A WONDERFUL LIFE sold to France and Germany

We have thrilling news to share: the French and German rights of Frank Martela’s A WONDERFUL LIFE: Insights on Finding a Meaningful Existence have been sold. In Germany this brilliant book was acquired by Blessing Verlag, an imprint of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH. In France the publisher is Éditions Leduc.s  who will publish this under the imprint Alisio. A WONDERFUL LIFE has now been sold to 18 territories and was recently published in the U.S. by Harper Design.

I have been reading Frank Martela’s A WONDERFUL LIFE in one sitting, and think it is a very accessible, intelligent and also funny approach to the meaning of life throughout history and philosophy. Its conclusions are as smart as they are simple and we think that especially after the crisis we are facing now they will be most needed.
 Katrin Sorko, Editor, Blessing Verlag, Munich

Rights sold:

UNITED STATES: HarperCollins/Harper Design (orig.)

CROATIA:
Planetopija
ESTONIA:
Rahva Raamat
FINLAND:
Gummerus
FRANCE:
Editions Leduc.s
GERMANY:
Blessing Verlag
GREECE:
Klidarithmos
JAPAN:
HarperCollins Japan
KOREA:
Across Publishing
LATIN AMERICA:
Ediciones Urano
LITHUANIA:
Obuolys
NETHERLANDS:
Ambo Anthos
NORWAY:
Gursli Berg Forlag
ROMANIA:
Editura Humanitas
RUSSIA:
Bombora
SPAIN:
Ediciones Urano (World Spanish)
TAIWAN:
Crown
TURKEY:
Orman Kitap

Reading material:
Full English pdf

About author


Frank Martela

Professor Frank Martela, PhD, is a philosopher and researcher of psychology specializing in the question of meaning in life. His articles have appeared in Scientific American Mind, Harvard Business Review, Salon, CNBC and his work has been featured on Quartz and on the BBC. His research has been published extensively in numerous academic journals such as Nature Human Behaviour, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Journal of Personality, Metaphilosophy, Southern Journal of Philosophy, and Academy of Management Review. He has spoken to more than one hundred audiences worldwide, including invited lectures in universities on five continents, including Stanford University and Harvard University. He’s been interviewed by the New York Times, Discover Magazine, New Scientist, Vice News, Fox News,and Monocle Observer among others. He is Assistant Professor at Aalto University in Finland. Outside of work, Frank is a father to three lovely children, an amateur-level soccer player, with an occasional skiing trip in the winters. He is made in Green Bay, so Packers holds a special place in his heart.

Bibliography


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2020, Personal Growth & Lifestyle

A Wonderful Life: Insights on Finding a Meaningful Existence

Frank Martela