Companhia das Letras
| Parent company |
Penguin Random House (45%) Luis Schwarcz and Instituto Moreira Salles (55%) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Luiz Schwarcz |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Headquarters location | São Paulo |
| Publication types | Books |
| Revenue | R$ 196 million (2009) |
| Official website |
www |
Companhia das Letras is a Brazilian publisher based in São Paulo, founded in 1986 by Luiz Schwarcz, who had experience working at the publisher Brasiliense, and his wife Lilia Moritz Schwarcz.[1]
According to Nielsen BookScan, Companhia das Letras was the second-largest book publisher in Brazil in 2015, with an 8.08% market share.[2] In 2017, BookScan named it the largest publisher, with over 5,000 titles.[3]
One of its first four books was To the Finland Station, by Edmund Wilson, a sales success that propelled the publisher. In the first twelve months of existence, it released 48 titles. Three years later, economist and writer Fernando Moreira Salles joined the project.
In December 2011, Penguin acquired a 45 percent stake in Companhia das Letras. [4] The publisher has several divisions, including Objetiva (which is fully owned by Penguin Random House), Companhia das Letrinhas (children's books), Alfaguara, Quadrinhos na Cia (graphic novels), and Penguin Companhia (classic literature).
Some of the authors in the catalog
- Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina)
- Jorge Amado (Brazil)
- José Saramago (Portugal)
- Vinicius de Moraes (Brazil)
- Chico Buarque (Brazilian singer)
- Machado de Assis (Brazil)
- Luis Fernando Verissimo (Brazil)
- Harold Bloom (USA)
- Philip Roth (USA)
- Feodor Dostoevsky (Russia)
- Roberto Bolaño (Chile - Spain)
- Dr. Seuss (United States)
- Caetano Veloso (Brazilian singer)
- Alejo Carpentier (Cuba, creator of magical realism)
- Dav Pilkey (USA; was signed to Cosac Naify before 2015, when that publisher closed)
- William Steig (USA)
- Shel Silverstein (USA)
References
- ↑ "Dama de palavra: Lilia Moritz Schwarcz celebra 30 anos da Companhia das Letras". vogue.globo.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ↑ https://www.editeur.org/files/Events%20pdfs/Supply%20chain%202016/Brazil%20how%20standards%20are%20shaping%20the%20book%20market.pdf
- ↑ https://www.thebookseller.com/news/brazilian-publisher-schwarcz-honoured-lbf-lifetime-achievement-award-486971
- ↑ http://g1.globo.com/economia/negocios/noticia/2011/12/grupo-penguin-compra-45-da-companhia-das-letras.html G1 Grupo Penguin compra 45% da Companhia das Letras. Retrieved in December 6, 2011
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