Foreign Rights List — Autumn 2021 Diogenesest• 1952 Stefanie vor Schulte Boy with a Black Rooster Bernhard Schlink Colours of Farewell »In a sense, this book is a detailed gaze »These stories really pack a punch, Bernhard Schlink’s third major collection of stories, after Flights of Love and Summer Lies at our living conditions; it debates, in and have great depth. Whether they’re different ways, the question of how we about lies, betrayal or guilt.« #1 Spiegel Bestseller upon publication want to coexist.« Torsten Hunger 15 weeks among the top 20 of the Spiegel Bestseller List Nico Hofmann MDR Thüringen, Erfurt Die Zeit Newsletter, Hamburg »30 pages sometimes have the intensity »His prose is accessible to any reader; of an entire novel. Far from being written in a clear, calmly mere entertainment, these stories are flowing language that doesn’t need deeply profound.« stylistic effects.« Rainer Hartmann Ursula März Abschiedsfarben SWR 1, Stuttgart Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Cologne Rights sold: Azerbaijanian (Qanun) Bernhard Catalan (Enciclopèdia Catalana) Schlink Chinese/CN (Yilin) Abschiedsfarben »Schlink possesses an unmistakable »There are few authors who can Schlink Bernhard Czech (Euromedia) sense for unexpected turns of events, fill the pages of a book with such Dutch (Cossee) # 1 Bestseller for drama and suspense.« simple elegance.« Finnish (WSOY) Lothar Schröder Günter Keil Diogenes French (Gallimard) Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf Landshuter Zeitung, Landshut Novel Greek (Kritiki) 224 pages, September 2021 Italian (Neri Pozza) Japanese (Shinchosha) Stories Macedonian (Ili-Ili) 272 pages, 2020 Romanian (Polirom) Russian (Azbooka-Atticus) »This book, luminous in its many »Bernhard Schlink understand nuances, immediately captures the how to put a whole life into the small Serbian (Plato) reader and doesn’t let go.« shape of a story.« Spanish/world (Anagrama) Janina Fleischer Britta Helmbold Turkish (Dogan) World rights are handled by Diogenes. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Hanover Ruhr Nachrichten, Dortmund Vietnamese (Nha Nam) Film rights are available. Bernhard Schlink’s books have been published in 55 languages. FICTION Stefanie vor Schulte Boy with a Black Rooster When the painter comes to make an altarpiece for the church, Martin knows that by the end of the winter, he’ll be leaving with him. He’ll go with him and not An extraordinary debut and literary give even a backward glance. masterstroke. An eleven-year-old boy with all the wisdom The people in the village have spoken often about the of the world shows us that with common painter. Now he’s there, and he wants to get inside the sense, courage and a pure heart, we can church, but the key is missing. The three most out- change the world. spoken men in the village – Henning, Seidel and Sattler – A novel about an era filled with superstition and tyranny, which isn’t as bygone as it search for the key, crawling through the rose hips in seems. front of the church gate. The wind billows their shirts Eleven-year-old Martin has nothing but Hahn schwarzem Junge mit and trousers and pulls their hair back and forth. the shirt on his back, and a black rooster In between searches, the men rattle the church door. which is both a protector and a friend. The villagers steer clear of the boy, finding In turn. Because maybe the other one shook it the Stefanie him strange; far too smart and kind. They vor Schulte wrong way, after all. Each time, they are amazed that would rather mistreat him than acknowl- edge his talents. When Martin meets a Junge mit the door is still locked. Schulte vor Stefanie travelling painter and seizes the chance to schwarzem Hahn leave the village with him, he is led into The painter stands by, watching and grinning cheekily, Roman · Diogenes a terrible world which, thanks to his com- with his shabby possessions beside him. They had passion and understanding, he is able to probably imagined him differently, but painters don’t resist, becoming a saviour for those even more innocent than he is. Novel fall from the sky around these parts. Especially not 224 pages, September 2021 now, in the war. World rights are handled by Diogenes. Film rights are available. stefanie vor schulte was born in Hanover in 1974 and studied Theatre- and Costume Design. She lives in Marburg with her husband and four children. Boy with a Black Rooster is her first novel. Verlag /© Diogenes Gene Glover Photo: NON-FICTION Louise Brown As a funeral orator, one of my roles is to hold and bear What Remains When We Die the stories that are entrusted to me about the deceased. Sometimes that also means listening to stories which, on any other occasion, would strike me as absurd, but What makes a life? which seem perfectly logical as a mourner. Over time, The journalist and podcaster on her work as I learnt how comforting these inexplicable moments a funeral orator – and on how to make peace with mortality, in a book filled with can be to someone who is grieving. They make us feel warmth and humanity. LOUISE BROWN connected with a world that can often seem cold and After the death of her parents, the journal- strange in the midst of grief. The sun that shines through ist Louise Brown tries to extract something the circular window at the beginning of the funeral meaningful from the finitude of life. She WAS becomes a funeral orator, and a witness to service, directly onto the urn of a sun worshiper. what remains of us when we die. This BLEIBT alters her perspective not only on death, WENN WIR STERBEN WAS BLEIBT, WENN WIR STERBEN The rain that stops at a live concert at the very moment but on life too. She gifts us with unforget- when the band begins to play a deceased girlfriend’s table images, reminding us of what makes us human. A reassuring and liberating favourite song. It’s often the natural world that sends ERFAHRUNGEN EINER TRAUERREDNERIN book which encourages the reader to focus us messages of comfort: the roses that bloom longer on the things that matter in life. than usual in a man’s garden, bringing him joy on his LOUISE BROWN deathbed. The butterfly that flutters into the chapel DIOGENES during a farewell service, coming to rest on an urn that has been decorated with a butterfly design. These are Non-Fiction the small miracles with which everyday life seems to gift 208 pages, October 2021 us when we need them most; or to which we are parti- cularly sensitive while we mourn, when the once-familiar world suddenly seems unfamiliar. World rights are handled by Diogenes. louise brown was born in London in 1975 and moved with her family to East Holstein in northern Germany as a teenager. She studied Political Science in northern England, Kiel and Berlin. She is a journalist and has also been a funeral orator in Hamburg for five years, where she facilitates the first ›Death Café‹. In her podcast My Perfect Burial she talks to people about how they want to say their goodbyes. Louise Brown lives in Hamburg with her partner, two children and a dog. Verlag /© Diogenes Gene Glover Photo: FICTION Over 180'000 copies sold of the # 1 Bestseller Love in Case of Emergency. Daniela Krien The Fire Cover Coming Muldental Soon »The best of all worlds is a game for Die Liebe im Ernstfall Liebe Die Daniela Krien Krien Daniela fantasists.« Daniela Krien Daniela Krien A moving and impressive story about Daniela Krien Krien Daniela Die Liebe Muldental Bestseller im Ernstfall# 1 Bestseller growing old together. Diogenes Roman · Diogenes Diogenes Rahel and Peter have been married for Der Brand Der Someday We’ll Muldental Love in Case of Emergency almost 30 years. They have settled into Tell Each Other Everything Stories, 2014/2020 Novel, 2019 their lives, appreciate and respect each Novel, 2011/2022 Movie Adaptation Rights sold: Rights sold: other, and have raised two children. Finnish (Lurra) Arabic (Al-Arabi) Quietly and imperceptibly at first, then Rights sold: Bulgarian (Sluntse) with a loud bang, the love has taken its Arabic (Al-Arabi) Catalan (Bromera) leave from their marriage. They embark Krien Daniela Danish (Arvids) Chinese/CN on a summer vacation, intended to salvage Spanish/world (Beijing October Literature & Art) (Ediciones Salamandra) what still remains between them, and to Danish (Arvids) Dutch (Ambo|Anthos) answer the question of how and with English/UK (MacLehose Press) whom they want to spend their later years. English/US (HarperVia) Daniela Krien Estonian (Varrak) Der Brand Finnish (Lurra) French (Albin Michel) Roman · Diogenes »Maybe that is the artistry, Hebrew (Keter) the literary concept of Daniela Krien, Hungarian (Maxim) the familiar truthfulness Italian (Corbaccio) of her characters, Lithuanian (Gelmes) their touching intimacy.« Novel Norwegian (Forlaget Press) 224 pages, August 2021 Polish (Sonia Draga) Silke Müller / Stern, Berlin Romanian (Humanitas) Serbian (Booka) Slovene (Mladinska Knjiga) Spanish (Grijalbo) World rights are handled by Diogenes. Swedish (Louise Bäckelin) Film rights are available Thai (Library House) Daniela Krien’s books have been published in 25 languages. daniela krien, born in Neu-Kaliß, Germany, in 1975, studied commu- nication, media, and cultural studies in Leipzig. Since 2010 she has been a freelance writer. Her debut novel Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything has been published in 18 languages. Her novel Love in Case of Emergency was a number 1 Spiegel bestseller. Daniela Krien lives in Leipzig with her two daughters. Verlag © Diogenes / Maurice Haas Photo: FICTION FICTION »There is charm, irony, and undeniable elegance in Martin Suter’s novels, who is probably one of the best Martin Suter contemporary authors.« One of You Pascal Bruckner / Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris The story of someone who never felt special – and thus became someone special.