Anagrama is a Spanish publisher founded in 1969 by Jorge Herralde, later sold to the Italian publisher
Feltrinelli.
History
Anagrama was founded in 1969 by Jorge Herralde. In 2010, it was sold to the Italian publisher
Feltrinelli.
A
Catalan language
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series, ''Llibres anagrama'', was created in 2014.
In January 2017 the publisher was acquired by the Feltrinelli Group, with Jorge Herralde appointed chairman of the board, while and Silvia Sesé took over as editorial director of Anagrama.
In November 2021, La Bella Varsovia, a poetry publisher headed by poet
Elena Medel, became an imprint of Anagrama, with Medel continuing as director.
Anagrama has published thousands of titles since 1969.
Description
Anagrama publishes around 100 books annually, including fiction, non-fiction, and a paperback series.
Its most important series is ''Narrativas hispánicas'', consisting of works by many of the most important Spanish-language writers of the modern era, including
Sergio Pitol,
Enrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-Matas (born 31 March 1948 in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer.
He has written several award-winning books that mix genres and has been branded as one of the most original and prominent writers in the Spanish language.
He is a found ...
,
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert.
Notable people named Roberto include:
* Roberto (footballer, born 1912)
* Roberto (footballer, born 1977)
* Roberto (footballer, born 1978)
* Roberto (footb ...
,
Álvaro Enrigue,
Ricardo Piglia,
Javier Tomeo,
Álvaro Pombo
Álvaro Pombo García de los Ríos (born 23 June 1939) is a Spanish poet, novelist and activist.
Life and career
Born in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, he studied at the Complutense University of Madrid and received a Bachelor of Arts ...
, among others. It also publishes ''Panorama de narrativas'', which consists of prominent works translated from other languages, and ''Argumentos'', or essays by all types of thinkers, philosophers, and contemporary writers.
Around 75 per cent of its sales are made in Spain. The publisher and its translators have been criticized by
Latin American
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Latin American countries and their Latin American diaspora, diasporas are Metroethnicity, ...
readers for the overuse of typically Castilian Spanish expressions,
Awards
Anagrama awards two annual prizes to unpublished works: the Anagrama Essay Prize and the Herralde Novel Prize.
In 2016, the Llibres Anagrama Prize was awarded for the first time, for original fiction written in the Catalan language.
References
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Book publishing companies of Spain
Publishing companies established in 1969
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