Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen has been sold to Vietnam and Latvia, where it will be published by Kim Dong and Janis Roze respectively. This marks 25 foreign language territories for this multiple award-winning debut mixing literature and science.
Beasts of the Sea continues its journey out into the world: Iida Turpeinen‘s multi award-winning debut is now travelling to Vietnam and Latvia, marking 25 foreign language territories for the title.
In Vietnam, Beasts of the Sea will be published by Kim Dong, the leading publishing house in Vietnam and the largest publishing house for children’s literature, boasting over 1000 titles per year. The publisher provides a wide range of collections and genres, and has been co-operating internationally with, among others, HarperCollins UK, Simon and SchusterUK, Shogakukan Inc., and Seoul Publishing House.
Beasts of the Sea will be published in Latvia by Janis Roze, the Latvian home of, among others, Anja Portin’s Radio Popov. Janis Roze is a Latvian publisher named after Professor Emeritus Janis Roze, and it is literary publishing house spanning from children’s literature to crime fiction for adults and poetry.
Beasts of the Sea is a literary achievement and a breathtaking adventure through three centuries. Approaching natural diversity through individual destinies, it’s a story of grand human ambitions and the urge to resurrect what humankind in its ignorance has destroyed. The novel is the winner of The Thank You for the Book Award, Finland’s booksellers’ prize, the best debut award, the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize, and a nominee for Finland’s biggest literary award, the Finlandia Prize, as well as for the Torch-bearer Prize. Its international breakthrough has been acknowledged for example by the Bookseller. In Finland, the book is published by Kustantamo S&S, a part of the Schildts & Söderströms publishing group.
Warmest congratulations to the author and the publishers!