast of characters
to guarantee a fun time. Good mix, great enjoyment –
»Perceptive, well timed, a must-read!« Martina Bittermann, radio bremen
cleverly worked out and
simply incredibly funny.«
Focus
Two tough sisters, a missing corpse, and a lovesick While Kriemhild secretly looks for evidence at night,
inspector – Konny and Kriemhild’s latest case is a Konny has her hands full with arrangements for the
»Queen of crime turbulent affair … funeral of her supposedly dead sister and getting
rid of any clues as to her continuing existence – and
comedians.« Konny and Kriemhild see the most powerful man of there are a lot of them, since Kriemhild isn’t a very
their village kill a woman. Realising he’s been made, stealthy ghost …
Süddeutsche Zeitung
he intends to get rid of Kriemhild. But Kriemhild
survives and decides to fake her own death so she
can catch the murderer on her own. For without a
»Kruse observes closely body, the police are hesitant to investigate such a
and has an unfailing eye prominent citizen.
for the absurdity
of everyday life.«
Sabine Nedele, Stuttgarter
Zeitung
Tatjana Kruse grew up in a female-only household. What’s
more, this household also included a small town hotel run
by her mother. It was only a matter of time until Tatjana Kruse
would incorporate this experience into her literary work. By
now she has made writing crime fiction her profession.
Tatjana Kruse Domestic Rights Sales: Selected Backlist: Der Gärtner war’s nicht! /
Some Like it Dead German Audiobook (Audible) Meerjungfrauen morden It Wasn’t the Gardener
The K&K-Sisters Investigate besser / Mermaids Murder K&K-Sisters # 1 (2017)
(Original title: Manche mögen’s tot. Better Film Rights optioned
Die K&K-Schwestern ermitteln) K&K-Sisters # 2 (2018) (Ratpack)
311 pages Film Rights optioned Domestic Rights Sales:
(Ratpack) German Audiobook
Paperback
Domestic Rights Sales: (Audible)
Release: June 2019
Photo: Jürgen Weller Fotografie
German Audiobook
(Audible)Illustration: Hans Traxler Commercial Fiction
Commercial Fiction
Thomas Montasser
A Heavenly Catastrophe
Sister Act in Burgundy
An enchanting novel
about what is
important in life – An old monastery in a magical and forgotten corner What begins as a catastrophe soon turns out to be
of Burgundy. Three elderly nuns barely managing to an act of providence. For with Lou’s help the three
quirky, charming, and keep the place going. And a young woman, Louise, nuns not only solve all their financial problems but
deeply human from the banlieues of Paris, with a talent for getting
into trouble.
become famous throughout the country. Which
sadly leads to a few confusions with their employers
in Rome. For what on earth does it mean that the
The sisters, in any event, are not as harmless as women are suddenly traveling across the country as a
A warm-hearted and they seem at first – and Lou has more qualities than »divine harem«?
people think.
funny novel about
an unusual friendship
Thomas Montasser used to work as a journalist and
university lecturer and headed a small theatre group.
He lives in Munich.
Thomas Montasser Rights available Selected Backlist:
A Heavenly Catastrophe The Summer of the Penguins
Novel (2018)
(Original title: Eine himmlische Katastrophe. International Sales: Arabic
Roman) world rights (Dar Oktob)
approx. 200 pages
Paperback
Release: July 2019Illustrated Memoir
Hans Traxler
Mom, How Come I’m Not
a Chicken?
A childhood just like in the old days –
and its sudden end
FAZ: »What did your Hans Traxler, who grew up in a Bohemian village With his typically laconic-humorous style, Traxler
parents tell you about in the 1930s, had a childhood just like in the olden
days, with a mother who played the church organ,
tells the comical and the terrible tale of a childhood
spent in the shadow of the Third Reich, in 33 short
when you were a baby?« – a father who was the commander of the local chapters. In addition, he has authentically illustrated
Gendarmerie and who at Ascension Day could be every chapter with a highly detailed, full-page colour
Hans Traxler: »Nothing. found behind the baldachin with the monstrance and
his older brothers who showed him how to catch
drawing.
When I was a small boy, trout with the butterfly net. But this idyllic time came
to an end in 1938, when the Wehrmacht marched in
I watched the chickens and World War II began one year later.
for hours, supposedly, and
then I asked my mother
why I hadn’t been born a
chicken. I’ve never again
achieved such depth.«
From an Interview with FAZ
Hans Traxler Rights available Hans Traxler, born in Herrlich, a village in northern Bohemia, Selected Backlist:
Mom, How Come I’m Not a Chicken? in 1929, is a painter, illustrator and author. He was awarded Sniffler. The English
Childhood Memories numerous prizes for his œuvre, among them the Wilhelm- Dachshund (2018)
Illustrated throughout Busch-Prize in 2015 and most recently the Sondermann-Prize
(Original title: Mama, warum bin ich kein Huhn? 2017.
Kindheitserinnerungen)
approx. 104 pages
Clothbound
Release: March 2019Women’s Fiction
Gabriele Diechler
Lavender Dreams
A picturesque village in the Provence, not far from journey to the South of France. At the sender’s
A charming novel Grasse, the world capital of perfume. But Julia isn’t address she meets the son of the by now also deceased
here to enjoy the beauty of the landscape: her life is perfumer. In Nicolas she finds a sympathetic friend
about the power of fate, falling apart, and she has come here in search of the who gives her confidence – and love. But then they
truth … discover an incredible family secret …
the force of love, and the
courage to start anew. After her mother dies in a tragic accident, Julia
discovers a secret locker that holds a parcel with her
mother’s favourite perfume and a love letter next to
it. The sender: a perfumer in the Provence. What does
»Do you still think this mean? Was her mother leading a double life?
On the spur of the moment, Julia sets out on a
about the story about
the lavender dream
sometimes? It’s an
allegory on being open
to one’s own life –
a wonderful image for
something that
everyone can do…«
Gabriele Diechler, born in Cologne, lives and works in the
Salzkammergut, Austria. After many years of working as a
screenwriter and dramaturge, she now mainly writes novels
and YA-fiction.
Gabriele Diechler Rights available Selected Backlist:
Lavender Dreams Ein englischer Sommer (2015)
Novel
(Original title: Lavendelträume. Roman)
410 pages
Paperback
Release: June 2018Nora Mercurio Rights Director English World, Spanish World, Italy, Portugal, Israel, India Phone +49 30 740744 231 mercurio@suhrkamp.de Edith Baller Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Phone +49 30 740744 354 baller@suhrkamp.de Felix Dahm Arabic countries, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Romania, Moldova, Turkey, Africa Phone +49 30 740744 233 dahm@suhrkamp.de Petra Hardt Russia, Brazil, France & Francophonia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Belorussia Phone +49 30 740744 230 hardt@suhrkamp.de Christoph Hassenzahl Scandinavia, Netherlands, France & Francophonia, Poland, Greece, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaidzhan, Asia (Central, East, Southeast, South, excluding India), Iran Phone +49 30 740744 232 hassenzahl@suhrkamp.de Lisa-Marie Fleck Assistance to the Rights Director Phone +49 30 740477 238 fleck@suhrkamp.de Editorial deadline for sales figures and rights deals: February 7th, 2019
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