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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ CategoryJacqueline Remmers and “A Chance Of A Lifetime”Friday, September 3rd, 2010Pontas has become the literary agency of Jacqueline Remmers and we are happy to be submitting her debut novel A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME, written originally in English language. We are convinced that it has a strong commercial potential and we really believe this could have a space in many ... Some comments on Pontas authors and their worksWednesday, July 28th, 2010About Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa: “A unique literary experience not to be missed” – Hanan Ashrawi “A powerful and heartbreaking book” – Esther Freud About The Centenarian Who Climbed Out Through the Window and Vanished, by Jonas Jonasson “A charming Forrest Gump kind of story. An incredibly funny book that fills you ... Walter Riso will be published in ChinaFriday, July 23rd, 2010Born in Italy, as a child Walter Riso emigrated with his parents to Argentina and later settled in Colombia. Riso is a psychologist with extensive professional training and academic experience. Walter Riso has hit on a way of explaining, in simple and direct language, and therefore much more effectively, the main problems ... “Poetess in Dubai” by Nazli Ghassemi, a new Pontas clientWednesday, July 14th, 2010We are glad to annouce that Pontas has become the literary agency of Nazli Ghassemi and we are happy to be sending the first submissions of her debut novel Poetess in Dubai, written originally in English language, thinking that this could find a space in good catalogues around the world, ... Cristina Sánchez-Andrade’s new novel published in SpanishTuesday, June 29th, 2010Remember this name: Cristina Sánchez-Andrade. She is, without question, one of the most powerful female voices the Spanish literature has produced. As Manuel Rivas said: "Something radically new in Spanish literature, original and unusual". Her new novel, Los escarpines de Kristina de Noruega (that in English we have transformed into ... Margarida Rebelo Pinto: new Pontas client, new German translationSaturday, June 19th, 2010We are glad to announce that Pontas is the new literary agency representing internationally Portuguese author Margarida Rebelo Pinto . Margarida Rebelo Pinto is one of the most popular Portuguese writers, with more than one million copies sold in Portugal so far. Her work has been translated into several languages. Pontas ... New translation rights’ sales for Susan Abulhawa, Maha Akhtar and Núria EsponellàFriday, June 11th, 2010Three very different books by different authors, yet very strong women from Palestine, United States (with Lebanese and Indian origins) and Catalonia, will reach new audiences in more languages soon. After having been sold into 20 languages, Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa will be also published in Thailand by Sanskrit ... Josh Radnor visits Pontas in Barcelona: Happythankyoumoreplease!Thursday, June 3rd, 2010During the Cannes Film Market 2010, Carina Brandt and Anna Soler-Pont, from the Pontas team, together with American film director Brett Wagner had the chance to attend the screening of Happythankyoumoreplease: written, directed and starring Josh Radnor (CBS's How I Met Your Mother). And a few days later, after a ... International networking in Saint MaloSunday, May 30th, 2010The 21st edition of the French literary and film festival “Étonnants Voyageurs” took place in Saint Malo, Brittany, from May 22 to 24, 2010. More than 200 writers and filmmakers from 35 countries got together with publishers, book sellers and a passionated audience in that special city around pannels, discussions, ... Pontas at the Cannes Film Market 2010Thursday, May 20th, 2010Anna Soler-Pont, Carina Brandt and Marc de Gouvenain attended the Marché du Film of the Festival de Cannes 2010 having meetings at the Pontas stand at the Palais and all around Cannes: hotels, terraces by the beach or in penthouses, yachts, restaurants, appartments, cafés… A very busy and intensive schedule ... |
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