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{{Short description|American book publishing company}}
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| parent = [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]]
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| founder = Lawrence Hill and Arthur Wang
| founder = Lawrence Hill and Arthur Wang
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| headquarters = [[New York City]]
| headquarters = 19 [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] West, [[New York City]]
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'''Hill & Wang''' is an American [[book publishing]] company focused on [[American history]], world history, and politics. It is a division of [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]].
'''Hill & Wang''' is an American [[book publishing]] company focused on [[American history]], world history, and politics. It is a division of [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]].


Hill & Wang was founded as an independent publishing house in 1956 by Arthur Wang (1917/18–2005) and Lawrence Hill, who were both working at [[A. A. Wyn]]. They bought backlist books from Wyn and started Dramabooks, publishing plays in [[Paperback#Trade paperback|trade paperback]], then a new format. The series included [[Jean Cocteau]], [[Arthur L. Kopit]] and [[Lanford Wilson]]. In 1959, Arthur Wang acquired [[Elie Wiesel]]'s [[Holocaust]] memoir, ''[[Night (book)|Night]]'', which had been turned down by several English-language publishers, publishing it in 1960. They continued to build the Hill & Wang list to include such authors as [[Roland Barthes]], [[Langston Hughes]], and American historians [[Stanley Kutler]] and [[William Cronon]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Arthur W. Wang, Founder of a Bold Publishing House, Is Dead at 87 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/19/arts/19wang.html | work=[[New York Times]] | date=October 19, 2005 | accessdate=2008-09-12 | first=Dinitia | last=Smith| authorlink = Dinitia Smith}}</ref>
Hill & Wang was founded as an independent publishing house in 1956 by Arthur Wang (1917/18–2005) and Lawrence Hill, who were both working at [[A. A. Wyn]]. They bought backlist books from Wyn and started Dramabooks,<ref>[https://www.publishinghistory.com/dramabooks-hill-and-wang.html Dramabooks (Hill & Wang) - Book Series List], publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref> publishing plays in [[Paperback#Trade paperback|trade paperback]], then a new format. The series included [[Jean Cocteau]], [[Arthur L. Kopit]] and [[Lanford Wilson]]. In 1959, Arthur Wang acquired [[Elie Wiesel]]'s [[Holocaust]] memoir, ''[[Night (memoir)|Night]]'', which had been turned down by several English-language publishers, publishing it in 1960. They continued to build the Hill & Wang list to include such authors as [[Roland Barthes]], [[Langston Hughes]], and American historians [[Stanley Kutler]] and [[William Cronon]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Arthur W. Wang, Founder of a Bold Publishing House, Is Dead at 87 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/19/arts/19wang.html | work=[[New York Times]] | date=October 19, 2005 | access-date=2008-09-12 | first=Dinitia | last=Smith| author-link = Dinitia Smith}}</ref>


In 1971, the two sold Hill & Wang to [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]], and the imprint continues to be recognized for its high quality nonfiction. More recently, it has published authors such as [[Cass Sunstein]], [[Philip Gura]], [[John Allen Paulos]], [[Melvyn Leffler]], [[Thomas H. Bender|Thomas Bender]], [[William Poundstone]], [[Woody Holton]], and [[Eric Rauchway]].
In 1971, the two sold Hill & Wang to [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]],<ref>Henry Raymont, [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/29/archives/farrar-straus-gets-hill-wang-arthur-wang-will-run-unit-under-its.html "Farrar, Straus Gets Hill & Wang"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 29 September 1971. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref> and the imprint continues to be recognized for its high quality nonfiction. More recently, it has published authors such as [[Cass Sunstein]], [[Philip Gura]], [[John Allen Paulos]], [[Melvyn Leffler]], [[Thomas H. Bender|Thomas Bender]], [[William Poundstone]], [[Woody Holton]], and [[Eric Rauchway]].


The imprint also launched a graphic line, "Novel Graphics," when it published a [[graphic adaptation]] of the ''[[9/11 Commission Report#Adaptations|9/11 Commission Report]]'' by [[Sid Jacobson]] and [[Ernie Colón]]. It has since published several [[graphic biographies]] and works of [[graphic journalism]], and a graphic adaptation of the [[United States Constitution]].
The imprint also launched a graphic line, "Novel Graphics," when it published a [[graphic adaptation]] of the ''[[9/11 Commission Report#Adaptations|9/11 Commission Report]]'' by [[Sid Jacobson]] and [[Ernie Colón]]. It has since published several [[graphic biographies]] and works of [[graphic journalism]], and a graphic adaptation of the [[United States Constitution]].


==Notable authors==
==Notable authors==
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* [[Elizabeth A. Fenn]], ''[[Encounters at the Heart of the World]]'', Hill & Wang, 2014. [http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2015/04/20/cu-boulder-history-chair-wins-pulitzer-prize-her-book Winner of Pulitzer Prize for History].
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* [[Elie Wiesel]], ''[[Night (book)|Night]]'', Hill & Wang, 1960, 2006.
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* [[Woody Holton]], ''Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution'' (Hill Hill & Wang, 2007). Finalist for the [[National Book Award]]
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* [[William Pfaff]], ''Barbarian Sentiments: How the American Century Ends'' (Hill Hill & Wang, 1989). Finalist for the [[National Book Award]]
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* [[Philip Gura]], ''American Transcendentalism'' (Hill Hill & Wang, 2007). Nominee for the [[National Book Critics Circle Award]]
* [[Roland Barthes]], Numerous works in translation.
* [[Roland Barthes]], Numerous works in translation.
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* [[Elizabeth A. Fenn]], ''[[Encounters at the Heart of the World]]'', Hill & Wang, 2014. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150425011749/http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2015/04/20/cu-boulder-history-chair-wins-pulitzer-prize-her-book Winner of Pulitzer Prize for History].
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* [[Philip Gura]], ''American Transcendentalism'' (Hill & Wang, 2007). Nominee for the [[National Book Critics Circle Award]]
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* [[Woody Holton]], ''Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution'' (Hill & Wang, 2007). Finalist for the [[National Book Award]]
* [[Jack London]], ''[[The Iron Heel]]'' (Hill & Wang, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969).
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* [[William Pfaff]], ''Barbarian Sentiments: How the American Century Ends'' (Hill & Wang, 1989). Finalist for the [[National Book Award]]
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* [[Elie Wiesel]], ''[[Night (memoir)|Night]]'' (Hill & Wang, 1960, 2006).


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://us.macmillan.com/HillAndWang.aspx/ Hill & Wang]
* [https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/farrar-straus-giroux/#hill-and-wang Hill & Wang]
* [https://us.macmillan.com/search?publisher=farrar-straus-and-giroux&imprint=hill-and-wang Hill & Wang's current books]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212223429/http://us.macmillan.com/HillAndWang.aspx/ Hill & Wang archived site]
* [http://www.fsgbooks.com/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux]
* [http://www.fsgbooks.com/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux]


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Latest revision as of 16:25, 8 December 2024

Hill & Wang
Parent companyFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Founded1956
FounderLawrence Hill and Arthur Wang
Country of originU.S.
Headquarters location19 Union Square West, New York City
Publication typesBooks
Official websiteHill & Wang

Hill & Wang is an American book publishing company focused on American history, world history, and politics. It is a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Hill & Wang was founded as an independent publishing house in 1956 by Arthur Wang (1917/18–2005) and Lawrence Hill, who were both working at A. A. Wyn. They bought backlist books from Wyn and started Dramabooks,[1] publishing plays in trade paperback, then a new format. The series included Jean Cocteau, Arthur L. Kopit and Lanford Wilson. In 1959, Arthur Wang acquired Elie Wiesel's Holocaust memoir, Night, which had been turned down by several English-language publishers, publishing it in 1960. They continued to build the Hill & Wang list to include such authors as Roland Barthes, Langston Hughes, and American historians Stanley Kutler and William Cronon.[2]

In 1971, the two sold Hill & Wang to Farrar, Straus and Giroux,[3] and the imprint continues to be recognized for its high quality nonfiction. More recently, it has published authors such as Cass Sunstein, Philip Gura, John Allen Paulos, Melvyn Leffler, Thomas Bender, William Poundstone, Woody Holton, and Eric Rauchway.

The imprint also launched a graphic line, "Novel Graphics," when it published a graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. It has since published several graphic biographies and works of graphic journalism, and a graphic adaptation of the United States Constitution.

Notable authors

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References

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  1. ^ Dramabooks (Hill & Wang) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, Dinitia (October 19, 2005). "Arthur W. Wang, Founder of a Bold Publishing House, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  3. ^ Henry Raymont, "Farrar, Straus Gets Hill & Wang", The New York Times, 29 September 1971. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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