Europa Editions is an independent trade

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based in New York. The company was founded in 2005 by the owners of the Italian press Edizioni E/O and specializes in literary fiction, mysteries, and narrative non-fiction. Europa has published books by authors from over 30 countries during its years in business. In a 2013 interview, co-founder Sandro Ferri said the company was "born with the intention to create bridges between cultures." As of 2020, Europa Editions publishes about 40 titles per year. Among authors the company has published, Europa counts two

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bestsellers, two ''New York Times'' bestsellers, three

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-shortlisted novels, five ''New York Times'' Editors' Picks, two ''New York Times'' Notable Books of the Year, two

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winners, one

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winner, and two winners of the

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for Fiction. In 2013, the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association awarded Europa Editions its Paperback Book of the Year award. Europa was listed as one of the fastest growing publishers of 2017 by ''

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''.

Notable successes

Europa's first publication, 2005's ''The Days of Abandonment'' by

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(translated by Ann Goldstein), was compared favorably to

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in the ''New York Times'' and became an Indie Bestseller. Other notable successes at Europa include Muriel Barbery's ''

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'' (translated by Alison Anderson), which spent over a year on the ''New York Times'' and IndieBound bestseller lists;"Hedgehog ranks fourth in the paperback fiction bestsellers".
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Jane Gardam Jane Mary Gardam (born 11 July 1928) is an English writer of children's and adult fiction. She also writes reviews for ''The Spectator'' and ''The Telegraph'', and writes for BBC radio. She lives in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire. She has won n ...

's ''Old Filth'', named a notable book of the year by the ''New York Times''; Alina Bronsky's ''The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine'' (translated by

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), a ''Publishers Weekly'', ''Wall Street Journal'' and ''San Francisco Chronicle'' favorite read of the year in 2011;

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's '' Zeroville'' (a best book of the year pick by the

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); '' Breasts and Eggs'' by Mieko Kawakami, a ''

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'' magazine Best Book of the Year and ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year; and

Neapolitan Novels The Neapolitan Novels, also known as the Neapolitan Quartet, are a four-part series of fiction by the pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante, published originally by Edizioni e/o, translated into English by Ann Goldstein, and published by E ...

, which James Wood in ''

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'' described as, "intensely, violently personal."

Physical design

Europa Editions uses a uniform look for its trade paperback publications that includes French flaps, a consistent font on the book spines, and the publisher's stork logo on the front of each volume. The covers of Europa's titles are all created by a single designer — Emanuele Ragnisco, owner and director of Rome-based Mekkanografici — and are the fruit of a comprehensive design project developed by Ragnisco and owners Sandro Ferri and Sandra Ozzola.

Europa Compass

Europa's non-fiction imprint, Europa Compass, publishes eight to ten titles a year of narrative non-fiction, books of ideas told by captivating storytellers from around the world.

Tonga Books

In 2011, Europa Editions launched the Tonga imprint, in collaboration with American author

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, who chose and edited four works of fiction by debut American authors. The first publication from Tonga Books was

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's debut novel ''You Deserve Nothing'', about a relationship between a teacher at an international school in Paris and one of his students. ''You Deserve Nothing'' was described by the ''New York Times'' as "rivetingly plotted and beautifully written." ''

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'' said Maksik's writing was "reminiscent of

James Salter James Arnold Horowitz (June 10, 1925 – June 19, 2015), better known as James Salter, his pen name and later-adopted legal name, was an American novelist and short-story writer. Originally a career officer and pilot in the United States Air ...

's in its sensuality,

Francine Prose Francine Prose (born April 1, 1947) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. She is a visiting professor of literature at Bard College, and was formerly president of PEN American Center. Life and career Born in Brookl ...

's capacious inquiry into difficult moral questions and

Martin Amis Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949) is a British novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels ''Money'' (1984) and ''London Fields'' (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir '' ...

's loose-limbed evocation of the perils of youth." The Tonga Books imprint was discontinued in 2013, but Europa continues to publish works by American authors in its signature imprint.

Europa World Noir

In 2013, Europa Editions launched its series of international crime fiction, Europa World Noir. ''Publishers Weekly'' wrote that the series signaled Europa's "reaffirmed enthusiasm for noir." Notable titles in the series include Gene Kerrigan's Gold Dagger Award-winning ''The Rage'',

Jean-Claude Izzo Jean-Claude Izzo (Marseille 20 June 1945 – Marseille 26 January 2000) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the mid-1990s with the publication of his three neo-noir crime novels '' Total Chaos'', ...

's ''Total Chaos'', which launched the Mediterranean Noir movement, and the reissue of groundbreaking Scottish crime writer

William McIlvanney William McIlvanney (25 November 1936 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was known as Gus by friends and acquaintances. McIlvanney was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works '' Laidlaw'', ...

's ''Laidlaw'' books.

Europa Editions UK

Europa Editions UK was founded in 2012. It was managed and directed by Eva Ferri and

Christopher Potter Christopher Potter (1591 – 3 March 1646) was an English academic and clergyman, Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, controversialist and prominent supporter of William Laud. Life He was born in Westmoreland, the nephew of Barnaby Potter. ...

References

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