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TABLE OF CONTENTS: SPRING 2020 FRONTLIST SERENADE FOR NADIA Zülfü Livaneli ................................................................ 2–3 AND THEIR CHILDREN AFTER THEM Nicolas Mathieu ................................... 4–5 HEART OF MALENESS Raphaël Liogier ............................................................... 6–7 DRESSED FOR A DANCE IN THE SNOW Monika Zgustova ................................ 8–9 MACHIAVELLI Patrick Boucheron ...................................................................... 10–11 BESIDE MYSELF Sasha Marianna Salzmann ........................................................ 12–13 SCHRÖDINGER’S DOG Martin Dumont ........................................................... 14–15 THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF PLANTS Stefano Mancuso ......................... 16–17 THE HEART: FRIDA KAHLO IN PARIS Marc Petitjean .................................. 18–19 BREATHING THROUGH THE WOUND Víctor del Árbol ................................ 20–21 HER NAME WAS SARAH Pauline Delabroy-Allard .............................................. 22–23 THIS LITTLE FAMILY Inès Bayard ................................................................. 24–25 MY BROTHER MOOCHIE Issac J. Bailey .............................................................. 26 NEVER ANYONE BUT YOU Rupert Thomson ....................................................... 27 THE PARTING GIFT Evan Fallenberg ..................................................................... 28 BACKLIST RECENT HIGHLIGHTS ................................................................................ 29–31 INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS ........................................................................ 32 FEATURED ON THE COVER ................................................................................. 32 RIGHTS GUIDE ............................................................................. Inside back cover DISTRIBUTION.............................................................................. Inside back cover 1 translated from the Turkish by Brendan Freely FROM SERENADE FOR NADIA When he opened the door, a gust of cold wind blew in. He climbed out slowly with the wreath and the violin, closed the door, and then stood there waiting for us to leave. Süleyman gunned the engine, either out of impatience or to keep the car from stalling, and the car lurched back. As we reversed, I watched the professor walk toward the sea, struggling against the wind, until we were over the ridge and I could no longer see him. As soon as the car stopped I got out and walked to the top of the ridge. Then, shivering in the cold, I watched the professor walk © Fethi Karaduman © Fethi Zülfü Livaneli is Turkey’s bestselling toward the sea, to the point where the highest waves washed onto the author, a celebrated composer and film beach. Then he put down his violin, took a few more steps forward, director, and a political activist. Widely con- and tossed the wreath into the waves. He stood there for a few sidered one of the most important Turkish moments with his hands clasped in front of him, then turned and cultural figures, he is known for his novels that interweave diverse social and historical started back. When he looked up and saw me he seemed annoyed, so backgrounds, figures, and incidents, including I went back toward the car. the critically acclaimed Bliss (winner of the Süleyman was leaning against the hood, smoking a cigarette. I held Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers my hands over the hood to get some of the warmth from the engine. Award), Leyla’s House, My Brother’s Story, “What’s he doing?” he asked irritably. and The Eunuch of Constantinople, which have been translated into thirty-seven lan- I shrugged my shoulders. We stood there in silence for a while, and guages, won numerous international literary then, just as I was about to get back in the car, Süleyman flicked his prizes, and been turned into movies, stage cigarette away and started striding up to the ridge. I followed, worried plays, and operas. about what he might do. ˘ Brendan Freely was born in Princeton When Süleyman reached the top of the ridge he stopped and in 1959 and studied psychology at Yale turned to me with an expression of disbelief. I joined him and looked University. His translations include Two Girls down at the beach. There, in front of the crashing waves, his black by Perihan Magden, The Gaze by Elif Shafak, coat flapping in the wind, the professor was playing his violin as he and Like a Sword Wound by Ahmet Altan. looked out to sea. 2 Zülfü Livaneli SERENADE FOR NADIA A NOVEL PAPERBACK ORIGINAL From Turkey's bestselling author, a heartbreaking novel that brings to light tragic details of the real-life sinking of a Jewish refugee ship during World War II. Istanbul, 2001. Maya Duran is a single mother struggling to balance a demanding job at Istanbul University with the challenges of raising a teenage son. Her worries increase when she is asked to look after the enigmatic Maximilian Wagner, an elderly German-born Harvard professor visiting the city at the university’s invitation. He is charming yet distant at first, but Maya gradually learns of the tragic circumstances that brought him to Istanbul sixty years before, and the dark realities that continue to haunt him. Inspired by the 1942 Struma disaster, in which a shocking betrayal by Allied forces led to the deaths of nearly 800 refugees fleeing the Holocaust, Serenade for Nadia is both a poignant love story and a gripping testament to the power of human connection in the midst of despair. Revisiting the past, Livaneli beautifully illustrates the lengths we must go to in order to find the closure we need. MARCH 2020 | on sale 3/3/2020 $17.99 / $23.99C 1 PRAISE FOR ZÜLFÜ LIVANELI: Paperback Original with Flaps | 5 ⁄4 x 8” | 416 pages “ A great book about a lifelong love.” 978-1-63542-016-6 | CQ 24 E-book 978-1-63542-017-3 — FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINER ZEITUNG FICTION Rights: North America “ A symphony that reads like a classic.” Agent: Elizabeth Sheinkman, Peters Fraser + Dunlop — NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG (esheinkman@pfd.co.uk) “ An exciting and informative book that you will not be able � National review and feature campaign including to put down.” — STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG print, radio, and online coverage � Targeted outreach to women’s, Jewish, WWII, “ An immensely thrilling novel.” — THE PRESS translation, and literary interest media � Author appearances by request � Promotion at Winter Institute and regional trade shows � Library marketing � Major print and online advertising campaign 3 translated from the French by William Rodarmor FROM AND THEIR CHILDREN AFTER THEM She unzipped her jeans and tried to slide them down her thighs, but the fabric caught, stuck to her skin. Then she pulled her top over her head. She was wearing a light-colored bathing suit, less sexy than the one from that afternoon. “Okay, I’m going for a dip.” Anthony watched as she headed for the water, her butt bouncing and her thighs pumping. Just before the edge, she gathered herself and dove, arms outstretched. Her body slid into the water with exquisite facility. When she surfaced, her mouth was wide open, she © Bertrand Jamot Nicolas Mathieu was born in Épinal, was laughing, and her ponytail made wet circles in the air. The swim- France, in 1978. His first novel,Aux animaux mers sitting on the steps started to shout. Anthony couldn’t hear what la guerre, was published in 2014 and adapted they were saying. He took off his shoes in turn and unbuttoned for television by Alain Tasma in 2018. He his jeans, but realizing that he was wearing underpants with colorful received the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary award, in 2018 for his umbrellas gave him pause. He was shivering a little. It was true, it was second novel, And Their Children After Them. cold as hell. On the patio, the sound level was suddenly cranked up, He lives in Nancy, France. and everybody listened. It was a song being constantly played on the M6 channel. It usually William Rodarmor is a former jour- made you want to smash a guitar or set fire to your school, but here it nalist who has translated some forty-five books and screenplays in genres from made everybody thoughtful. It was still almost new, a title from a similar literary fiction to espionage and fantasy. In rustbelt American city, a shithole town very far away,