Luchterhand Literaturverlag
The Luchterhand Literaturverlag is a German
Luchterhand Literarturverlag
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
Parent Verlagsgruppe Penguin
Christa Wolf and many others.[3]
company Random House
Status Active
History Founded 1924
Founder Karl Wilhelm Luchterhand
In 1924, Hermann Karl Wilhelm Luchterhand founded
Country of Germany
Luchterhand Publisher in Berlin, dedicated to taxation
origin
and law. He then published an information pamphlet
on tax, which added to the earlier publications of forms Headquarters Munich
and manuals for the payroll office. In 1934, he location
appointed Eduard Reifferscheid as managing partner. Key people Georg Reuchlein
In 1936, Luchterhand went back to his private life.[1] Official website www.luchterhand-verlag.de
The reasons for Hermann Luchterhand's withdrawal (http://www.luchterhand-verl
[4]
are still unknown. After the end of World War II, the ag.de)
company's headquarters moved during the
reconstruction from Berlin to Neuwied. 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]
Program
The literary program of Luchterhand has existed since the year 1954.[6] The publisher released several
works from numerous important authors: such as "Die Vorzüge der Windhühner", the first book by
Günter Grass which was followed in 1959 by the novel "The Tin Drum". Besides Grass were, Peter
Bichsel, Mikhail Bulgakov, Max von der Grün, Peter Härtling, Helmut Heissenbüttel, Günter Herburger,
Arno Holz, Ernst Jandl, Hermann Kant, Kurt Marti, Pablo Neruda, Anna Seghers, Michael Scharang,
Robert Wolfgang Schnell, Claude Simon, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Jörg Steiner, Carl Sternheim, Gabriele
Wohmann, Christa Wolf, William Butler Yeats and many other authors represented in the program of
Luchterhand.[7] An important part of the program had up until the 1990s licensed editions from DDR-
authors. In 1993, the Luchterhand collection was sold to dtv Verlagsgesellschaft.[1] Luchterhand has
works from more than 100 writers available. Every year, over twenty new titles appear. Among the more
well-known works from recent years include "Gleis 4" by Franz Hohler, "Das Ungeheuer" Terézia Mora,
"Die Erfindung des Lebens" by Hanns-Josef Ortheil and also "Vor dem Fest" by Saša Stanišić.[8]
References
1. "Luchterhand Literaturverlag" (http://www.randomhouse.de/Luchterhand-Literaturverlag/Verl
agsgeschichte/aid55930_11792.rhd) (in German). Verlagsgruppe Random House.
Retrieved 11 February 2016.
2. "Verlagsgruppe Random House übernimmt Luchterhand Literaturverlag" (http://derstandard.
at/759996/Verlagsgruppe-Random-House-uebernimmt-Luchterhand-Literaturverlag) (in
German). Der Standard. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
3. "Kurz vor Ladenschluß" (http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13683234.html) (in German).
DER SPIEGEL. 10 January 1994. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
4. Philipp Gessler (11 August 2012). "Ein dunkler Keller" (https://www.taz.de/1/archiv/digitaz/ar
tikel/?ressort=hi&dig=2012/08/11/a0017). Die Tageszeitung: Taz (in German). taz. pp. 16–
17. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
5. Hannes Hintermeier (15 July 2004). "Luchterhand hat eine neue Verlagsleitung" (https://ww
w.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/buecher-luchterhand-hat-eine-neue-verlagsleitung-1177
694.html). Faz.net (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
6. Walter, Otto F. (1975). Luchterhand: die ersten 50 Jahre (in German). Neuwied and
Darmstadt: Hermann-Luchterhand-Verlag. p. 59.
7. Walter, Otto F. (1975). Luchterhand: die ersten 50 Jahre (in German). Neuwied and
Darmstadt: Hermann-Luchterhand-Verlag. p. 22.
8. "Bücher A-Z" (http://www.randomhouse.de/Buecher-A-Z.rhd) (in German). Random House.
Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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