been translated into several languages, been sold to many countries, including the USA and the UK, and has gone down particularly well in Germany. Jussi Adler-Olsen’s books have previously won him the Glass Key, awarded by the Crime Writers of Scandinavia. Jussi Adler-Olsen Journal 64 / Journal 64 Politikens Forlag 2010, 416 pp. Foreign rights Politikens Forlag Nya Guldberg Tel.: + 45 33 47 07 93 e-mail: nya.guldberg@jppol.dk Previous titles published in Germany, Holland and Norway
Jesper Wung-Sung wins children’s book prize Jesper Wung-Sung has been awarded the 2010 Danish Ministry of Culture Prize for Best Book for Children and Young People with his novel The Copies. The Copies is a dystopic thriller about Jonas, who comes home one day from football to find that his parents won’t let him in. Instead, two men come to arrest Jonas. He runs off into the forest and here he meets Ian and Ronnie. It turns out that all three boys are actually copies, given to the couples they thought were their parents to fill the place of their real children until they return to them. Now the copies have to be destroyed. The Copies looks at the potential consequences of genetic engineering and, more particularly, the question of personal identity. Jesper Wung-Sung Kopierne / The Copies Høst & Søn 2010, 166 pp. Foreign Rights Rosinante & Co. Anette Øster Tel.: + 45 33 41 18 33 e-mail: AO@rosinante-co.dk
Lilian Brøgger receives illustrator award Lilian Brøgger has been presented with The Danish Ministry of Culture Illustrator Prize for her work on the new Danish edition of The Sorrows of Young Werther. As illustrator of this reissue of Goethe’s little masterpiece The Sorrows of Young Werther Lilian Brøgger has been commended, above all, for her ability to reflect the multifaceted nature of this tale. In her graphic universe Lilian Brøgger succeeds in achieving just the right balance between solemn passion and quiet suppressed mirth. And through her shifting, kaleidoscopic, modern illustrations she presents a uniquely original interpretation of Goethe’s novel. The Sorrows of Young Werther is the fourth volume in the Illustrated World Classics series published by the Danish Teachers’ Association. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / Retold by Ole Dalgaard Den unge Werthers lidelser / The Sorrows of Young Werther Illustrated by Lillian Brøgger Dansklærerforeningens Forlag 2010, 140 pp. Foreign Rights Dansklærerforeningens Forlag Rie Lynge Hansen Tel.: + 45 33 79 00 10 E-mail: rlh@dansklf.dk
Adda Djørup and the EU Prize for Literature The 2010 EU Prize for Literature goes to Adda Djørup In November 2010 Adda Djørup became the Danish winner of the 2010 EU Prize for Literature for her book The Least Resistance. This novel, published in 2009, tells the story of Emma, a woman whose life suddenly takes a radical turn. Adda Djørup made her literary debut in 2005 with the poetry collection Monsieur’s Monologues. In 2007 she published the short story collection If You Began to Ask Yourself. The Least Resistance has been sold to Bulgaria. Adda Djørup Den mindste modstand / The Least Resistance Samleren 2009, 128 pp. Foreign Rights Gyldendal Group Agency Sofie Voller Tel.: + 45 33 75 55 55 e-mail: sofie_voller@gyldendal.dk
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