2 Seas Agency 2020 Spring Rights List | New Titles from France

2020 Spring Rights List New Titles from France

2 Seas Literary Agency Inc. 1129 Maricopa Hwy, Suite 175 Ojai, California 93023, USA

Marleen Seegers, Owner marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com Chrysothemis Armefti, Senior Agent chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com (based in Cyprus)

facebook.com/2seasagency twitter.com/2seasagency instagram.com/2seasagency www.2seasagency.com The information in this catalog is accurate as of February 21, 2020.

www.allary-editions.fr Founded in 2013, Allary Éditions is an independent trade publisher with works including novels, essays and graphic novels. Following a strict editorial selection process, we publish no more than 15 titles per year.

Allary Éditions is both demanding and popular and is developing a universal catalog of authors who are given the opportunity to create an oeuvre, whilst reaching a large audience. Of the 80 titles published by Allary Éditions, there have been over 230 translations.

Among our authors: Riad Sattouf, Matthieu Ricard, Charles Pépin, Raphaël Glucksmann, Albert Moukheiber, David Djaiz, Diane Brasseur, Jérôme Colin, Florent Oiseau, Bernard Pivot, Alexandre Lacroix, Lauren Bastide, Matthias Debureaux etc.

3

Florent Oiseau Florent Oiseau is 29. His first novel, Showing Up, was called the “Funniest Book of the Year,” and won the Saint Maur paperback prize. Paris-Venice, his second novel, was short-listed for the Orange Book Award.

Fiction

The Magnolias Florent Oiseau once again paints the portrait of a magnificent loser – an interlude in a Renault Fuego involving bean sandwiches, family secrets and getting drunk on plum brandy, all for the love of a grandmother.

There are people whose lives seem to revolve around coming up with names for ponies. Alain is one of them.

His acting career is as dead as the character he played in a crime series one summer; so the middle-aged man dawdles his days away. He spends every morning with Rosie – seeking pleasure in the back of a van – and Sundays at the Magnolias – where his grand-

Orig. Title: Les Magnolias Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 225 pp.

January 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS • 2020 Prix des libraires (shortlisted)

mother is slowly slipping away. One day, as they’re having their usual cake and brandy, and sucking on sugar cubes dunked in the latter, Granny whispers, “Please help me to die.” Meaning to live… In the blink of an eye, she has forgotten about it. But Alain hasn’t.

Tough luck for the ponies: he may have just found the role of a lifetime…

Florent Oiseau writes with the lightness of a feather and the flexibility of a cat. [...] this novel celebrates the impulses of the heart, the wrinkled faces and a different way of inhabiting the world, we think of Anna Gavalda, Vincent Delerm’s Vie Varda. — ELLE Nothing weighs, nothing is heavy. It’s an art. Florent Oiseau masters it like few authors of his generation. — Le Figaro Magazine

Also available: Fiction

Paris-Venice Inspired by real life events, Paris-Venice displays the talent of Florent Oiseau with his admirable blend of humor and sensitivity. Roman has just got a job on the Paris-Venice, the night train with the most delays in Europe. It’s a sign. His life is running behind schedule too. At almost 30, getting this job as a steward is like a confirmation…

Orig. Title: Paris-Venise Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 240 pp. | January 2018 Territory: World excl. French 20,000+ copies sold • 2018 Prix Orange du Livre (shortlisted)

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

4

Marc Dufumier Marc Dufumier, agronomist, teaches at AgroParisTech, and is a consultant on agricultural matters for both the U.N. and the World Bank. He has shown himself to be deeply committed to protecting the environment. His most recent books include 50 Clichés About Agriculture and Food (50 idées reçues sur l’agriculture et l’alimentation Allary, 2014) and Agroecology Can Save Us (L’agroécologie peut nous sauver Actes Sud, 2019).

Essay | Environment | Agriculture

From Farm to Table A book that provides scientifically proven answers to 50 key questions about agriculture and food.

Over the past 50 years, humanity has experienced

Orig. Title: De la terre à l’assiette Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 240 pp.

February 2020

the most significant agricultural revolution in history,

Territory: World excl. French

and concerns about both our health and the environ-

Material Available French MS

ment are growing.

Consumers want to know: Has glyphosate been proven to be carcinogenic? Is organic food better for your health? Can we feed the entire population of the planet? Do we eat too much meat and fish? Is a vegan diet healthy? Are we heading for a water shortage?

Will we all be eating algae and insects in the near future? Is gluten bad for you? How can we reduce food waste? Does palm oil harmful for the planet, or for our own health? And much more.

This book presents the most up-to-date information about people’s main questions concerning agriculture, food and ecology. Because consumers deserve to have a clear and reliable view of what’s going on, both in their plates and in farmland.

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

5

Lauren Bastide Lauren Bastide is former editor in chief of French Elle magazine and co-hosted one of France’s classic access prime-time television talk-shows on Canal+. She founded “Nouvelles Ecoutes”, a podcast production company. Bastide personally hosts one of their podcasts, called “La Poudre”, in which she interviews successful women about their lives and ideas about society. In the past few years, Bastide has become one of the most prominent feminist figures in France, reaching several hundred thousand people through her podcast and social networks. She is a regular guest on French media, where she raises the general public awareness of feminist issues while asking political powers to act on it.

Essay | Society

Present. Women in the Public Sphere Cities, media, politics… Which place is there for women?

For women to be respected, listened to, and appreciated, we must strive for them to be seen and heard. It’s a statement that seems simplistic, but to attain it, we

Orig. Title: Présentes Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 240 pp.

April 2020

must do something which we rarely do: count.

Territory: World excl. French

How many women present daily news shows in the

Material Available French MS available soon

US? Only 37%. Again, in the US, women represent 24% of people which are seen, heard and read on TV, radio and in the papers. In France, the number of women invited on TV in the afternoon is 42%.

However, during prime-time, when the entire population gathers in front of its small screen, this number goes below the bar of 29%.

How many women have so far received the Nobel Prize for Economy? Two! How many women are nominated in Best Director category for the 2020 Oscars? None!

Women are basically absent from places which embody power, speech, knowledge, culture, notoriety, and money. And when they are present in the public sphere —cities, media, and politics— they are often sent back to the private sphere, or to a role of mother or housewife, to the status of witness or victim.

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

6

Alexandre Lacroix Editor-in-chief of Philosophie Magazine, Alexandre Lacroix previously published Microréflexions, Devant la beauté de la nature and Ce qui nous relie with Allary Éditions. He is the author of some fifteen other essays and novels, translated into ten languages. He is also the founder of a creative writing school in Paris.

Literary Fiction

The Greatness of Children ALEXANDRE LACROIX

LA GRANDEUR DES ENFANTS

Orig. Title: La grandeur des Four hundred pages written in one single enfants breath to affirm the desire for transmitting Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions and loving life.

400 pp.

Alexandre Lacroix’s first novel published by August 2020 Allary Editions Forthcoming for Allary Editions’ rentrée Territory: World excl. French littéraire Material Available In an ample novel, father of five Alexandre Lacroix French MS available soon recounts the experience of fatherhood. With a plot centered around the daily life of a father with young children, the author achieves a prowess as a writer: he transforms the banal into a scene of a novel, and brings together his weaknesses from which he extracts their power. As the chapters progress, this family story takes the shape of a saga, strewn with trials and anxieties.

Also available:

Philosophy

Microreflections

As a genre, micro-fiction is as old as literature itself. So why shouldn’t philosophy also initiate a concise revolution? Alexandre Lacroix takes advantage of the virtues of the short form in philosophy. On themes such as love, nature, language, politics, God, and desire, Alexandre Lacroix shows us how to place philosophical reflections front and center in our daily lives. The form is literary; the subjects, reader-friendly; yet the whole is undoubtedly a philosophical essay.

Orig. Title: Microréflexions Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 250 pp. | October 2019

Observing the Beauty of Nature Why do some natural landscapes leave us speechless with admiration? Why is a sunset or a starry sky a moving, calming, inspirational or joyful experience? To understand our aesthetic relationship with nature, Alexandre Lacroix takes us on a fascinating journey that spans time, space and subject matter. An aesthetic essay that turns out to be political when it makes us discover the foundations of the ecological crisis that are anthropological (our senses have blunted) and civilizational (we no longer live according to the rhythm of nature).

Orig. Title: Devant la beauté de la nature Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 430 pp. | September 2018 6,000+ copies sold

An exciting book, full of new ideas and unexplored pathways. — ELLE

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

7

Marylène Patou-Mathis Marylène Patou-Mathis is a prehistorian and a Research Director at France’s Centre National des Recherches Scientifiques. She works for the Humans and Environment department at the French Natural History Museum. Recognized worldwide for her research on Neanderthals, she is the author of numerous essays. Her last published book is The Neanderthals from A to Z (Allary Éditions).

Essay | History

The Prehistoric Man Is Also A Woman A manifest book that sheds a patriarchal vision of prehistory There is no evidence that the artists who painted the Lascaux caves were men. Neither is there evidence that the buffalo hunters were men, nor that the technical progress in pottery or in agriculture was made by men. On the contrary, everything proves that we have inherited a gendered and patriarchal vision of prehistory.

Prehistory indeed appeared as a discipline during the 19th century when it was conducted only by men, who were naturally inclined to project the stereotypes of their time on to prehistoric times. Women in the 19th century were often seen as procreators whose social role was limited to raising children and doing household chores. It is exactly this conception of women and the distribution of roles between the sexes that is found in the first writings on prehistory, and for more than a century thereafter.

Orig. Title: L’homme préhistorique est aussi une femme Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 200 pp.

June 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS available soon

But for the past ten years or so, the development of gender archeology has made it possible to challenge a number of misconceptions and stereotypes about prehistoric women, who were less submissive, more robust and more inventive than previously imagined.

Prehistoric women are finally beginning to emerge from their invisibility.

Also available:

The Neanderthals from A to Z The Neanderthals are not completely extinct! They live on in our DNA… But who were they really?

From abscesses to Zafarraya, via cave lions and toothpicks, this detailed dictionary presents the latest scientific discoveries. The Neanderthal will never again be seen as an ape-like creature, inferior to our species.

The Neanderthals from A to Z is the reference book that

Orig. Title: Neandertal de A à Z Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 600 pp. | January 2018 Territory: World excl. French 6,000+ copies sold

will return the Neanderthal to its rightful place in human history.

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

8

Denis Rossano Denis Rossano, journalist and novelist, has lived in Los Angeles since 1996. He was a Hollywood correspondent for the French press for many years.

Literary Fiction

A Childless Father The father was one of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers. The son was a child star in the Nazi film industry. A novel about the true story of their wrenching separation.

The father, Douglas Sirk, was a theatre director in Germany in the 20s and one of Goebbels’s favorite filmmakers in the 30s. Married to a Jewish woman, he had to flee to the United States, where his melodramas allowed him to conquer Hollywood.

The child was Klaus Detlef Sierck, Douglas’s son by his first wife, an unsuccessful actress who became a fervent Nazi. After their 1928 divorce, she wouldn’t allow him to see their four-year old son, who she turned into a child star during the Third Reich.

The father would never see his son again, except on screen.

Orig. Title: Un Père sans enfant Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 368 pp.

August 2019 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS English sample 5,000+ copies sold • Winner of the 2019 Prix Révélation de la SGDL

Toward the end of his life, in the 1980s, Douglas Sirk gave a long interview to Denis Rossano, a young film student. The director talked about Berlin, Nazi propaganda, his second marriage, exile, the post-war Hollywood major, and more… but said hardly a word about Klaus. Yet Sirk’s entire life and body of work were a desperate search for his beloved son.

To put into words the story that Douglas Sirk never told, Denis Rossano investigated, discovering what even the filmmaker himself never knew.

Un père sans enfant is a true novel, worthy of the greatest melodramas.

Denis Rossano’s book is an exceptional document, as enlightening as it is moving. — Les Echos Denis Rossano has mixed investigation, film analysis, the life of Sirk and romantic scenes. The issues are extremely well dealt with, and the subject is thoroughly known. — Le Point The book is of a striking beauty. Denis Rossano introduces his obscure lights, his diffuse nostalgia, his tenderness as a child of cinema, into an incandescent literature. Tragically beautiful. — L’Express

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

9

Guillemette de Sairigné Guillemette de Sairigné is a highly successful biographer, whose books include My Illustrious Stranger: An Investigation into a Legendary Father (Mon illustre inconnu, enquête sur un père de légende, Fayard, 1998) and The Circus Performer (La Circassienne, Robert Laffont, 2011).

Biography

Pechkoff. The Magnificent One-Armed Man Gorky’s adopted son, a hero of the Foreign Legion, a man of influence, a French ambassador, and a Don Juan, Zinovy Peshkov, a.k.a. the “Magnificent One-Armed Man” is a forgotten legend of the 20th century.

Nizhny-Novgorod, at the turn of the last century. A teenaged boy spends his days looking for trouble on the banks of the Volga. He is poor and Jewish – a pariah in Czarist Russia. But he encounters the hugely influential Maxim Gorky, who hires him as his assistant, and goes on to adopt him. And so Yeshua Sverdlov becomes Zinovy Peshkov (Peshkov was Gorky’s true last name).

In exile in Capri with his new father, Zinovy is exposed to literature and politics, and rubs shoulders with Lenin, the writer Bunin, the singer Chaliapin and other great men. But he wants action. When World War I breaks out, he enlists in France’s Foreign Legion alongside Blaise Cendrars, and experiences both the hardship of life in the trenches and the exhilaration of combat – in which he loses his right arm. France, too, adopts him, shipping him out to the USA to convince them to enter the war.

Orig. Title: Pechkoff. Le manchot magnifique Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 615 pp.

September 2019 Territory: World excl. French & Russian Material Available French MS 8,000+ copies sold • 2020 Prix du Sénat du livre d’histoire (shortlisted) • 2020 Prix de l’homme pressé (shortlisted)

In 1918, as his blood brother Jakov Sverdlov is about to become the first leader of the Soviet nation, Peshkov is in the thick of the Russian Civil War, on the side of the White Army. During the Rif War, in Morocco in the 1920s, he acquires the nickname “the Magnificent OneArmed Man.” Syria, Lebanon, and his first diplomatic postings are on the horizon. As well as fighting alongside the Free French Forces. He would be De Gaulle’s special envoy, a general and ambassador rolled into one, reserved for the trickiest missions, e.g. in China with Chiang Kai-Shek, and Japan with MacArthur, to whom he became close.

Based on unpublished archives, particularly his magnificent correspondence with Gorky, Guillemette de Sairigné has written the first major biography of Zinovy Peshkov.

The monumental biography of one of the most staggering, fascinating and emblematic people of the 20th Century. — Bernard Pivot, Le JDD Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

10

David Djaïz A brilliant left-wing intellectual, David Djaïz is still under 30. As a high-ranking civil servant and a professor at France’s prestigious “Sciences Po” school, he is very much on the same wavelength as the American political scientist Yascha Mounk and the political analyst Jérôme Fourquet. By rejecting simplistic solutions and fragile compromises, he is calling for a serious reflection on democracy, ecology, and the role of the nation, a subject that has been central to progressive American intellectuals for several months now, but that he is the first to address in Europe.

Society | Politics

Slow Democracy. How to Control Globalization and

Reclaim Our Destiny

S L O W D É M O C R AT I E DAVID DJAÏZ

DAVID DJAÏZ

COMMENT MAITRISER LA MONDIALISATION ET REPRENDRE NOTRE DESTIN EN MAIN

Founded on sovereign nations, “Slow Democracy” represents the only viable future for our wester democracies.

In response to unbridled globalization, which is undermining national sovereignty in many countries and which promotes the rise of populism, it is high time to apply the brakes. Western democracies need to regain control of their own fates, and there is only one tool that will allow them to do that: nations. Not the ones loved by nationalists and anti-Europeans. The ones that will allow us to rebuild our lost political, social, and territorial unity. Open, social, ecological and humanist nations.

And we need to act fast, because the far right is coming to power in countries around the globe, and it appeals to young voters. To parry the rise of populisms, we can no longer settle for wishful thinking about standing together against fascism, or makeshift solutions doled out by governments to extinguish outbursts. Liberal democracy, which we thought was too deeply entrenched to be uprooted, is in fact at death’s door. And if nothing changes, the voting booths will sound its death knell.

So, Slow Democracy, founded on sovereign nations, represents the only viable future for our western democracies. Social-democrats, ecologists, and progressives shouldn’t be afraid to claim it as their own. The nation is a forward-thinking project. It is becoming more and more urgent to wrest it back from the hands of the pyromaniacs who are instrumentalizing it for their racist, nationalistic ambitions.

Orig. Title: Slow Démocratie.

Comment maîtriser la mondialisation et reprendre notre destin en main Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 300 pp.

October 2019 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS English sample Rights Sold Netherlands | Pluim (pre-empt) 5,000+ copies sold • 2020 Prix Etudiant du Livre Politique – LCP (shortlisted) • Prix du Livre Politique (shortlisted)

An important, intelligent and inspiring book about one of the most important subjects of the coming decennium: how do we regain control over capitalism? — Mizzi van der Pluijm, Publisher, Uitgeverij Pluim Neither populist nor eurosceptic, David Djaïz shows that the national level remains indispensable when thinking about solidarity, ecology and progress. — Laurent Joffrin, Libération Evoking history, literature, economics and philosophy with virtuosity, one is reminded of the protective virtues of an inclusive nation. — Le Point

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

11

Charles Pépin R iad Sattouf Riad Sattouf is a cartoonist and filmmaker. Born in 1978, he spent his childhood between Charles Pépin is a philosopher, a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies and Libya, Syria and Brittany. He has been drawing comics for twenty years and published more HEC, and a teacher. He also hosts ‘Philo Mondays’ at the MK2 Odéon cinema. He has than twenty books. Riad Sattouf is one of the few graphic novel authors to have won the Fauve authored several novels, including Joy (La Joie), The Unfaithful (Les Infidèles); essays, d’or at the Angoulême festival twice (for Pascal Brutal 3 in 2010 and The Arab of the Future One Week of Philosophy (Une semaine de philosophie), Philosophers on the Couch (Les 1 in 2015). As a filmmaker, he directed The French Kissers (Les Beaux Gosses, César for best Philosophes sur le divan); and three comic books with the author Jul, selling between debut film) and Jacky in Women’s Kingdom (Jacky au royaume des filles).

150,000 and 200,000 copies. His books have been translated in 20 countries.

Graphic Memoir (6 volumes)

The Arab of the Future An internationally acclaimed bestseller — volume 4 published in September 2018 The Arab of the Future tells the story of Riad Sattouf’s childhood in the Middle East. The first volume (2014) covers the period from 1978 to 1984: from birth to the age of six, little Riad is shuttled between Libya, Brittany and Syria. The second volume (2015) tells the story of his first year of school in Syria (1984-1985).

The third volume (2016) sees him between the ages of six and nine, the time he becomes aware of the society he is growing up in (1985-1987). This fourth volume is significantly longer (288 pp.), and from what has been revealed (an overthrow of their father’s power) it appears to be the most dramatic yet.

An international publishing phenomenon, the four volumes of The Arab of the Future have already sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Translated into 22 languages, the albums have been awarded multiple prizes, including the Grand prix RTL for graphic novels in 2014, the Fauve d’or (Best Album Prize) at the 2015 international festival of graphic novels in Angoulême and the Los Angeles Times Graphic Novel Prize in 2016.

The Arab of the Future will consist of six volumes.

Orig. Title: L’Arabe du futur Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 160 pp. Vols. 1-3 280 pp. Vol. 4 Vol. 1: 2014 Vol. 2: 2015 Vol. 3: 2016 Vol. 4: 2018 Vol. 5: Fall 2020 Vol. 6: 2021 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS English translation (vol. 1, 2 + 3) Translation rights sold to 22 countries Over 2 Million copies sold of Vols. 1, 2, 3 & 4 • 2014 Fauve d’or Prize (Best Album of the Year) • 2015 RTL Prize (Best Comic Strip Book) • 2016 LA Times Book Prize (Graphic Novel/Comics 2016)

A masterpiece. — Posy Simmonds The most enjoyable graphic novel I’ve read in a while. — Zadie Smith One of the great creators of our time. — Alain de Botton

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

12

Riad Sattouf (continued ) Charles Pépin Comics (9 volumes)

Esther’s Notebooks Based on true stories told by Esther A.*, Esther’s Notebooks draw us into the daily life of a girl talking about school, friends, family, and pop stars.

Allary Editions will publish one volume per year, nine volumes in total. Each volume covers one year in the life of Esther, from her 10th through her 18th year, and each contains 52 stories for the 52 weeks of the year.

Volume 1: Esther is 10 years old. Who are Tal, Kendji Girac, and the Hotheads? What are the criteria of beauty that make young boys and girls popular? What can you do when your friends have more money than you do? What does the ‘brutal-bridge’ game consist of? How did Esther’s class feel about the attacks in Paris in January 2015? What do you do if you’re worried about your breast size?

Volume 2: Esther is 11 years old. She tells us about the birth of her little brother, the terrorism attacks, the boys she is in love with, religious discussions with her best friend, her midget teacher, her mother who suddenly gained weight, her idiot big brother and her father, that hero...

Volume 3: Esther is a 12-year-old student in a prestigious college in the center of Paris. She is now a preteen! The presidential elections, her first cell phone, her hamster Manuela, the arrival of acne, her conspiring brother, her left-wing partisan father, her far-right voting grandmother, President Macron, the Illuminati, and her love for sausage-apricot cake...

Esther talks about everything!

Volume 4: Esther is now 13, she leaves childhood and enters adolescence… In this volume Esther talks about her dental braces, #BalanceTonPorc (the French counterpart of the #metoo movement), her long-gone dreams, her secret boyfriend Ben, her friends, her family…

Orig. Title: Les Cahiers d’Esther Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 56 pp. each Published yearly between 20162024 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS English sample (vol. 1) Rights Sold Italy (pre-pub) | Linus Magazine Greece | Potamos Germany | Reprodukt Korea | Kugil Publishing Spain | Sapristi/Roca Portugal | Gradiva Serbia | LOM Books Turkey | Epsilon Italy | Oblomov (auction) UK | Pushkin, WEL (auction) Animated series adaptation by Canal+ broadcast starting in September 2018 500,000+ copies sold of Vols. 1 through 4 Vol. 5 to be published May 2020 • 2018 Prix Max und Moritz

*To protect the privacy of certain individuals, the names and identifying details have been changed.

Young people talking without hesitation, making us laugh and worry: that’s why we need to read and reread Esther’s Notebooks. This is the future. — L’Obs Something between Le Petit Nicolas by Sempé and Goscinny and Agrippine by Claire Bretécher, an amazing work, tender, earthy and powerful. — Télérama Behind the appealing image of a nice and unglazed little girl, hides the awfully cruel portrait of our times by a brilliant observer. — Les Inrocks

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

13

Le Monde & Florence Aubenas (ed.)

Le Monde is one of the largest French daily newspapers.

Florence Aubenas is a special correspondent for Le Monde.

Journalism | Society | History

The Hidden Treasures of “Le Monde” 75 years of archives of the world-famous Le Monde-newspaper are showcased through 30 in-depth reports and 40 original illustrations To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Le Monde invited

Orig. Title: Les trésors cachés du Monde Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 400 pp.

November 2019

a team of young journalists to rummage through its

Territory: World excl. French

archives. They discovered a treasure chest overflow-

Material Available French MS

ing with precious gems from different eras that both describe and reflect their times.

10,000+ copies sold

Staunchly subjective, lovingly literary, the articles from the archives they selected are combined in a 4-volume collection. Each volume focuses on a major concern of our times: planet Earth, money, people and hope.

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

14

www.livredepoche.com Le Livre de Poche is the first mass-market publisher in France, founded in 1953 by Henri Filipacchi, with more than a billion copies sold to date. True to its purpose, this publishing house has a catalog that caters to all audiences and covers a wide literary spectrum, from classics to contemporary French and foreign bestsellers, from practical books to essays and reference books.

www.preludes-editions.com A unique brand name to welcome new striking voices from all around the world with around 10 publications per year. A perfect mix of general fiction and crime & thrillers.

15

Michaël Uras Michaël Uras was born in 1977. Son of a Sardinian father, he grew up in Saône-etLoire and is now a professor of Modern Literature in the Haut-Doubs. He is the author of Searching for Proust, shortlisted for the 2013 Inaperçu Prize, Our Memories Are Floating in a Mucky Pond, Take Two Chapters and Call Me in the Morning, 2017 Marcel Aymé Prize, and My Sardinian Summer, the rights to which have been sold in many countries.

Commercial Fiction

The Mona Iguana A side-splittingly funny novel in which melancholy dukes it out with humor, as well as a stunning portrait of a man in the middle of his life, torn between his past and his dreams.

At age 40, Paul is just a tad bored with his life. He can’t stand his job anymore, he hates his stupid colleagues and his vulgar and pretentious boss. He’s fed up with his neighbor, a know-it-all biking zealot. And his dentist just had the clever idea of going on vacation on Mona Island precisely when Paul gets a toothache… With nothing left to lose, Paul, who daydreams about lazing in the sun like the iguanas of Mona Island, decides to play hooky from work and to head off on an adventure… in his own neighborhood! Everything might go terribly wrong… But Paul can count on his wife, the serious and lovely Kate, a professor of French at the University; his gifted son, Milan, who talks like a book; and most of all, on Pomme, his friendly Brie sheepdog and accomplice in the crime of wandering aimlessly…

Also available:

Orig. Title: L’Iguane de Mona Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 288 pp.

April 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS Under Option World English

My Sardinian Summer

Orig. Title: La Maison à droite de celle de ma grand-mère Michaël Uras declares his love for Sardinia but also writes 352 pp. | March 2018 an ode to life’s small joys and simple pleasures, all wrapped up in a mischievous and lively style. Our young hero, a English translation available mischievous, daydreaming translator, returns to the island of his childhood, where his grandmother’s health is failing. 7,000+ copies sold And even though he has a deadline to meet, suddenly the Rights Sold whole of Sardinia is keeping him there.

World English

Take Two Chapters and Call Me in the Morning A subject for our time: How to find happiness through books. Alex, the biblio-therapist tries to cure his patients’ ills with literature. The patients include Yann, a handicapped teen who gets bullied at school and who refuses to open up to the world, and the cynical Robert Chapman – crushed by his job, he has forgotten how to talk to his wife.

Can fiction help the biblio-therapist help himself? An invigoratingly up-to-date tale that pays tribute to words – both other people’s and those we set to our own inner songs.

Bravo for this enjoyable experience in applied bibliotherapy! – Amélie Nothomb

Orig. Title: Aux petits mots, les grands remèdes 384 pp. | September 2016 Rights Sold Italy, Korea, Czech Republic, China, Taiwan, Russia 21,000+ copies sold • 2017 Prix Marcel Aymé (shortlisted)

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

16

Charline Malaval Charline Malaval was born in Limoges in 1984, and grew up in Corrèze. After Brazil, Mauritius, Bulgaria and Vanuatu, she now teaches French at the Lycée Français in Riga (Latvia). The Parrot’s Song is her second novel, after The Sailor from Casablanca.

Fiction

The Parrot’s Song The Parrot’s Song is an ode to sharing our stories, and to both love and resistance, and a magnificent tribute to Brazil of both yesterday and today, its inhabitants, landscapes and history.

In São Paulo in 2016, Tiago, a young freelance journalist, meets Fabiano, who has lived in the neighborhood for decades. The older man has a parrot and a disturbing story that casts a spell on young Tiago: the love of Fabiano’s life disappeared during the years of the dictatorship. Little by little, the older man opens up, relating a life subjected to the vagaries of histo-

Orig. Title: Le Chant du perroquet Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 352 pp.

May 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS UNDER OPTION World English

ry. But Tiago senses that something’s not right about Fabiano’s touching tale, and his journalistic instincts come to the fore. The more he learns, the more elusive the truth becomes…

A poignant story, unforgettable characters, lively and compelling writing…

Also available:

The Sailor from Casablanca His name was Guillaume, he had just turned 20 years old. He had worked his way up the Navy ranks, and wanted to explore the world. In April 1940, he disappeared in the explosion of La Railleuse, a warship parked in the harbour of Casablanca. A group of emotive characters gravitate around the central male protagonist, who is both elusive and omnipresent. Malaval’s first novel is captivating, full of secrets, revelations and set in the heart of Morocco. A magnificent tribute to the Golden Age of Cinema in Hollywood and France, and it is reminiscent of Otto Preminger’s troubling film Laura.

A spell-bindingly enigmatic debut novel. – Télé 7 jours

Orig. Title: Le Marin de Casablanca Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 360 pp. | April 2019 English translation available Rights Sold World English 7,000+ copies sold • 2019 Prix Filigranes (longlisted)

A family saga filled with suspense, warmth, emotion and exoticism. – La Montagne Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

17

Alexandra Pasquer With French-Canadian roots, Alexandra Pasquer grew up in the Paris area and became first a print journalist then a communications director, while also satisfying an irresistible urge to write. She now lives in Normandy with her husband and two children.

Fiction

A Muted Heart Inspired by a true story, A Muted Heart is an intimate tale woven onto the backdrop of history, describing lives disrupted by fate and by choices imposed on us. A vibrant and moving portrayal of Canada and its inhabitants: despite a sometimes painful past, it is still a land of hope.

Orig. Title: Un cœur en sourdine Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 288 pp.

June 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

1975: Marie lives in Sherbrooke, in Southern Quebec, just 30 miles from the American border. A dressmaker, she has been married to Ghislain for over 30 years – they are happily married with wonderful children.

1944: When John gets called up, he’s not happy about shipping out to France. But the Allies need him, and his memories of D-Day will never fade, nor will those of Wendigo, the Native Canadian with whom he soon built a bond that would never be broken. Marie, the French Canadian, lives in Québec. John, the Englishspeaking Canadian, settled in Normandy. An ocean lies between them. And yet… What if the war stifled their dreams? And what if, decades later, memories from the past come to haunt their present?

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

18

Anthony Bussonnais Anthony Bussonnais was born in Maine-et-Loire and works in a co-op. In 2016, he wrote his first thriller, which he self-published the following year. In 2019, he was awarded the Kobo prize by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point for A Saturday Evening Among Friends (Un samedi soir entre amis).

Suspense

A Saturday Evening Among Friends When comes the weekend, everything is possible… even the worst.

Claire, worried, checks her phone again. It’s past eight and her boyfriend, who’s supposed to come and fetch her, is nowhere to be found. They’ve been dating for six months now and Claire knows him well. Medhi’s always on time.

François is always meticulously organized. It’s thanks to him that the Saturday night parties became the must-be event which his neighbors, carefully selected, wouldn’t miss for anything in the world. The perfect moment to relax…

In the midst of the woods, Medhi is naked. Shaking. In spite of the darkness, he spots several people around

Orig. Title: Un samedi soir entre amis Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 352 pp.

February 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS 15,500 copies in print • Winner of the prix Kobo by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point writing competition

him. They all seem to be partying, bursting into laughter… but what do they expect from him?

Anthony Bussonnais offers us a veritable page-turner. Highly topical, completely addictive and awfully nerve-racking, Un samedi soir entre amis is breathtaking.

Spine-chilling... Captivating — Nathalie Iris, France 2 A real masterstroke — Maison de la presse, Mérignac Brilliant! Surprising up until the end! — Y. Berquignol, reader Prix Kobo by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point Once you begin reading, it’s impossible to stop! Read in three evenings. Too too good! – S. Tharreau, reader Prix Kobo by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point I devoured this book. The story is captivating and completely unexpected! – G. Brejeon, reader Prix Kobo

by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

19

Cedric Lalaury Cedric Lalaury was born in Montluçon. After studying modern literature at Blaise Pascal University, he tutored struggling pupils. An admirer of Henry James, Marcel Proust and Stephen King, he now devotes his time to writing.

Psychological Thriller

Let the Shadows Confess After a personal tragedy, Jessie decides to move into her grandfather’s house. Shortly after the old man passes away, she finds an envelope full of old documents in the mailbox. They concern Keowe, where the family’s roots lie, a place the old man never spoke of. Why did he arrange for a post-mortem delivery of newspaper clippings about a family slaying commit-

Orig. Title: Que les ombres passent aux aveux Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 448 pp.

November 2019 Territory: World excl. French

ted decades earlier?

A rich industrialist in the region, Mr. Webson, killed his wife and daughter before committing suicide. The youngest child, a boy called Toby, was never found.

But Mrs. Lamar, the family’s one-time governess, in-

Material Available French MS Under Option Italy

sists that she saw him not long ago.

Has the Lost Child of Eden Woods returned?

Intrigued, Jessie decides to investigate the scene of the crime.

Also available:

It’s Always Midnight Somewhere A formidable literary thriller in the line of The Truth about the Harry Québert Affair, carried by a plot worthy of The Secret History and an atmosphere à la Shutter Island. Bill Herrington is a happy man, working as a professor of literature at a prestigious university. Until the day he finds, in his locker, the copy of a novel published by a mysterious unknown. telling a true story, that of a crime that Bill was convinced nobody had ever known about.

A psychological thriller that’s impossible to put down. —Lire A book that you’ll read in a single sitting. —Le Parisien

Orig. Title: Il est toujours minuit quelque part 356 pp. | February 2018 Detailed English synopsis available on request Rights Sold Italy 13,000+ copies sold • Winner of the prix Kobo by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point writing competition

A fascinating thriller. —Le Point Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

20

Coline Charpentier Coline Charpentier is a teacher of History. In November 2018, she created the Instagram account, “T’as pensé à…?” (“Did you remember to…?”), a call for testimonials on the mental charge.

Society | Relationships

Did You Remember To… ?

Self-defense guide on the mental load A 33-year-old teacher and mother of a young child, openly and fiercely feminist, sees her world crumble the day she realizes she has been unconsciously replicating an age-old model: that of the woman taking charge of the entire organization and management of the household. After months of assessment and questioning she manages to put into words what was overwhelming her: the mental load. It is all the thoughts one must constantly have to plan and organize a household: listing the groceries; planning the laun-

Orig. Title: T’as pensé à… ?

Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 160 pp.

January 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS 9,000+ copies sold

dry and the housework; organizing the weekends and holidays… An invisible and underrated burden that is most generally both carried by and spontaneously attributed to women.

Coline Charpentier decided to open the Instagram account, “T’as pensé à…?” (“Did you remember to…?”), where she asks women of all ages and social backgrounds to testify about their own experiences with mental load in order to understand how it occurs. The account was met with wide acclaim and facilitated open discussion about this very common, yet underrated, problem that most couples encounter.

In this new book, she opens the dialogue to couples and offers solutions to allow them to face this issue.

How do you measure the mental load in your family? How do you respond to skeptics, who think that women “Are simply better at organizing”? And, most importantly, how do you free yourself from the mental load, in order to make love and equality the pillars of your household?

In her book, she explains why it is so difficult for certain women not to succumb to mental pressure. She also gives certain tools for better understanding how to install an equilibrium, in the couple. — The Huffington Post Coline Charpentier then uses fact, proven by statistics, to illustrate the persistence of a phenomenon that is provoked by patriarchal society. — Inrockuptibles Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

21

Alain Lallemand Alain Lallemand is a reporter for the Brussels newspaper Le Soir and an associate professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). In twenty-five years as an investigative reporter and war correspondent, he has travelled to more than 70 countries and delved into a half-dozen armed conflicts. Specializing in organized crime, smuggling, clandestine networks, and guerilla warfare, his vast experience has allowed him to develop his own method for collecting and rendering information: active journalism that exposes itself to the “blast of reality.”

Literary Fiction

And in the Jungle, God Was Dancing And in the Jungle, God Was Dancing explores

Orig. Title: Et dans la jungle, Dieu

the tropical rainforest while choreographing

dansait

a slow waltz of love and rebellion. A powerfully intense novel.

Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 288 pp.

April 2020

A novel that recounts the fates of two rebellious souls, Théo and Angela. Between them, they’ve lived all of

Territory: World excl. French

a half a century, but they’ve already understood that

Material Available

tweeting and getting indignant won’t change the

French MS

world. You’ve got to hit it hard. Fascinated by the last of the region’s guerilla fighters, they head for Colombia’s tropical rainforest and join the FARC. But violence is always disappointing.

This book, with its inspired style, is like a love song for Colombia that explores our need to rebel. – La Libre Belgique A truly beautiful novel. – Le Soir And In the Jungle, God was Dancing, a powerful and well-written novel, thus tells the tale of a slow waltz between love and revolt in the tropical rain-forest. With this decisive question which we murmur as though free-diving: and if they were the same thing? — L’Hebdo de Lausanne A withdrawn story which gives pride of place to adventure, to poetic descriptions of a grandiose nature with which its characters have as much a carnal as a spiritual relationship, to humanity at last, as ultimate resistance against the clatter of the world. — Paris-Match

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

22

Alex de Brienne Alex de Brienne (pseud.)’s job has won him the trust of some of the most powerful people, including the rebels. He studies the theater of war and conflict. He frequents the halls of NGOs as well as ministries. He wants to stay anonymous so he can write freely about the major events that happen in the world.

Crime | Suspense | Thriller

KO Series

A mix of Alias and James Bond, Largo Winch and Lara Croft. Eroticism and geopolitics.

Massacre in Odessa (KO, Vol. 1) - Ukraine Who wanted to kill Viktor and his pro-Russian comrades in Odessa? An explosive conflict sets the Ukrainian army against the separatists in Donbass. Kali Grant and her twin brother, Odys, investigate the dramatic events that could plunge Europe to the edge of a third world war.

Operation Mosul (KO, Vol. 2) - Iraq A tragic New Year’s Day in Cologne. Hundreds of Germans are assaulted. A wealthy Iranian woman, whose daughter is among the victims, charges Kali and her brother with discovering the truth. In Mosul, fallen to the hands of Daesh, a young Yazidi is about to experience a tragic fate.

Orig. Titles: — Massacre à Odessa — Opération Mossoul — Griffe du diable à Etosha — Messe noire à Naples — Panique à Bali — Piège à Istanbul Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche between 288 - 320 pp.

Vol. 1: January 2017

Devil’s Claw in Etosha (KO, Vol. 3) - Namibia Vol. 2: March 2017 The body of an explorer, horribly mutilated, is delivered to jackals on the Coast of the Skeletons. Who wanted to prevent him from sending his report? The Chinese and American companies who are exploiting the region? Or those crazy environmental survivalists?

Vol. 3: October 2017 Vol. 4: June 2018 Vol. 5: November 2018 Vol. 6: August 2020

Black Mass in Naples (KO, Vol. 4) - Italy

Territory: World excl. French

A child sacrificed during a ritualized crime. A Camorra boss found dead in his bunker. A war of succession declared. Kali and Odys will plunge into the volcanic depths of Naples, its traffic and its tunnels, the just and the crooked, and track down a new form of money laundering through the el dorado of bitcoin.

Hunt in Bali (KO, Vol. 5) - Indonesia A woman is live on Facebook. She has fled from her family who have ruled over a small country in the Persian Gulf for years. Masked men break into her room, gag her and cut off all communication. Kali and Odys step in to try and recover her, re-tracing her steps from the oriental Palaces to Bali where she was last seen.

Material Available French MS (Vols. 1-5) 30,000+ copies sold in total A new genre, halfway between SAS and James Ellroy. — Christine de Villiers, widow of Gérard de Villiers, bestselling French author of the SAS Series

Trap in Istanbul (KO, Vol. 6) - Turkey Istanbul: Jamal Khashoggi, columnist for the Washington Post, never left the Saudi consulate. Rumor has it that the kingdom’s “mad prince” had him dismembered. Assigned to negotiate the return of a British jihad fighter, first Kali, then Odys are ordered to assist the MI6. Their mission? Finding out what the Turks and Saudis really intend to do.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

23

Sophie Le Ménahèze After a very successful – though more or less happy – career as a student, Sophie Le Ménahèze became a corporate lawyer. Holding key positions in international corporations, she spent several years in Asia before moving back to Paris. Constantly searching for meaning and well-being, Sophie is a proud life coach. You Only Live Once is her first book.

Self-Help (Ages 15-25)

You Only Live Once. Everything You Need to Know to Be Happy and Pass Your Exams A life-coaching book, for youth from 15 to 25 years old.

How can you be happy and confident at an age when major life choices are to be made, and succeeding is an obligation? S. Le Ménahèze writes in a reader-friendly style, offering shrewd advices she would have liked to have been given at that age, about how to succeed and how to be happy, as well as how to cope with stress and manage your image.

Orig. Title: On n’a qu’une vie Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 200 pp.

October 2019 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

What’s the best way to organize your schedule? To choose your future profession? To write a good résumé? How should you act with your friends? How should you manage your social-media image? How can you be happy without putting too much pressure on yourself?

Between finishing high school and going off to college, young people are going through a critical period in their lives, when they are facing important questions about choosing a career, passing their exams, and entering adult life. In our digital, social-media age, they also have to take care of their online image, while staying safe.

In this precious guide, Sophie Le Ménahèze gives them all the keys they need to succeed both professionally and personally, and to stay calm and collected as they move on to the next stage of their lives.

The book is enhanced with an annex that includes sample résumés and application letters, as well as a bibliography full of ideas for going further.

A real mine of information and the key to finding ones life and advancing serenely in life! — Starlight In anchoring her advice in modern times, the author gives the key to helping adolescents overcome their daily challenges. — Tout Comprendre Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

24

Caroline Michel & Anne Boudart Caroline Michel writes for women’s magazines, and has a blog, ovary.fr, about the subjects she cares about deeply: human relationships and passing time. Her debut novel, 89 Months (89 mois) was published in 2016.

Anne Boudart publishes cartoons about daily life on Instagram. Her first book, When Marseille meets the Hague, was published in 2018.

Illustrated Gift Book | Humor

Sex Thousand People 80 portraits and cameos and as many short stories featuring the funny, unexpected, or painful things that women of all ages think about when they’re making love.

At the instant that I am writing these lines, six thousand people are making love. As the minutes tick by, the number is growing; people are hugging, kissing, and intertwining. Maybe they’re bored, maybe they’re coming. They may have gotten together an hour ago… or twenty years ago. They are between 15 and 80 years old, give or take a few years; they’re truly in love, or not really. But one on top of the other, one behind the other; in pairs, trios or more, they are coupling.

Orig. Title: Sex mille personnes Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 200 pp.

October 2019 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

I started thinking about them as I was wandering around my neighborhood alone with my thoughts one day. I raised my eyes to a few apartment buildings, and wondered behind which windows carnal acts were taking place, and what the women were thinking at that precise moment. About pleasure? The past? Their shopping lists, their pregnancy tests, their lovers, their own bodies? So I wrote these snippets from real life, I wrote about sex from inside women’s heads.

Also available: Illustrated Gift Book | Humor

When Marseille Meets The Hague The hilarious and mischievous adventures of a young woman from Marseille who, when her boyfriend is transferred to The Hague, must resign herself to leaving the South of France, with its climate and its croissants, to face the cold, and the Dutch...

Orig. Title: Une Marseillaise à La Haye Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 96 pp. | November 2018 Territory: World excl. French

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

25

www.editionsdelamartiniere.fr/thematique/litterature The publications of La Martinière LittÊrature are a collection of modern and audacious fiction titles loved by booksellers, critics and readers alike and are developed by committed men and women who share a vision for passionate books, French and foreign novels with a taste for beautiful stories, full-bodied and powerful characters, and the beauty of language. Their titles are marked by energy, desire, pleasure, experience sharing, and an impulse towards the world. Join us; you are here at home.

26

Cathy Bonidan Cathy Bonidan works as a teacher in Vannes and has been writing since the age of 14. It was through her desire to share what she was writing on a platform of independent authors that she was spotted: she received her first literary prize and crossed paths with her publisher, Éditions de La Martinière. Her first novel, Le Parfum de l’Hellébore (2017), received 11 literary prizes.

The rights to her second novel, Chambre 128 (2019), have been sold to seven territories including the United States.

Commercial Fiction

Victor Kessler Hasn’t Said It All

Two interwoven cold cases, confessions delivered gradually, characters the reader becomes strongly attached to: this novel includes all the ingredients for a magnificent page-turner.

Cathy Bonidan has written a novel with relentless suspense in which intrigue and characters intersect until the very last plot twist. Vanished children and family secrets, lies and truths turn this book, set for a large part in the French Vosges forests, into an addictive page-turner.

Bertille leads a sadly ordinary life. Employed in a polling institute, she conducts surveys of little interest in supermarkets.

Until this one Sunday morning, when her existence changes forever. She approaches a client, an old man, who is carrying around a shopping bag and a piece of hand luggage, and serves him her usual verse: “Sir, it’s for a survey...” But as he listens to these words, the old man faints. While he is taken to the hospital, Bertille retrieves his belongings, including the strange shopping bag. She gets curious and allows herself to search it. In its lining, she discovers about fifty scribbled pages. It is a handwritten confession of a man, Victor Kessler, who was involved in a child’s death by drowning in the 1970s. A man who has spent thirty years in prison but has never claimed his innocence, never defended himself against the charges.

Also available:

Orig. Title: Victor Kessler n’a pas tout dit Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 353 pp.

May 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS For readers of Joël Dicker, Guillaume Musso and Michel Bussi Under Option Germany, World English, Korea, Israel, China, Czech Republic

Victor Kessler has chosen to remain silent.

The Lost Manuscript In the style of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, this epistolary novel, populated by incredibly endearing characters, shows how reading a book can lead to life-changing revelations about ourselves. Through the letters exchanged by the characters, friendships are created, romance is born and tensions sometimes burst. Up until the final revelation: the secret behind the lost manuscript.

The Perfume of the Hellebore Rose A touching and sensitive debut novel that highlights how listening, sharing and friendship are the only values that can save people’s lives. Anne had been sent to Paris to work in the psychiatric center directed by her uncle. Anne observes an autistic boy and befriends anorexic Beatrice. Why does Beatrice’s journal stop suddenly the summer she is fourteen? What happened to Gilles? Did Anne and the gardener manage to save these two children?

Orig. Title: Chambre 128 288 pp. | January 2019 English translation available Rights Sold Italy, Germany, World English, Korea, Israel, China, Czech Republic

5,000+ copies sold Orig. Title: Le Parfum de l’hellébore 304 pp. | January 2017 Winner of 11 literary prizes

Rights Sold Italy

4,000+ copies sold

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

27

Sofia Aouine Born in 1978, Sofia Aouine is self-taught. A radio journalist and documentarian, Rhapsody of the Overlooked (Rhapsodie des oubliés) is her first novel.

Literary Fiction

Rhapsody of the Overlooked A stunning first novel, with influences ranging from Truffaut’s 400 Blows to Zola’s L’Assommoir, via Romain Gary’s Madame Rosa. A husky, powerful voice like we’ve never heard before.

Orig. Title: Rhapsodie des oubliés Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 320 pp.

August 2019 Territory: World excl. French

The story starts in the present day, in Paris’s Goutted’Or neighborhood near the Barbès metro station, where North African and African immigrants congregate. Influenced by Zola’s L’Assommoir, which describes daily life in that working-class neighborhood during his era, Sofia Aouine portrays the life of Abad, a mischievous, turbulent 13-year-old boy.

Material Available French MS

Like Antoine Doinel in Truffaut’s 400 Blows, Abad dreams of a brighter future. But in that urban jungle, where an impoverished, ethnically diverse population does its best to get along, his aspirations soon turn into lost illusions. Yet escape routes from his suffocating life do appear, and one of them is the discovery of desire and sexuality. Even if it means breaking the rules, even if it means doing whatever it takes to get others to let him learn about life his own way.

• 2019 Prix de Flore (winner) • 2020 Prix du jury du premier roman de Mennecy (winner) • 2020 Prix Beur FM Méditerranée – TV5 Monde (winner) + 10 literary selections

Rights Sold Italy | Hope 20,000+ copies sold

The word “rhapsody” comes from the Ancient Greek, and literally means “songs stitched together.” Like a rhapsoder, Sofia Aouine stitches words, sewing together the characters’ lives and making the language sing. With this debut novel, a grandiose story-teller is revealed, one with a style so singular and prodigious that it would be pointless to settle for comparing her to Despentes – however powerful she may be.

Abad can join the rebellious offspring club next to Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye. — Frédéric Beigbeder, Le Figaro Magazine With her funny and modern Rhapsody of the Overlooked, Sofia Aouine succeeds in a daring arrival on the literary scene. — ELLE This is the most beautiful book I’ve read about adolescence, the relationship between boys and girls, and also about immigration. — François Busnel, presenter of La Grande Librairie A sharp, tender, hilarious flair. — Le Monde Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

28

Agathe Chenevez Agathe Chenevez is 20 years old.

The Time It Takes for a Match to Burn Out is her first novel.

Literary Fiction

The Time It Takes for a Match to Burn Out An insightful and poetical debut novel, in a similar vein to Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s Oscar and the Lady in Pink and SaintExupéry’s The Little Prince. Tender yet serious, it is a modern fable written through the incredibly mature eyes of an author who is just 20 years old.

Gabriel is a little boy who can’t wait to learn about the world around him. His naïve yet profound child’s eyes turn life’s “little nothings” into tangible pleasures:

Orig. Title: Le temps d’une allumette Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 224 pp.

March 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

giving your after-school snack to a homeless woman, singing in the street along with someone playing a public piano… Ever since his wheat-gold hair fell out, Gabriel has worn a blue ski cap on his head. Gabriel is seriously ill; he overheard his parents pronounce that irrevocable word: cancer.

Despite his youth, “Wheat stalk,” as his friend Fred, the painter, calls him, shows rare maturity and wisdom. His parents, friends, and doctors are at a loss?

He is the child who will help the adults grow up.

In a simple but poetic style, Agathe Chenevez tells the tale of a 21st-century “Little Prince” whose life resonates with the city of Paris’s history. As Notre Dame is burning, young Gabriel slips away, carried off by his disease. But his blue ski cap remains behind, as does his love of life, no matter how short, which he passed on to everyone he met.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

29

Mo Malø Mo Malø has written a number of books under other names. He lives in France.

Nuuk is his third Inspector Qaanaaq Adriensen mystery. The second one, Diskø, was short-listed for the prestigious 2019 Michel Lebrun Prize.

Crime Fiction

Nuuk Inspector Qaanaaq Adriensen, chef of police in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, was forced into “exile” in Denmark by his superiors. Although he still feels haunted by demons, he is eventually authorized to return to Greenland – on two conditions: he must see a psychologist and he has to renounce the bloody expeditions that had become commonplace since he took up his post there.

Greenland has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world. But during Qaanaaq Adriensen’s routine rounds to different towns on the great white island, he is confronted with several deaths very close together… too close together, in Qaanaaq’s opinion. He’s convinced that the harsh climate and severe poverty aren’t the only culprits in this strange “epidemic.”

Especially after he finds clues pointing to the visit of a strange shaman to two of the young victims who seemingly had nothing in common...

Orig. Title: Nuuk Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 400 pp.

April 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS Under Option Iceland, Italy, Korea

Despite his superiors’ orders and the psychological fragility that even he can’t deny any more, Qaanaaq decides to go after another murderer.

Also available:

Diskø

Orig. Title: Diskø 416 pp. | March 2019 This time, a corpse found frozen in an iceberg disrupts the serenity of the large white island. Following the likes of Ian Manook’s Yeruldelgger and Olivier Truc, Mo Malø pens a new atmospheric and completely different crime novel. In the middle of adrift icebergs, Qaanaaq and his team are trying to identify the motives for this crime, when a second murder takes place and this time the victim is one of their colleagues. Ferocious and wild, Greenland’s Mother Nature has not said her last word yet…

Qaanaaq Life in Greenland seems peaceful enough. But beyond the landscapes’ virginal snow lies tension between the natives and the settlers and the threat of inherent danger. When a series of unexplained murders occurs, a Danish inspector of Inuit descent is dispatched to the scene. His name?

Qaanaaq. Having renounced his Inuit ancestry, returning to his country of origin brings back ghosts from the past.

English sample available 10,000+ copies sold Under Option Iceland, Italy, Korea • 2020 Prix Découverte des Mines Noires (winner) • 2019 Prix Michel Lebrun (shortlisted) Orig. Title: Qaanaaq 496 pp. | May 2018 English sample available 22,000+ copies sold Rights Sold Iceland, Korea, Italy

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

30

Christophe Molmy Christophe Molmy is the head of the Paris Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI), a.k.a. the Anti-Gang and Counter-Terrorism Brigade, a unit of the French National Police. His first novel, Wounded Wolves (Les Loups blessés, Editions de La Martinière, 2015), was selected for five literary awards. After the Day is his third novel.

Crime Fiction

After the Day After Wounded Wolves (long-listed for 5 literary awards, Éditions de La Martinière, 2015) and Somewhere Between Good and Evil (Éditions de La Martinière, 2018), Christophe Molmy is back with a third crime novel with an ever-more refined writing style and a sophisticated plot alternating between the cops and crooks’ points of view in an adrenaline-fuelled race in which everyone wants to save their own skin.

Orig. Title: Après le jour Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 368 pp.

April 2020

François Legal, an extremely meticulous and equally violent robber, has almost finished a 10-year sentence.

A few weeks before his release date, he gets thrown into solitary confinement, a punishment that could cost him his freedom.

Material Available French MS

Philippe Lelouedec, an old hand from Paris’s police headquarters, and Coline, a shy and unhappy young cop, have been trying to solve a series of burglaries targeting elderly people. Legal gets in touch with Lelouedec to offer him a deal: info about a series of jewelry-store robberies in exchange for his own freedom. But should the cop really trust the con man?

Who says Legal won’t get right back into crime as soon as he’s out?

Rights Sold TV | Paneuropéenne

Territory: World excl. French

Then a little kid goes missing, and the whole things tips from back-page news to a desperate race against time: the life of an innocent child is at stake.

In a similar style to popular TV series like The Wire and Spiral, Christophe Molmy draws readers into the world of both cops and crooks, in a hyper-realistic crime novel with a gripping pace.

Also available:

Somewhere Between Good and Evil Somewhere between good and evil, there are criminals, police and victims. Somewhere between good and evil, crime gets adrenaline pumping just as hard as the raids.

The bond between criminals runs as deep as the comradeship between police. On both sides, there is pain and there is joy.

Orig. Title: Quelque part entre le bien et le mal Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 352 pp.

January 2018

Phillip, a judicial police chief, working on a ransom case; The Schmitt brothers, Montreuil gypsies, ready to do anything for some fresh cash and smiles on the faces of the clan’s younger members; Coline, a young police officer on a serial killer case that will force her out of the shadows…

Territory: World excl. French

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

31

Isabelle Duquesnoy Isabelle Duquesnoy is an art restorer and a writer. She divides her time between Lower Normandy and Corsica. She is the author of The Embalmer (L’Embaumeur, La Martinière, 2017) and Confessions de Constance Mozart (Points, 2005).

Fictionalized Biography

Mozart’s Formidable Widow 1791: Wolfgang Mozart dies at age 34.

Overwhelmed by grief – as well as by debt – Constanze Mozart pulls herself together and decides to defend her late husband’s work for posterity. She proves herself to have an iron will; nothing will stop her quest for recognition and wealth.

Orig. Title: La Redoutable Veuve Mozart Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 352 pp.

September 2019

To pay off her creditors, she starts out by selling Mozart’s compositions hastily. Then she requisitions one of his former pupils to finish his unfinished Requiem. She has her youngest son’s named changed to Wolfgang Mozart II, forcing him to perform concerts. The boy is not musically gifted, but she doesn’t care. His mother’s stubborn determination is painful for the child, who is obliged to embarrass himself repeatedly in public… And finally, for greater security, she takes a second husband: a Danish diplomat whose bed she never shares, but who could have gotten the death penalty for his sexual mores.

Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS This romanticized biography of Constanze Mozart is the only one to have been approved by the International Mozarteum Foundation.

8,000+ copies sold

During the 51 years that Constanze outlived the composer, she invented the intellectual- property system, founded a festival devoted to Mozart’s music, commissioned monuments to her late husband, and brought his music back into fashion.

A portrait of a stunningly modern, larger-than-life heroine.

Also available:

The Embalmer, or the Despicable Confession of Victor Renard A new literary and historical treasure. Rabelaisian grotesque mixed with the obsessive, morbid power of Süskind’s Perfume and the freedom of Jean Teulé. There is something of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, the hero of this novel: an unsightly appearance; a terrible childhood, with a loveless mother and a life of grime. A novel of excess in which the grotesque, refinement and macabre humor are combined to create sparkling writing that is extremely powerful.

Orig. Title: L’Embaumeur: ou l’odieuse confession de Victor Renard 528 pp. | August 2017 10,000+ copies sold • 2018 Prix Saint-Maur en poche

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

32

Frédéric Lenormand Winner of the Historia and Arsène Lupin Prizes, Frédéric Lenormand is an established writer of historical fiction. The idea of writing about Marie-Antoinette had been on his mind for quite some time before he suggested it to Éditions de La Martinière. The Du Barry Investigation (L’Enquête du Barry) is the first volume in the all-new In Marie-Antoinette’s Secret Service series.

Cosy Crime (series)

In Marie-Antoinette’s Secret Service The brand-new series In Marie-Antoinette’s Secret Service offers a delightful tour through the many secret passages and tunnels of the Palace of Versailles.

Volume 1: From behind her fan and ribbons, the Queen keeps a keen eye on everything that’s going on at Court.

With the help of a picturesque pair of sleuths, a jewelry heist will be her first case. For the sake of her mission, she assigns the role of spies to Rose, a milliner, and to Léonard, a hairdresser. The only problem is that Rose and Léonard can’t stand each other.

Volume 2: Upon the death of Louis XV, France – and Marie-Antoinette – get a new king. Then the country suffers a terrible famine and the masses are demonstrating at the gates to the castle! When Rose and Léonard happen to win an Aztec statuette in a prize draw, Marie-Antoinette realizes that it’s the solution to all her problems.

Volume 3: Marie-Antoinette is the undisputed Queen of detective comedy! More rebellious than ever, she sends her duo of infernal investigators – her milliner, Rose, and her hairdresser, Léonard – to investigate the disappearance of a secret code. Does it make sense to to entrust the security of the kingdom of France to a wannabe Sherlock and a Watson in petticoats? Of course, Lenormand takes advantage of this cheerfully madcap plot to plant real historical clues...

Orig. Title: Au service secret de Marie-Antoinette Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de La Martinière Littérature 320 pp.

May 2019, October 2019, May 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS 10,000+ copies sold (vol. 1) 12,000 copies sold (vol. 2) Initial print run (vol. 3): 10,000 copies Rights Sold Serbia | Vulkan (vol. 1) Previous titles published in: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain

Also available:

Only Women Live Forever A brilliant historical novel telling the story of Loulou Chandeleur, a private detective who disguises himself as a woman to avoid fighting in the war of 1914.

An authentic insight into the difficult atmosphere of war and denunciation. For the four years of the war, it was women who kept France alive. This novel tells the story of a man who discovers a world of women. A book on the difficulty of being a woman – especially when you are a man.

Orig. Title: Seules les femmes sont éternelles 288 pp. | November 2017 German translation available Rights Sold Germany

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

33

www.massot.com Founded in March 2017 with the publication of L’Impérial Socialiste by Didier Van Cauwelaert a.k.a Louis Badinguet, Massot Éditions is a generalist publishing house that accompany evolutions in society, whether practical, scientific, or spiritual, and provides the tools to participate in this change.

Massot Éditions is directed by Florent Massot, independent editor for 35 years and discoverer of numerous authors in France. With this new house, he is continuing his lifelong commitment to publishing works that open breaches and build bridges to help everyone get through the world’s crises. He also always aimed to create a space where up-and-coming generations of writers can express themselves.

The publishing house intends to publish 20 to 30 titles per year in a variety of novels, essays, and comic strips. The catalogue is multi-facetted, as is current social change.

That’s why you will find a range of options from calls to action – like the Dalai Lama’s A Call for Revolution, The Crazy Toad Manifesto, and How We’re Going to Save the World for Climate Justice – to militant-feminist comics and graphic novels, like the Another Look on… series by the blogger Emma, and Zainab Fasiki’s Hshouma, as well as disturbing texts like Juan Branco’s Crepuscule, co-published with Le Diable Vauvert.

But Massot Editions’ books also accompany our inner evolutions, like Malory Malmasson’s Soul Dating, and explore the invisible world: An Alchemist Speaks

by Patrick Burensteinas and Go You Know Not Where by Laurence de La Baume.

Extraordinary reading experiences are also proposed, from a metaphysical novel (Pascal Bacqué’s two volumes) to a deep-learning textbook, which was translated into French by A.I. These texts will make people think, shake them up, and inspire them.

34

Malory Malmasson Malory Malmasson is a cellular-memory therapist and psychic-energy healer. A very popular YouTuber, she has a website, bienetreetspiritualite.com, where she offers free video programs about spiritual development that are absolutely unique in the French-speaking world. She represents the next generation, with its ecological and spiritual concerns. In 2017, she founded the “Espace Totem,” where she offers classes and workshops.

Health | Sexuality

Cosmic Pussy. A practical guidebook for mindful and fulfilling sexuality

Sacred Sexuality in the 21st Century Do you feel called to experience a sexuality that is both meaningful and beautiful? A sexuality that creates an alliance between the body, the heart, and the mind; one in which souls rise up and join together in perfect osmosis? Rather than a boring, annoying,

Orig. Title: Foufoune cosmique Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 232 pp.

May 2020 Territory: World excl. French

or dogmatic experience, sacred sexuality is above all an incredible and playful journey that invites us to (re)connect with ourselves, the World and Love. That sacred sexuality is available to all of us, as long as we have the keys.

Thanks to this book, which is totally in tune with our times, you’ll have the tools you need to allow for the

Material Available French MS available soon 45,000+ blog subscribers 5 million+ views of her YouTube videos

advent of the powerfully alchemic act and source of ecstasy that transcendental sexuality represents.

This practical book contains over 80 exercises, as well as first-person accounts, themed reports, and plenty of helpful tips.

Also available: Personal Development | Spirituality

The Art of Being Yourself. 23 exercises to free ourselves from our fears and to heal our wounds

At the intersection of psychology, positive energy and spirituality, this guide explores themes like the ego, the unconscious and consciousness, the Self and the Soul’s Will.

Over the course of these explorations, Malory Malmasson sheds light on the invisible mechanisms that influence us, running our lives and preventing us from achieving our true selves. In 21 lessons, L’Art et la manière d’être soi provides the keys to liberating yourself from your fears, healing your wounds, and transforming cellular memories to facilitate access to the best version of yourself and your existence. The author’s account of her own personal evolution, as well as the numerous examples strewn throughout the book, make it a lively and accessible read.

Orig. Title: L’Art et la manière d’être soi. 23 exercices pour nous affranchir de nos peurs et soigner nos blessures 232 pp. | October 2019 3,000+ copies

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

35

Frédéric Debomy & Benoît Guillaume Charles Pépin

Born in 1975, in 2001, Frédéric Debomy launched a project called Birmanie, la peur est une habitude (Myanmar: Fear Is a Habit) in order to raise public awareness about the lack of democracy in that country. He then worked for and later presided the non-profit Info Birmanie (Myanmar Info) for several years, before he began writing various books on the topic. He has written nearly a dozen graphic novels (including Myanmar: Fear Is a Habit, published by Cambourakis) and book-length essays (Finkielkraut: Thought Undone, published by Textuel).

Benoît Guillaume is an illustrator and a comic-book artist. His work has been published by Actes Sud, Cambourakis, and L’Association, among others.

Personal Development

The Virtues of Failure Graphic Novel

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya People, and Buddhist Extremism The Buddhist extremist phenomenon in Myanmar

Frédéric Debomy went to Myanmar.

Orig. Title: Aung San Suu Kyi, Rohingya et extrémistes bouddhistes Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 112 pp.

March 2020

Over the course of their travels and the many encounters

Territory: World excl. French

(formerly Burma), incarnated by the bonze Wirathu, surprised everyone who thought of Buddhism as a religion of peace, or simply a form of spirituality. In order to understand and explain it, Benoît Guillaume and

they made there, they explored a society deeply damaged by decades of military dictatorship, and obsessed with issues of national identity. They saw that the ex-

Material Available French MS

tremist monks’ intolerance was rampant in Myanmar society at large; and that Muslims, the principal target of that intolerance, were not the only ones paying the price. Christians are not always spared either, and women are subject to tremendous discrimination.

In that context, the dictatorship’s best-known opponent, who eventually came partially to power, has disappointed those who saw her as an icon of peace and democracy. Her stance seems to be the result both of a complicated context and her own personal evolution.

Following in the authors’ footsteps, readers will come to see just how far the country still has to go before it can experience true democracy.

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

36

Margot Montpezat Charles Pépin

Born in Tahiti in 1989, Margot Montpezat studied literature at the Sorbonne before switching to journalism. Having graduated from the University of Paris Dauphine’s Practical Institute of Journalism, she joined “La Nouvelle Edition” on Canal+. Her previous book, Diary of a Food Intolerant Woman (Journal d’une intolérante alimentaire), was published by Les Arènes in 2017.

Health | Nutrition

My Gut Tells Me… How to Preserve Your Mental Equilibrium through

Nutrition

How can you feel calm, cool and collected when your digestive system is ruining your life?

When certain foods make your stomachache, make you feel tired, or put you in a permanent bad mood?

Or even overwhelm you with dark thoughts and lead to depressive episodes?

Like so many of us, Margot Montpezat has many friends and family members who have been affected by depression: her mother, aunt, and several friends and

Orig. Title: Mon intestin m’a dit.

Comment préserver son équilibre mental grâce à son alimentation Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 256 pp.

March 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

colleagues have suffered from depressive episodes or even committed suicide. So she decided to try to understand what was wrong, why neither shrinks nor anti-depressants were working for them.

And her whole way of seeing the world changed!

This book is a practical and uninhibited chronicle of the in-depth investigative research and reporting she did. With the help of top specialists in the field, she helps us to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of food intolerances , and to get back on the path to a healthier, happier life.

Spring Fall 2018 2020Rights RightsList List- -www.2seasagency.com www.2seasagency.com- -marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com- -chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

37

Zainab Fasiki Zainab Fasiki was born in Fez (Morocco) in 1994. A mechanical engineer, she is also licensed as an illustrator and graphic novelist in Morocco. As an activist artist fighting for women’s rights and individual freedoms, Zainab runs comic-strip workshops at universities and non-profits, both in Morocco and elsewhere. She is also the founder of the WOMEN POWER collective, which invites twenty aspiring female artists a month to participate in workshops helping to nurture the next generation of artists.

Illustrated Non-Fiction | Society

Hshuma. Women’s Bodies and Sexuality in Morocco zainab fasiki

corps et sexualité au maroc

The new voice of Moroccan feminism Hshuma means “shame” in Moroccan dialect. More precisely, the word is used to refer to taboo subjects that should not be spoken about in front of one’s family or in public. Both an artistic achievement and an

Orig. Title: Hshouma. Corps et sexualité au Maroc Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 128 pp.

September 2019

educational initiative, this graphic novel’s goal is to massot éditions

chip away at the taboos around gender, sexual education, and violence against women.

The women drawn by Zainab Fasiki can be provocative femmes fatales, and even quite sarcastic. Whether naked, wearing lingerie or veiled, in town or at the hammam (Turkish baths), they poke fun at male hypocrisy and fear of women’s bodies, and flout imposed canons of beauty. The drawings are, therefore, a way of celebrating women’s bodies and beaty, and

Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS 50,000+ followers on social media Rights Sold Italy | 001 Edizioni Galicia | Rinoceronte

upsetting one of the pillars of patriarchal society – both in Morocco and in the western world. In ad-

3,000+ copies

dition to its visual beauty, Hshuma is an important book by an activist fighting for women’s liberation in the Arab world.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

38

Emma www.emmaclit.com Named one of the Six Women of the Year in 2018 by Parisian daily 20 minutes and acclaimed by all media outlets, Emma, the peerless 37-year-old author of The Mental Load has been translated into several languages. A mother and a computer engineer, she posts her own comic strips on her blog. Her subjects include politics, feminism, work, social issues and more. By sharing her ideas, she hopes to expand her readers’ horizons.

Illustrated Non-Fiction | Ecology

A Different Take On the Climate The popular blogger Emma has taken on climate change.

What are the causes and effects of global warming?

What is the carbon tax? Based on a range of scientific studies, this introduction to climate change in a comic book makes it easier to grasp the mechanisms at work, as well as possible evolutions in the decades to come.

The book’s purpose is also to show that solutions exist, and that, we can all contribute to them, each of us in our own way. With clear drawings, content that addresses concerns many of us share, and a straightforward message, this book is the epitome of what makes Emma’s comic books so successful.

In a similar style to her earlier books, the comic-book

Orig. Title: Un autre regard sur le climat Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 96 pp.

May 2019 Territory: World excl. French & Korean Material Available French MS Rights Sold Korea | Woorinabi 12,000+ copies

author and illustrator Emma is now taking on climate change.

What causes it? Why aren’t our governments trying to stop it? Can we still do anything about it… and if so, what?

Based on a wide range of scientific studies, the thoughtful commentary and illustrations go behind the scenes, taking an atypical approach to society’s climate history and present situation. A book that enables readers to quickly and easily grasp the mechanisms at work as well as possible evolutions in the decades to come.

This reader-friendly approach provides intellectual tools for standing up to fake news and counter-productive “solutions” — in order to contribute to the changes that are needed through collective action and commitment.

A rigorously accurate book that is sassy and funny too. — Daniel Tanuro, agricultural engineer and eco-socialist activist Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

39

Emma (continued) Illustrated Non-Fiction | Society

Another Look. A Bunch of Stuff to See Things Differently Vols. 1 - 4 By the author-illustrator of The Mental Load A motley bunch of stories on feminism, politics and sexuality, Emma is a new blogger attacking stereotypes on a wide range of issues. Countering cliché, she shares her experience as a new mom through a series of anecdotes that are anything but candy-coated. With accuracy and dedication, she takes another look at subjects like the sacrosanct maternal instinct, the baby blues, the story of the clitoris and the story of refugees, and questions truths that might seem fixed.

Emma’s stories are as funny as they are touching and informative.

Territory: World excl. French and Korean

There’s always a moment during a conversation between women when one refers to Emma’s comic strip along the lines of, “That’s exactly what happened to me”.

Material Available French MS English translation vols. 1+2

03/10/2017 12:24

Volume 2 includes viral comic strip on “The Mental Load” and other similar, ‘engaged’ themes: feminism, immigration, social justice, domestic violence, reminiscent of Sweden’s Liv Strömquist’s comic strips.

Volume 3 includes strips on consent, on the #metoo movement and the differences between hitting on a woman and harassing her, on violence and contradicEMMA

EMMA

GE NELLE

es

Jusqu'en 2010, je suis une petite citoyenne modèle.

J'étudie, puis je travaille, je soutiens des associations charitables, je vote, et je trie soigneusement mes emballages. Je vois bien que le monde va mal et je pense que c'est à cause des gens qui n'étudient pas, ne travaillent pas, ne soutiennent pas d'associations, ne votent pas, et ne trient pas leurs emballages. À 30 ans, je passe, en partie, du côté de celles et ceux que le système abîme. Je réalise que loin d'avoir contribué à améliorer ma société, j'ai participé à son délitement.

Je m'éveille politiquement.

Ce monde que je me mets à voir différemment, je veux le révéler à tout·e·s. Alors en 2016, je commence à dessiner mes pensées et mes découvertes, en expliquant le cheminement qui m'y a amenée.

Ce livre est le fruit d'observations et de réflexions mises en images au fil de l'actualité.

Une autre fa çon de voir notre monde pour aboutir, collectivement, à une autre fa çon de le faire tourner.

DES PRINCES PAS SI CHARMANTS

Série « Un autre regard »

DES PRINCES PAS SI CHARMANTS et autres illusions à dissiper ensemble

Orig. Title: Un autre regard.

Trucs en vrac pour voir les choses autrement Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 112 pp. each Vol. 1: May 2017 Vol. 2: November 2017 Vol. 3: September 2018 Vol. 4: October 2019

tions in law enforcement, on retirement and on the emotional load.

Rights Sold Korea | Woorinabi - vol. 1-3 Italy | Centauria - vol. 1 Italy | Laterza - vols. 2+3 USA | Seven Stories - vols. 1-4 ANZ | Allen & Unwin - vols. 1+2 Spain | Lumen/PRH - vols. 1+2 Portugal | Bertrand - vols. 1-3 Germany | Unrast - vols. 1-2 Her books have sold over 100,000 copies

In Volume 4, Emma takes a new look at the “mental Jusqu'en 2010, je suis une petite citoyenne modèle.

J'étudie, puis je travaille, je soutiens des associations charitables, je vote, et je trie soigneusement mes emballages. Je vois bien que le monde va mal et je pense que c'est à cause des gens qui n'étudient pas, ne travaillent pas, ne soutiennent pas d'associations, ne votent pas, et ne trient pas leurs emballages.

load” concept that put her on the map, and develops À 30 ans, je passe, en partie, du côté de celles et ceux que le système abîme. Je réalise que loin d'avoir contribué à améliorer ma société, j'ai participé à son délitement.

Je m'éveille politiquement.

its political aspects. In four long, previously unpubCe monde que je me mets à voir différemment, je veux le révéler à tout·e·s. Alors en 2016, je commence à dessiner mes pensées et mes découvertes, en expliquant le cheminement qui m'y a amenée.

MASSOT ÉDITIONS

Ce livre est le fruit d'observations et de réflexions mises en images au fil de l'actualité.

Une autre fa çon de voir notre monde pour aboutir, collectivement, à une autre fa çon de le faire tourner.

lished stories, she addresses subjects like how we de-

Série « Un autre regard » MASSOT ÉDITIONS

fine “work,” women’s relationship to politics, the burden of the norm., and more.

Emma’s strong, smart, clear-eyed book gives us the language (and the urgent desire) to shout from the rooftops about the maddening, unacknowledged injustices women face every day. It validates all the thoughts I️ have about being a woman and didn’t have words for. — Liana Finck, author of Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir Emma’s work focuses on a blind spot in male-female inequalities. — Violaine Morin, Le Monde

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

40

EDITIONS DE L’OPPORTUN

www.editionsopportun.com Created in 2009, Editions de l’Opportun publish 60 non-fiction titles per year.

The main subjects covered in our books are history, humor, health, pets and personal development. With this wide range of topics, the motto of Editions de l’Opportun is: discover, laugh and surprise!

41

Personal Development | Pop Culture

Orig. Title: Agir et Penser comme Wonder Woman How to Live Like Wonder Woman Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun What would Wonder Woman do in my place?

Author: Marie Affouard In anticipation of the new film Wonder Woman 1984 188 pp. | May 2020 coming out in June 2020, our pop culture and personal development collection dedicates a volume to the superTerritory: World excl. French heroine! A book for women today.

An inspiring character with superpowers who fights in a man’s world.

How to Live Like Tyrion Lannister

What would Tyrion Lannister do in my place?

GOT enthralled legions of fans, despite its controversial ending which was criticised by many. Among the characters, the dwarf Tyrion Lannister is one of the most complex and therefore the most interesting. Ilan Ferry is a specialist of films and series. He decrypts Tyrion’s most inspiring character traits and shows how they can be useful for everyday life. Tyrion Lannister will teach you, for example, how to practice courage and indulgence, how to say No, how to show empathy but also how to impose yourself. He will show you the way to becoming more confident, teach you how to surround yourself, how to manage conflicts and break away from another’s gaze.

Material Available French MS available soon

Orig. Title: Agir et Penser comme Tyrion Lannister Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Ilan Ferry 160 pp. | April 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS available soon

Your new coach is called Tyrion Lannister.

How to Live Like Coco Chanel

Orig. Title: Agir et Penser comme Coco Chanel 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Coco Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Chanel’s death Author: Aurélie Godefroy Aurélie Godefroy prepares a book on a fashion icon who Pages TBC | 2021 still inspires millions of women around the world today.

A personality who was also undoubtedly a great feminist.

Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS available soon

Personal Development | Animals

How to Live Like Your Cat Season 1 + 2 A fun present for cat lovers everywhere: a lighthearted self-help guide to help you live more like your cat.

“Whether we talk about love, health or work, a cat’s way of life can be a source of endless tips and tricks to live life at it fullest. Ziggy, my cat, kept giving even more secret tips to live by, tips he made me promise to share before he passed away a few weeks ago…” — Stéphane Garnier “You did well with How To Live Like Your Cat, but you missed a few things! Especially if you truly want to learn how to think, act, live and love like me. So sit down, relax, and let me take you on a second, longer journey in the daily life of a cat – my pleasure!”— Ziggy

Orig. Title: Agir & Penser comme un chat Saison 1 & 2 Author: Stéphane Garnier* 256 pp. | March 2019 English translation of 1st volume available 250,000+ copies sold in the 1st volume Rights sold in 28 territories

*Other titles available by the same author: see p. 44 & 55 Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

42

Personal Development | Pop Culture

How to Live Like James Bond Act and think like James Bond To be published on the occasion of the world-wide release of the next James Bond movie No Time to Die (the 25th!) Following the same principles as the international best-seller How to Live Like Your Cat, Stéphane Garnier has sought to search for the main inspiring character traits of James Bond for the reader. To be happy, be James Bond every day!

Orig. Title: Agir & Penser comme James Bond Author: Stéphane Garnier* 224 pp. | March 2020 Material Available French MS available soon *Other titles available by the same author: see p. 43 & 55

Personal Development | Philosophy

Orig. Title: Agir & Penser comme Nietzsche How to Live Like Nietzsche Author: Nathanaël Masselot Nietzsche’s philosophy as a guide to use at work, 256 pp. | April 2020 and with friends and family.

As a researcher and teacher in philosophy, Nathanael Masselot focused on Nietzsche’s work and became interested in its influence on our daily life. The values developed by the great philosopher will help you face the trials of everyday life with more serenity.

Personal Development | Pop Culture

How to Live Like Darth Vader Act and think like Darth Vader To be published on the occasion of the world-wide release of the next Star Wars movie.

Following the same principle as How to Live Like Your Cat, pop culture specialist Gwendal Fossois (who has authored The Mythology According to Game of Thrones) has sought to explore Darth Vader’s main inspiring character traits.

Material Available French MS available soon Rights Sold Netherlands | Kosmos Orig. Title: Agir & Penser comme Dark Vador Author: Gwendal Fossois 224 pp. | November 2019 Material Available French MS Detailed French synopsis Rights Sold Slovakia | Citadella Netherlands | Kosmos 12,000+ copies sold

Personal Development | Pop Culture

How to Live Like the Knights of the Zodiac

Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga, Shun & Ikki give you the keys to live better in everyday life!

An original personal development book; a cult cartoon; millions of fans around the world; a Netflix animated series planned for fall 2019. Balance, learning, courage, sensitivity, time optimization, meditation, the quest for harmony, fraternity… the values developed in this saga that have fascinated the crowds since 1985 are precious in our everyday life whether its on a professional, friendship or family level.

Orig. Title: Agir & Penser comme un Chevalier du Zodiaque Author: Alexandre Goube 160 pp. | September 2019 Material Available French MS 8,000+ copies sold

Personal Development | Animals

How to Live Like Animals

What if animals were the best life coaches?

Bees are the champions of a balanced diet, fidelity is the cardinal value for dogs, camels are the most economical animals in the world, puffer fishes never hide their exasperation... This inspiring portrait gallery will help you to find happiness in your everyday life. The animals will surprise you and help you to find your balance at work, in family or with friends.

Orig. Title: Agir & Penser comme les animaux Author: Caroline Lepage 256 pp. | June 2019 Material Available French MS 5,000+ copies sold

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

43

Personal Development | Pop Culture

Be a Jedi & Survive at Work “The right way this book will show you.”

Master Yoda is the wisest and the most powerful.

Yoda knows that we do not share his daily life: we get out of bed every morning, we take a hot coffee too fast and we go to work very quickly. But Yoda teaches us that the forces of evil multiply and take new forms today: a hysterical boss, an unbearable professional task, co-worker without humor, etc.

Yoda and other Star Wars characters will give you their tips in order to get rid of these professional demons. To be more zen thanks to Darth Vader, and to manage a team with the help of Palpatine…

Orig. Title: Soyez un Jedi ! Survivre au bureau mode d’emploi Orig. Language: French Author: Gwendal Fossois 176 pp, January 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS Rights Sold Slovakia | Citadella

Whether you are employed, manager or boss, whether you spend your day in a tower or a small box: this guide is for you and “May the force be with you”.

Food & Drink

Eggcellent. 500 Super Easy Recipes The simplest cookbook in the world is here!

1 egg, 500 possibilities.

Orig. Title: Va te faire cuire un œuf ! Recettes super faciles Orig. Language: French Author: Anonyme pages to TBC | April 2020

Cupid egg, Labrador egg, Don Juan egg, Loulou, Territory: World excl. French Bénédicte, Marcassin, Canadiens, Rikyky ...

Be creative with an economical food that is also Material Available French MS available soon healthy.

You will be surprised!

Food & Drink

50 Nespresso recipes

Orig. Title: 50 recettes Nespresso Orig. Language: French The small coffee capsule lays in kitchens around the Authors: Isabelle Dreyfus & world. A real revolution, but it has not been entitled to Denys Clément its own proper cookbook yet. pages to TBC April 2020 Sweet, salty, classic, modern : Nespresso capsules will make you want to cook! These 50 recipes (including 25 photographs) will change your outlook on these unavoidable capsules.

Linguini with coffee carbonara / Risotto with mush-

Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS available soon

rooms & coffee / Celeriac puff pastry with coffee / Gravlax salmon with coffee / Marinated scallop carpaccio / Duck parmentier / Lamb shank arabisa / Portuguese custard / Poached pears with honey / Tiramisu / Cardamom coffee mousse ....

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

44

Popular Philosophy

Indifference. The wisdom of the benevolent

Orig. Title: L’indifférence. La sagesse des bienveillants We are living in a world that has accepted almost all Orig. Language: French forms of human feeling, as selfish as they are: lure of Author: Jean-François Bossy 208 pp. profit, greed, anger, desire for revenge, etc.

February 2020 Among all these feelings, there is one that we almost never talk about: indifference. A feeling associated Territory: World excl. French with individualism which is most often condemned Material Available in our societies.

French MS Indifference seems nevertheless to be a condition of our survival in order to protect ourselves from the perpetual enticements of modern society.

What if you could learn the art of “do not care” in order to live better and be happier?

Popular Philosophy

Orig. Title: Philosophie. Les plus belles histoires Philosophy. The most wonderful stories Orig. Language: French A fun way to approach philosophy Author: Olivier Dhilly 272 pp.

Plato’s cave, Diogenes’ barrel or Pascal’s lotto… What February 2020 is philosophy without these tales imagined by the greatest thinkers in history?

Territory: World excl. French

Olivier Dhilly is a Professor of philosophy. He brings Material Available together the most famous stories that gave birth to French MS the great(est?) philosophical concepts.

With a clear analysis and explanations, Olivier Dhilly opens the door to philosophers and their wisdom.

Mythology

Myths & Symbols Hidden in Our Favourite Series The scriptwriters of our favorite series love to hide de- Orig. Title: Mythes & symboles cachés dans nos séries préférées tails in their work.

Orig. Language: French Christian Doumergue searched for these little hid- Author: Christian Doumergue den treasures whilst leafing through a scene. On this 370 pp. book’s menu are the biggest series broadcast world- February 2020 wide: Walking Dead, Lost, Buffy, True Detective, X Files, GOT...

Over the pages, we are amazed by the large references slipped in by the authors of these popular series:

Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

religious, symbolic, mythological... the winks are plentiful!

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

45

Health | Nature

The Secrets of 50 Plants for Medical Care

Orig. Title: Les secrets des 50 plantes pour me soigner Doctor Franck Gigon is passionate about the powers Orig. Language: French of nature. Here, he selected 50 essential and effective Author: Dr. Franck Gigon plants and suggests winning associations for your 382 pp. daily care.

January 2020 Turmeric, Valerian, Garlic, Broccoli, Chamomile, Chicory ... Each herb is introduced with his detailed health benefits.

The author draws also the reader’s attention to the

Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

consistent connection or not between the traditional virtues alleged to plants and the scientific reality.

Illustrated book in black and white.

General Knowledge

Where Does the Light Go When We Switch It Off? Illuminating answers to 101 surprising questions There are some questions more surprising than others!

Where does the seawater go at low tide? How can birds sleep while flying? Where does the light go when you switch it off?

Orig. Title: Où va la lumière quand on l’éteint ? Les réponses lumineuses à 101 questions surprenantes Orig. Language: French Author: Jean-Luc Nothias pages to TBC March 2020

Jean-Luc Nothias asks 101 questions that may seem

Territory: World excl. French

trivial but which allow us to learn useful knowledge

Material Available French MS available soon

for our everyday life.

All themes are approached: Nature, animals, science, geography...

Animals

What Is My Cat Trying to Say? Sonia Paeleman is a behaviorist for cats.

She comes back with a new book that allows everyone to better understand the signals, requests and attitudes of your cat.

50 behaviors decrypted for you in order to become bilingual in cat/human.

Orig. Title: Que dit mon chat quand il fait ça ??!!

Orig. Language: French Author: Sonia Paeleman pages to TBC 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS available soon

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

46

Humor | Health

All About that Ass The asshole is a main topic of Isabelle Simon.

This essay, with a provocative title, provides information about the anus and all its meanings.

Anatomically, of course, but also geographically, socially, historically, linguistically, sexually, spiritually…

An encyclopedia like no others on an unmissable

Orig. Title: Traité du Trou du Cul Orig. Language: French Author: Isabelle Simon 200 pp.

April 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS available soon

topic!

Mythology | Popular Psychology

Freud Among the Greeks! Psychoanalysis explained by

Greek myths

Mythology and psychoanalysis will soon have no secrets left!

Oedipus, Icarus, Narcissus or Aphrodite... Many characters from Greek mythology have been appropriated by psychoanalysts, including, in the front row, Sigmund Freud.

Here, Pierre Varrod does it the other way round by

Orig. Title: Freud chez les Grecs.

La psychanalyse expliquée par la mythologie Orig. Language: French Author: Pierre Varrod 256 pp.

January 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS

shedding light onFreudian concepts through Greek myths.

A simple way for the reader to easily grasp psychoanalysis theories.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

47

https://editions.scienceshumaines.com/ In the 21st century, this is a major challenge for the human sciences: to bring together the pieces of the puzzle into a coherent whole, to put the pieces of knowledge back together, to regain the momentum of the founders while drawing on the rich material of accumulated knowledge and being guided by the problems and questions of today. Éditions Sciences Humaines offers readers a state of knowledge in the different disciplines that make up the “human sciences” - psychology, communication, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology, ethnology, education and training, political science, as well as on the various related themes: organizations, the brain, religion, the individual, adolescence, power... Éditions Sciences Humaines is aimed at all those (students, trainers, teachers, decision-makers, amateurs and the curious) who wish to understand and know the contemporary world and the people who shape it, through demanding and rigorous works but always guided by the concern to spare the pleasure of reading and discovery.

48

Jean-François Dortier & Louisa Yousfi (ed.)

Jean-François Dortier is the founder and director of the magazine Sciences Humaines. He is the author of Humans, Instructions for Use (2009), Human this Strange Animal (2012). He has edited the Dictionary of Human Sciences (2004, pocket edition 2008) and the Dictionary of Social Sciences (2013), all published by Editions Sciences Humaines.

Contributors: Jean-François Dortier, Louisa Yousfi, Éric Macé, Emmanuel Lemieux.

Philosophy

Edgar Morin. The Adventure of a Thought Edgar Morin, everyone knows the name, the face, the commitments sometimes, but what about the work?

Neither a philosopher, nor a sociologist, nor an anthropologist, Edgar Morin is all this at the same time. He is an omnivorous thinker, passionate about all knowledge, all disciplines, fleeing the compartmentalization

Orig. Title: Edgar Morin. L’aventure d’une pensée Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions Sciences Humaines 378 pp.

March 2020 Territory: World excl. French

that mutilates the knowledge of the human being.

Edgar Morin’s work is voluminous and protean and, seen from a distance, resembles that of a gluttonous

Material Available French MS

jack-of-all-trades. He first started many projects in anthropology (essay on death), then in sociology (mass culture, youth, sociology of the present), cinema, rumours, the nature of the USSR, before devoting himself to his great project: the theory of complexity.

Because behind the apparent eclecticism, there is a profound unity: a complex approach to the human being - torn between various forces that unite and confront each other in him.

This book underlines the coherence of a thought that sprouts, is born and grows throughout a century marked by historical upheavals, scientific discoveries, wars and crises.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

49

Jean-François Marmion Jean-François Marmion is a psychologist, editor-in-chief of the journal Le Cercle Psy, and editor of Psychology of Stupidity and Universal History of Stupidity.

Psychology | History

P

Orig. Title: Psychologie des beaux et des moches sychology of eautiful and gly nes Orig. Language: French “Inner beauty,” my eye!

Orig. Publisher: Editions Sciences “Cleopatra’s nose, if it had been shorter, the whole face Humaines of the Earth would have changed,” said Blaise Pascal. 336 pp.

If your nose were different, or the colour of your eyes, March 2020 or your measurements, it would upset your belly butTerritory: World excl. French ton. We may repeat ourselves that value does not wait for the number of kilos, that true beauty is that of the Material Available mind, but we know full well that, in our society of ap- French MS pearing tirelessly denounced by well-dressed intellectuals, our self-esteem remains closely dependent on Under Option our appearance. In this book, our experts analyse ugli- World English, Portugal, Korea, Poland, the Netherlands, Greece, ness and beauty in the couple, at work, throughout the Lithuania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Russia, social sphere, throughout history and across cultures.

Germany, Sweden, Italy, Romania, And they draw all the consequences, without hypocriTurkey, China, World Spanish sy. Put down the masks!

B

U

O

Also available:

Universal History of Stupidity A bad fairy with a thousand faces has looked at the cradle of humanity: bullshit. It walks with us, faithful among the faithful, reinventing itself over the centuries and cultures.

It castigates differences, enslaves, stirs up violence, cultivates cruelty, deflects technological advances, betrays political hopes, gangrene ideologies, and destroys the planet.

It’ll follow our species to the grave, and maybe dig it. The worst part is that we are more often its accomplices than its victims!

The Psychology of Stupidity Everybody knows about stupidity: we all have to put up with it every day. It’s a burden, a cross to bear. And yet psychologists, specialists in human behavior, have never tried to define it. Understanding it better, the better to root it out, is the purpose of this book… even if we already know it’s a lost cause.

Psychiatrists and psychologists from around the world, as well as philosophers, sociologists and writers, offer us their point of view about human stupidity. Which is a first. It may also be a last, so don’t miss your chance!

Orig. Title: Histoire universelle de la connerie 388 pp. | October 2019 Rights Sold Italy | Nuova Ipsa Romania | Litera 18,000+ copies sold Orig. Title: Psychologie de la connerie 377 pp. | October 2018 English translation available Rights Sold Bulgaria, Brazil, China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, World English, World Spanish 76,000+ copies sold

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

50

Laurent Testot Laurent Testot is a journalist, trainer and lecturer (www.histoire-mondiale.com). He has, among other things, directed Global History. Another Look at the World (Éditions Sciences Humaines, 2015) and is the author of Cataclysms. An Environmental History of Humanity (Payot, 2017, paperback 2018, winner of the Léon de Rosen Prize of the Académie française 2018, more than 5000 copies sold) and Homo canis. A History of Dogs and Humanity (Payot, 2018).

Illustrated Non-Fiction | History

La nouvelle histoire du monde

Laurent Testot

The New World History La nouvelle histoire du monde Laurent Testot

A map, a chapter dedicated to a particular theme followed by a world chronology, all embellished with illustrations In the 19th century, the West wrote a world history in which it played the leading role. Today, the East is regaining the importance it once had, and the world is once again becoming multipolar; a global warming is underway... These events have a long history, made up of environmental, technological, religious, societal, de-

Orig. Title: La Nouvelle Histoire du Monde Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions Sciences Humaines 220 pp.

November 2019 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS Rights Sold German | Reclam

mographic and political connections.

Global history is a new field of research that connects these dimensions through transdisciplinarity. Its challenge is to put into dialogue social sciences, history, geography and economy... to shed light on the past, the matrix of our present. To do this, the focus is on different scales. We will navigate from the biographical level, when a human life testifies to underground processes that would otherwise go unnoticed, to an overview, in order to identify ongoing processes over long distances and durations.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

51

Thierry Ripoll Thierry Ripoll is Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Aix-Marseille and member of the Cognitive Psychology Laboratory. His research concerns several major fields of psychology (reasoning, memory, perception, attention). At the same time, he is interested in intuitive philosophical representations of the mind/brain relationship.

He is notably the author of From Spirit to Brain (De l’esprit au cerveau, ed. Sciences Humaines, 2018).

Psychology

Why Do We Believe?

It is often forgotten that humans are distinguished from other animal species by their propensity to believe in the existence of a supernatural world. Thus, behind the banality of an immediately accessible reality, there is a truly spiritual world endowed with forces that escape us and yet powerfully influence our lives. Taking into account this hidden reality would be likely to give meaning to our existence, to make it more acceptable and controllable... We are here in the universe of belief.

In this book, Thierry Ripoll, Professor of Psychology at

Orig. Title: Pourquoi croit-on ?

Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions Sciences Humaines 350 pp.

May 2020 Territory: World excl. French Material Available French MS available soon

the University of Aix-Marseille, tackles the fascinating and troubling task of identifying the psychological and cerebral processes that lead us to believe a multitude of things (simple superstitions, belief in the existence of non-material energies, the power of rituals and prayers, extrasensory abilities, religious beliefs, conspiracy theories...). These processes, mostly unconscious, spare no one, not even those with radical skepticism. To varying degrees, beliefs always find space to develop and often condition, without our knowledge, our lives, our decisions, our choices and our relationship to the world.

While there is no doubt that beliefs are natural responses to the inherent difficulties that everyone encounters in their lives, and while they contribute in part to our psychological equilibrium, they are nonetheless formidable springboards for behavior that can be potentially dangerous for the believer and for the society in which he or she lives. Understanding their origin is therefore essential. In this instructive and biting book, Thierry Ripoll sheds new light on this thorny and societally crucial subject.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

52

Individual Authors StĂŠphane Garnier

53

Stéphane Garnier* Stéphane Garnier is an author and a columnist. His other experience includes: sound-engineer, web designer and financial advisor. Since then, because he decided to be happy, he devoted himself entirely to his life-long passion: writing as a novelist, essayist and songwriter. He is the author of the best-seller How to Live Like Your Cat.

Personal Development

I’ve Decided to Be Happy Because It’s Good For My Health Welcome happiness in your life in 24 chapters

way to change your life? With tender and funny quota-

Orig. Title: J’ai décidé d’être heureux Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: City Editions 121 pp.

March 2020

tions, this book aims to elicit meaningful reflection and

Territory: World excl. French

What if happiness was only a matter of choice? And what if changing your vision of the world was the best

lead you to a happy daily life.

The author takes us, alongside poets and great sages, to a philosophical and inspiring journey, full of humor and concrete examples. It reveals the importance of simplicity, sharing, taking responsibility of our own choices, daring, loving and believing in ourselves and our dreams.

This book is the ideal companion on the path to fulfillment, giving the keys to learn to be happier. And simply

Material Available French MS *Other titles available by the same author: see p. 43, 44 & 55

His books have been sold to 28 countries and sold over 300,000 copies in total Rights Sold Netherlands | Xander (preempt) Poland | offer received

live better.

Spring 2020 Rights List - www.2seasagency.com - marleen.seegers@2seasagency.com - chrysothemis.armefti@2seasagency.com

54

Index Allary Éditions Florent Oiseaux The Magnolias 4 Marc Dufumier From Farms to Table 5 Lauren Bastide Present 6 Alexandre Lacroix The Greatness of Children 7 Marylène Patou-Mathis L’homme préhistorique est aussi une femme 8 Denis Rossano A Childless Father 9 Guillemette de Sairigné Pechkoff. The Magnificent One-Arm Man 10 David Djaïz Slow Democracy. How to Control Globalization and Reclaim Our Destiny 11 Riad Sattouf The Arab of the Future (series) 12 Riad Sattouf Esther’s Notebooks (series) 13 Anonymous The Hidden Treasures of the World 14

Le Livre de Poche - Préludes Editions Michaël Uras The Mona Iguana 16 Charline Malaval The Parrot’s Song 17 Alexandra Pasquer A Muted Heart 18 Anthony Bussonnais A Saturday Evening Among Friends 19 Cedric Lalaury Let the Shadows Confess 20 Coline Charpentier Did You Remember To....? 21 Alain Lallemand And in the Jungle, God Was Dancing 22 Alex De Brienne KO Series 23 Sophie La Ménahèze You Only Live Once 24 Caroline Michel & Anne Boudard Sex Thousand People 25

Editions de La Martinière Littérature Cathy Bonidan Victor Kessler Hasn’t Said It All 27 Sofia Aouine Rhapsody of the Overlooked 28 Agathe Chenevez The Time It Takes for a Match to Burn Out 29 Mo Malø Nuuk 30 Christophe Molmy After the Day 31 Isabelle Duquesnoy Mozart’s Formidable Widow 32 Frédéric Lenormand In Marie-Antoinette’s Secret Service (series) 33

Massot Editions Malory Malmasson Cosmic Pussy 35 Frédéric Debomy & Benoît Guillaume Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya People, and Buddhist Extremism 36 Margot Montpezat My Gut Tells Me… How to Preserve Your Mental Equilibrium through Nutrition 37 Zainab Fasiki Hshuma. Women’s Bodies and Sexuality in Morocco 38 Emma A Different Take On the Climate 39 Emma Another Look. A Bunch of Stuff to See Things Differently (series) 40 55

Editions de l’Opportun Marie Affouard How to Live Like Wonder Woman 42 Ilan Ferry How to Live Like Tyrion Lannister 42 Aurélie Godefroy How to Live Like Coco Chanel 42 Nathanaël Masselot How to Live Like Nietzsche 42 Stéphane Garnier How to Live Like James Bond 42 Stéphane Garnier How to Live Like Your Cat Season 1+2 42 Gwendal Fossois How to Live Like Darth Vader 43 Caroline Lepage How to Live Like Animals 43 Alexandre Goube How to Live Like the Knights of the Zodiac 43 Gwendal Fossois Be a Jedi & Survive at Work 44 Anonymus Eggcellent. 500 Super Easy Recipes 44 Isabelle Clément-Dreyfus & Denys Clément

50 Nespresso Recipes 44

Jean-François Bossy Indifference, The Art of Detachment 45 Olivier Dhilly Philosophy. The Most Wonderful Stories 45 Christian Doumergue Myths & Symbols Hidden in Our Favourite Series 45 Dr. Franck Gigon The Secrets of 50 Plants for Medical Care 46 jean-Luc

Nothias Where Does the Light Go When We Switch It Off ? 46

Sonia Paeleman What Is My Cat Trying To Say? 46 Isabelle Simon All About That Ass 47 Pierre Varrod Freud Among the Greeks! 47

Editions Sciences Humaines Jean-François Dortier & Louisa Yousfi Edgar Morin 49 Jean-François Marmion (Ed.) Psychology of Beautiful and Ugly Ones 50 Laurent Testot The New World History 51 Thierry Ripoll We Do We Believe? 52

Individual Authors Stéphane Garnier I’ve Decided to Be Happy Because It’s Good for My Health 54

56

Latest Rights Deals 2 Seas Agency’s most recent foreign rights deals in all categories combined include:

Barbeau-Lavalette, Anaïs, The Woman Who Ran Away: Italy (Lit Edizioni) Bhargava, Rohit, Non Obvious Megatrends. How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future: Arabic (Jarir Bookstore), Korea (BP, at auction), Vietnam (Thai Ha) Borch-Jacobsen, Mikkel, Freud’s Patients: UK (Reaktion Books, WEL) Bergsman, Steve, I Put a Spell on you: France (Les Fondeurs de Briques) Djaïz, David, Slow Democracy: the Netherlands (Uitgeverij Pluim, in a pre-empt) Driessen, Martin Michael, The Pelican: Italy (Del Vecchio) Enter, Stephan, Pastoral: World Spanish (De Conatus) Fortier, Dominique, Cities of Paper: Sweden (Ramus) Fasiki, Zainab, Hshuma. Women’s Bodies and Sexuality in Morocco: Galicia (Rinoceronte) Garnier, Stéphane, I’ve decided to be happy because it’s good for my health!: the Netherlands (Xander, in a pre-empt) Gassner Otting, Laura, Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life: World Portuguese (Ubook Publishing), Turkey (Buyukada) Groen, Hendrik, Live and Let Live: Korea (Cheong Media) Lichtenstein, Jonathan, The Berlin Shadow: Living with the Ghosts of the Kindertransport: Germany (Suhrkamp in a pre-empt), the Netherlands (Atlas-Contact, in a pre-empt) Peters, Maria, The Conductor: Finland (Minerva) Sattouf, Riad, The Arab of the future vol. 4: Sweden (Cobolt Forlag), Denmark (Forlaget Cobolt) Schermer, Marijke, Love, if You Say So: Germany (Kampa) Selosse, Marc-André, Never Alone. The bugs that build plants, creatures and civilizations: Netherlands (Uitgeverij Jan van Arkel) Strukul, Matteo, The Seven Dynasties: the Netherlands (Boekerij)

57

Clients & Co-Agents WORLDWIDE REPRESENTATION Selected titles presented in our Spring 2020 Rights Lists

France Allary Editions | Editions de La Martinière Littérature | Le Livre de Poche (paperback originals only) + Préludes Editions | Massot Editions | Editions de l’Opportun | Editions Sciences Humaines

The Netherlands Bertram + de Leeuw | Hollands Diep | Lemniscaat | Meulenhoff Boekerij | Van Oorschot

United States Ideapress Publishing | Scribe Media

Authors (in our Spring 2020 R ights Lists) Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi | Jeanne Damas & Lauren Bastide (via Editions Grasset) | Patrick & Ellen Galvin | Stéphane Garnier (via City Editions) | Cliff Lerner | Dan Norris | Brian Scudamore

EXCLUSIVE CO-AGENTS For our world rights titles Brazil: Villas-Boas & Moss Agency | China: CA-Link (English titles) | China: The Artemis Agency (French & Dutch titles) | Baltic States, Central Europe (excl Poland), Balkan & Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe (excl. Russia, Belarus, Ukraine): Livia Stoia Agency | Greece: Ersilia Agency | Israel: The Deborah Harris Agency | Japan: Tuttle-Mori Agency | Poland: Graal Agency | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine: Anastasia Lester Agency | Spain: SalmaiaLit | Taiwan: The Artemis Agency | Turkey: AnatoliaLitAgency

58