FRANKFURT 10-14TH October 2012 - Sandra Bruna Agencia Literaria

Delivery: Fall 2012
Rights sold to: Canada (HarperCollins), Catalan (Edicions 62), Germany (Goldmann), Poland (Proszynski), Spain (Planeta),
UK (HarperCollins), US (Ecco)
WHEN IT RAINS, Francis Dannemark
(Allied Authors Agency)
A wonderful allegory, this novel evokes the slow discomposure of a writer. At his publisher’s place, a woman read
his latest manuscript and she proposes to buy it, but not to publish it as a book but for her alone, very much the
same way one would buy a painting or another unique object of art. With a considerable amount of money offered,
it is now up to the writer to decide whether he wants to sell his novel – read: his life, his life in art and thus his spirit,
in this way or not.
Rights sold to: France (Castor Astral)
TÉLÉRAMA – “Ce pourrait être ce genre de récit intime, doucement stylisé. Mais dans ce roman-là, il y a aussi une folle et
bizarre interrogation. Mélancolique, parfois amer, Qu’il pleuve déstabilise et irradie.”
WHOM THE GODS DESTROY, Gianluca Morozzi
(Nabu International Literary & Film Agency)
A grotesque, fascinating, surreal, fun, gripping, mature and intelligent novel built on different levels, a hybrid of
different literary genres and styles: comic books, movies, history of music. Two parallel stories, two similar, but very
different universes.
Rights sold to: Italy (Guanda)
Film rights: Perfect Circle (Canada)
LA REPUBBLICA – “Grotesque, fascinating, surreal, fun, gripping. A very mature novel, intelligent, built on different levels,
a hybrid of different literary genres and styles: comic books, movies, history of music.”
WICKED CITY, Alaya Johnson
(Jill Grinberg Literary Management)
Gangs of New York meets True Blood. A thrilling series of paranormal novels set in 1920s New York City, a city of
flappers, bootleggers, vampires... and one sexy djinn. In this page-turning follow up to MOONSHINE, it’s summer
in the city and most vampires are drunk on the blood-based intoxicant Faust.
Rights sold to: US (Griffin)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY - “Fans of Stephanie Meyer and Charlaine Harris will be engaged by Johnson’s light, tongue-incheek
approach.”
RT BOOK REVIEWS - “[…] combines historical and fantasy fiction for a fresh and inspired take on vampires...Johnson
writes with great verve and wit, and readers will hope for many sequels.”
LOCUS - “A sassy, dedicated heroine...a lot of fun.”
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