Loukko by 
Laura Lindstedt’s Finlandia Prize-winning Oneiron has reached a full dozen of sold territories with W.A.B. acquiring the Polish rights. W.A.B. is the prestigious literary imprint of Poland’s leading publishing house Foksal and home to authors such as Milan Kundera, Doris Lessing and David Foster Wallace.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Performance artist Shlomith from New York, chief accountant Polina from Moscow, heart transplant patient Rosa Imaculada from Brazil, upper-crust Nina of Marseilles who is expecting twins, cancer patient Wlbgis from the Netherlands, aspiring model Maimuna from Senegal and Austrian teenager Ulrike meet in an empty, blank space after their respective deaths. Time, as we understand it, has ceased to exist, and all bodily sensations are gradually disappearing.
“Lindstedt’s capacity to combine a fascinating story while building a reflection on the meaning of life and death is astonishing.”
– Marie-Pierre Gracedieu, Gallimard
“Lindstedt writes with an exceptional strength and originality. The story is well told and it is absolutely fascinating.”
– Signe E. Russwurm, Editor, Forlaget Oktober
“The author’s ingenious way of renewing the form and structure of the novel is downright striking, and she does so in an extremely reader-friendly manner!”
– Heikki Harma, Finlandia Prize juror, musician and journalist
RIGHTS SOLD:
Original publisher: FINLAND, Teos
WORLD ENGLISH, Oneworld
BULGARIA, Faber
CZECH REPUBLIC, Argo
DENMARK, Rosinante
FRANCE, Gallimard
HUNGARY, Scolar
ITALY, Elliot Edizioni
LITHUANIA, Versus Aureus
NORWAY, Forlaget Oktober
POLAND, W.A.B. Foksal
ROMANIA, Editura Paralela 45
SWEDEN, Norstedts
READING MATERIAL:
English sample
English synopsis
Finnish edition
Contact: info@ahlbackagency.com
