Kirsten Boie was born in Hamburg in 1950 and is one of Germany’s best-known living authors of books for children and young people. She worked as a teacher before beginning her career as a writer. Since then she has produced over sixty books, many of which have been translated into several languages. In addition to her novels, she also writes short scripts for children’s television as well as lectures and essays. She has received both national and international prizes for her work. Previous works include: Der Prinz und der Bettelknabe (1997; reviewed in nbg, Spring 1998); Skogland (2005; sold to England, USA, Spain and The Ukraine); Die Medlevinger (2004; reviewed in nbg, Autumn 2004, sold to The Ukraine, Japan and Poland); Der kleine Ritter Trenk (2006; sold to Spain) – all Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg. The author has 64 titles in print. ‘One of the autumn’s best.’ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Translation rights available from: Verlag Friedrich Oetinger GmbH Postfach 658230 22374 Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 40 60790913 E-mail: Reichstein@verlagsgruppe-oetinger.de Contact: Renate Reichstein Applications for assistance with translation costs - Germany Verlag Friedrich Oetinger was founded in 1946. In 1949 the company published its first book by Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking, and all her subsequent books were also published by Oetinger. In the following decades the publishing house paved the way for Scandinavian children’s literature in Germany. The current programme – including Astrid Lindgren’s complete works – features more than 600 picture books, children’s and young adults’ books, both fiction and non-fiction. Leading authors published by Oetinger include Paul Maar, Kirsten Boie, Christine Nöstlinger and Sven Nordqvist.