Standaard Uitgeverij is a Belgian publisher, and the leading publisher in the

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market of

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History

In 1919, the Standaard group was created, mainly consisting of a chain of bookshops ( Standaard Boekhandel), a newspaper (''

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'') and a publishing house, the Standaard Uitgeverij. By the 1930s, the different branches became more and more independent, but only in the 1980s was the group finally disbanded. In 1994, the company was acquired by the Dutch group PCM Algemene Boeken BV. The company is best known for its comics and popular literature, but also publishes youth literature, non-fiction (mainly

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, and massmarket titles), and multimedia publications. A more purely literary imprint is Manteau, formerly an independent publisher founded by

Angèle Manteau Angèle Georgette Ghislaine Manteau, born in Dinant on 24 January 1911 and died in Aalst on 20 April 2008, was a Belgian publisher. According to the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, which presented her with an award in ...

but now owned by Standaard. With ''

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'' and '' Kiekeboe'', Standaard Uitgeverij published the four bestselling books in Flanders in 2007. Other popular books were the thrillers by Pieter Aspe and TV tie-ins like the ''

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Doeboek''.

Major authors and titles

Comics

*'' Suske en Wiske'' *'' Kiekeboe'' *''

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'' *'' Urbanus'' *'' The Smurfs'' (translations) *'' Biebel''

Literature

* Pieter Aspe (Manteau)

Youth literature

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Non fiction

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*''Standaard Ontdekkingen'', Dutch translations of ''

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