FOREIGN RIGHTS GUIDE
FRANKFURT 2018
Foreign rights contacts: Marie BÊdrune France, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the Baltics, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Greece marie@nobrow.net Harry Gwinner Asia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Arabic countries and Israel harry@nobrow.net Frankfurt Bookfair 2018: Hall 6.1 – stand C41 Nobrow Ltd/Flying Eye Books 27 Westgate Street London E8 3RL Tel: 0207 033 4430 www.nobrow.net Nobrow
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EILEEN GRAY: A HOUSE UNDER THE SUN Charlotte Malterre-Barthes & Zosia Dzierżawska 250 x 190 mm | 128pp | £15.99 | Hardback
In 1924, work began in earnest on a small villa by the sea in the south of France. Nearly a century later, this structure is a design milestone. Meet Eileen Gray, the woman behind the E-1027 house and a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. Like so many gifted female artists and designers of her time, Eileen Gray’s story has been eclipsed by the men with whom she collaborated. Dzierżawska’s exquisite visuals bring to life the tale of a young Irish designer whose work and life came to bloom during the ‘Années Folles’ of early 20th century Paris. COVER NOT FINAL
Zosia Dzierżawska is a Polish illustrator and comic author. Architecture and living/urban space have always been important in her work. Charlotte Malterre-Barthes is a French architect and urban designer. She is currently Director of Studies of the MAS in Urban Design at the ETH Zurich.
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FILMMAKING Adam Allsuch Boardman 245 x 185 mm | 112pp | £16.99 | Hardback
Explore the history of filmmaking in this detailed work from a new talent. Going back as far as prehistoric times where cavemen played with light and shadow, through to the first cinemas and the creation of special effects, Boardman guides the reader on an epic filmmaking journey that covers cameras, directors and stars through the ages. The book also speculates on the future of film, taking into account the popularity of the internet and streaming devices. Adam Allsuch Boardman is an illustrator based in Leeds, who recently completed his BA in Illustration at Leeds College of Art.
Rights sold: Russian, Japanese, Chinese
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KINGDOM Jon McNaught 255 x185 mm | 128pp | ÂŁ16.99 | Hardback
A journey through the in-between places of the British landscape to the bleak coast, Kingdom follows a family on their holiday to a small caravan park, where teenager Andrew explores the dunes in relative solitude, and Suzie navigates childhood in the wake of her older brother. Fond memories and old habits compete with modern distractions in this contemplative and atmospheric new work from Jon McNaught. Jon McNaught graduated from the University of the West of England in 2007 with a degree in illustration. He now lives in Bristol where he works as a printmaker and freelance illustrator, and contributes comic strips to various publications including Nobrow, Art Review and Stripburger.
Rights sold: French
ALSO BY JON MCNAUGHT: DOCKWOOD
Rights sold: French, Korean, Catalan, Castilian
BIRCHFIELD CLOSE
PEBBLE ISLAND
Rights sold: French, Korean
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IN WAVES AJ Dungo 226 x 170 mm | 376pp | £16.99 | Hardback
In this visually arresting graphic novel, surfer and illustrator AJ Dungo remembers his late partner and the shared love of surfing that endured throughout their time together. Dungo explores the beauty and complexity of the author’s relationship with his partner as they face her prolonged battle with cancer. With his passion for surfing uniting many narratives, he intertwines his own story with those of some of the great heroes of surf in a rare work of non fiction that is as moving as it is fascinating.
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AJ Dungo is an illustrator from California. He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and his work has been shown in several group exhibitions in New York and LA. His work strives to create interesting atmospheres and feelings that viewers can have a reaction to.
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SKIP Molly Mendoza
270 x 200 mm | 168pp | £14.99 | Hardback
When Bloom is thrown from their world and Gloopy is exiled from their home, each finds in the other a much-needed kindred spirit. But as they skip through dimensions among great weeping giants, enormous alligator islands and topsy-turvy 2D worlds, they find that their greatest challenges are facing their own truths and fears, which they have both been anxious to avoid. Become immersed in Molly Mendoza’s dazzling worlds filled with unique and endearing characters in this epic and profound tale of growth, companionship and compassion. SAMPLE ART
Molly Mendoza is an American illustrator and comic artist who graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art. She has gone on to develop a rich personal art practice, selfpublishing numerous comics as well as working with clients such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Hazlitt and Adobe among others. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
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HICOTEA Lorena Alvarez 297 x 220 mm | 64pp | £14.99 | Hardback
In this mesmerising follow-up to Nightlights, Lorena Alvarez explores our relationship with nature and animals. On a school field trip to the river, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking through the dark hole, she suddenly finds herself within a magical new dimension. Filled COVER NOT FINAL with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle’s shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incomplete, and the turtle needs Sandy’s help to finish it . . . Lorena Alvarez was born and raised in Bogotá, and studied Graphic Design and Arts at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She has illustrated for Puffin Books, Faber & Faber, Usborne Books, Parragon, Boom! Studios, Nickelodeon and Disney. Since 2008, she has been part of “La Procesión Puppet Club”, an experimental puppetry group of illustrators and visual artists.
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297 x 220 mm | 64pp | £14.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Korean, Russian, Spanish, Italian, French
GAMAYUN TALES: TYNA OF THE LAKE Alexander Utkin 260 x 165 mm | 72pp | £12.99 | Hardback
‘Greetings, best beloved, my name is Gamayun. I am a magical human-faced bird from Slavic mythology. Today I will tell you an amazing tale: Tyna of the Lake.’
The widely acclaimed Gamayun Tales series returns with this exciting third instalment. Soon after their arrival in the underwater kingdom, Tyna and the boy decide that their true home is with humans on the shore. Armed with courage and water magic, the two make their escape – but when Vodyanoy catches COVER NOT FINAL them, the boy must race against time to rescue Tyna from the clutches of her father . . . who may not be her father after all! Alexander Utkin is an illustrator, comic artist, designer and musician from Russia. He studied at Moscow State University of Printing Arts, graduating in 2006 with a Master of Arts. Clients include Samsung, Universal Music and WWF, among many others.
IN THE SAME SERIES: THE KING OF BIRDS
THE WATER SPIRIT
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