Literary Rights, PR & Events
Helping stories travel across languages and borders.
VRAP connects publishers with the international visibility their titles deserve — through rights management, literary PR and carefully curated events. Founded by a communications professional with a lifelong passion for books, VRAP brings together the strategic and the personal.
Latest Insights
Reflections on literary rights, publishing and international visibility.
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![A colorful abstract hallway with neon-like lighting and the title 'Kokain Jahre' by Marina Jung, published by rüffer & rub cares.]()
Kokainjahre
A powerful true story about cocaine addiction, told from a mother’s perspective, revealing the hidden dangers of a drug often underestimated.
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![Book cover with illustration of a woman with blue hair and red lips, featuring German text about racism]()
Du lachst ja gar nicht mehr
A powerful and intimate narrative exploring how racism and social silence shape identity, memory and the body.
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![Cover of a book titled 'Der Held' by Karl Rühmann, published by rüffer & ruber, with a red sticker indicating it was nominated for the Swiss Book Prize in 2020, featuring perforations and postal stamp marks.]()
Der Held
A powerful novel about guilt, silence and the devastating consequences of believing in heroes.
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![Book cover titled 'Matija Katun und seine Söhne' by Karl Rühmanna, published by rüffer & rub literatur, with a person holding it, outdoors, with a blurred background.]()
Matija Katun und seine Söhne
A witty and thought-provoking novel about authorship, ambition and what happens when success erases its creator.
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![Book cover featuring a black and white checkered background. The title is in German, 'Die Wahrheit, vielleicht,' with the author's name, Karl Rühmann, above it. The word 'Roman' appears indicating it is a novel.]()
Die Wahrheit, vielleicht
A precise and compelling novel about an interpreter caught between languages, where every word can shift the truth.
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![Book cover titled 'Glasmurmeln, ziegelrot', author Karl Rühmnnan, published by Rüffer & Rub Literatur.]()
Glasmurmeln, ziegelrot
A tender and precise novel about childhood under an authoritarian regime, where storytelling becomes a way to survive.
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![Book cover with the title '1983 Verfluchte Hitze' by Lukas Holliger, published by Rotpunktverlag.]()
1983. Verfluchte Hitze
A darkly humorous Cold War thriller set during a suffocating summer in 1983.
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![Book cover of 'Afrika fluten' by Christoph Keller featuring abstract geometric art with pastel colors, a ladder frame structure, and architectural elements.]()
Afrika fluten
A thought-provoking novel exploring technology, power and the colonial imagination behind Europe’s grand engineering visions.
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![Book cover with shattered glass background and text that reads 'Katrin Müller, Jetzt bloß nicht heulen, Roman'.]()
Jetzt bloß nicht heulen
A precise and unsentimental novel about loss, control and the silent pressure surrounding female infertility.
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![The cover of a book titled "Spurlos in Neapel" by Franco Supino, featuring yellow and beige buildings from a street view in Naples, Italy, with a perspective looking upward.]()
Spurlos in Neapel
A literary novel set in Naples, where identity, migration and a mysterious disappearance intertwine.
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![Book cover with the title 'Closeby' and a subtitle in German, showing two landscape photos of canyons and rivers.]()
Why go far away when everything is Closeby
A visually driven and inspiring exploration of landscapes close to home, inviting us to rediscover the extraordinary in the familiar.
About us
Stories know no borders. Neither do we.
VRAP was built on the belief that great books deserve to reach every reader they were written for — regardless of language, market or geography. We work with a focused portfolio of titles and give each one the dedicated attention it deserves.
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