Luchterhand Literaturverlag

Luchterhand Literarturverlag
Parent company Random House
Status Active
Founded 1924
Founder Karl Wilhelm Luchterhand
Country of origin Germany
Headquarters location Munich
Key people Georg Reuchlein
Official website www.luchterhand-verlag.de

The Luchterhand Literaturverlag is a German publisher of contemporary literature based in Munich. It was founded in 1924[1] and was acquired by Random House in 2001.[2] Luchterhand is considered one of the most prestigious publishers in Germany. Publications include literature from Günter Grass and Christa Wolf and many others.[3]

History

In 1924, Hermann Karl Wilhelm Luchterhand founded Luchterhand publisher in Berlin, dedicated to taxation and law. He then published an information pamphlet on taxation, which added to the earlier publications of forms and manuals for the payroll office. In 1934, he appointed Eduard Reifferscheid as managing partner. In 1936 Luchterhand went back to his private life.[1] The reasons of Hermann Luchterhands withdrawal are still unknown.[4] After the end of World War II, the companies headquarters moved during the reconstruction from Berlin to Neuwied. Where Alfred Andersch, along with many others, participated with his magazine articles and drawings to create an additional literary program.[5] The first literary publications appeared in 1954.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Luchterhand Literaturverlag" (in German). Verlagsgruppe Random House. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Verlagsgruppe Random House übernimmt Luchterhand Literaturverlag" (in German). Der Standard. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kurz vor Ladenschluß" (in German). DER SPIEGEL. 10 January 1994. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Philipp Gessler (11 August 2012). "Ein dunkler Keller" (in German). taz. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Hannes Hintermeier (15 July 2004). "Luchterhand hat eine neue Verlagsleitung" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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