Diogenes Verlag
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The Diogenes Verlag (short: Diogenes) is a Swiss publisher in Zurich, founded in 1952 by Daniel Keel , with a focus on literature, plays and cartoons. It has been managed since 2012 by the founder's son, Philipp Keel. It is the largest independent literary publisher in Europe.[1]
History
Daniel Keel, who founded the publishing house in 1952,
Daniel Keel died on 13 September 2011.[2] His son Philippe succeeded him in April 2012.[5]
Program
The publisher's focus is literature, contemporary authors in several languages as well as classics of world literature. Other fields are art, cartoons, children's literature, detective stories and audio books.[6] Tomi Ungerer created coloured illustration for Das große Liederbuch, a collection of songs. Titles have included religious texts such as Die Bergpredigt. Aktuelle Texte aus dem Neuen Testament, poetry (Die schönsten Gedichte von Bertolt Brecht), philosophy such as Albert Camus' Weder Opfer noch Henker. Über eine neue Weltordnung, letters such as Georges Simenon's Brief an meine Mutter and Albert Einstein/Sigmund Freud's Warum Krieg?, and Eastern wisdom including Worte großer Meister and Krishnamurti's Meditation.
Authors
Authors published by Diogenes include:
Drawing
Internationally known illustrators and cartoonists have been published from the beginning, including
Awards
In 2012 Diogenes was awarded the title "Publisher of the Year" of the trade paper Buchmarkt, for the 11th time since 1982.[9][10]
Literature
- Daniel Kampa, Winfried Stephan (ed.): Diogenes. Eine illustrierte Verlagschronik mit Bibliographie 1952–2002. Diogenes, Zürich 2003, ISBN 3-257-05600-1.
- Daniel Kampa, Armin C. Kälin (ed.): Diogenes-Autoren-Album. Diogenes, Zürich 1996; Neuausgabe ebd. 2002, ISBN 3-257-22900-3.
- Daniel Kampa, Stephan Winfried: Zwei Freunde, ein Verlag. Für Rudolf C. Bettschart und Daniel Keel zum 80. Geburtstag am 10. Oktober 2010, Diogenes, Zürich 2010, ISBN 978-3-257-05618-1.
- 60 Jahre Diogenes. In: Diogenes Magazin, Nr. 11, Herbst 2012, S. 93–107.
References
- ^ "Exhibitor Details". www.londonbookfair.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ a b "Wir trauern um unseren Verleger Daniel Keel" (in German). Diogenes Verlag. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Kampa, Daniel (10 April 2002). "Diogenes: A Publishing Original Daniel Kampa celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Swiss Publisher Diogenes and salutes its founder". new-books-in-german.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Heer, Gret (7 October 2003). "Diogenes: Das Buch als Markenartikel". Handelszeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Greiner, Ulrich (10 April 2013). "Alles Erbe ist schwer". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Diogenes Verlag" (in German). publishersglobal.com. 7 October 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Authors". Diogenes Verlag. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Georgi, Oliver (10 April 2013). "Daniel und die Löwengrube / Rosemarie Pfluger portraitiert den Diogenes-Verlag". Literaturkritik (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Bauknecht, Susanne (2013). "Diogenes: A Publishing Original Daniel Kampa celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Swiss Publisher Diogenes and salutes its founder". Diogenes. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Der Buchhandel kürt Autor, Buch und Verlag des Jahres 2012/ Diogenes und Hanser sind Verlage des Jahres". Buchmarkt (in German). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links
- Diogenes Verlag Official website English
- Preise des Schweizer Buchhandels / Daniel Keel ist der "Buchmensch des Jahres" Börsenblatt 26 April 2010 (in German)