German rights to Maisku Myllymäki’s HOLLY sold to Kampa Verlag!

German language rights to Maisku Myllymäki’s acclaimed debut HOLLY (WSOY 2021) were just acquired by publisher Kampa Verlag! Herzlichen Glückwunsch! The novel was nominated for Helsingin Sanomat newspaper’s prestigeous Best Debut of the Year Prize!

We just published Fair Play by Tove Jansson, a novel I love, and I especially turn back to the chapters where Mari and Jonna are on their little island. So HOLLY rang a bell. It has a wonderful insular setting and two female protagonists, so different, so touching in their strength and vulnerability. Their relationship will keep every reader hooked. Maisku Myllymäki is a wonderful, distinctive new voice in contemporary fiction with an universal appeal. —Daniel Kampa, publisher and founder, Kampa Verlag, Switzerland