Koukla Maclehose
Koukla Maclehose was a literary scout, who pioneered the crossover of literature into new markets and cultures. She founded a scouting agency in London, which grew to operate in 22 countries before retiring in 2022. The agency is now called London Literary Scouting. Author, Jonathan Coe, who had never been translated, before meeting Koukla, went on to receive offers from seven European publishers and said, ‘There are very few people who have truly changed the course of my life, but you, Koukla, are one of them.”