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The company was founded in 1951 by [[Peter Owen (publisher)|Peter Owen]], who had previously worked for [[Stanley Unwin (publisher)|Stanley Unwin]] at [[The Bodley Head]].<ref name=Guardian /> Owen's first editor was [[Muriel Spark]], who would later write a novel called ''[[A Far Cry From Kensington]]'' drawing on her experiences working there.<ref>Emily Hill, [http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/21920/1/novel-approach-peter-owen "Novel Approach: Peter Owen"], ''[[Dazed]]'', February 2011.</ref>
The company was founded in 1951 by [[Peter Owen (publisher)|Peter Owen]], who had previously worked for [[Stanley Unwin (publisher)|Stanley Unwin]] at [[The Bodley Head]].<ref name=Guardian /> Owen's first editor was [[Muriel Spark]], who would later write a novel called ''[[A Far Cry From Kensington]]'' drawing on her experiences working there.<ref>Emily Hill, [http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/21920/1/novel-approach-peter-owen "Novel Approach: Peter Owen"], ''[[Dazed]]'', February 2011.</ref>


Their published authors include [[Paul Bowles]] and [[Jane Bowles]], the Japanese Catholic author [[Shusaku Endo]], the Spanish writers [[Julio Llamazares]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spanishliterarytranslation.com/julio-llamazares-wolf-moon/|title=www.spanishliterarytranslation.com}}</ref> [[José Ovejero]], [[Cristina Fernández Cubas]] and [[Salvador Dalí]],<ref>Julie Cirelli, [http://www.anothermag.com/current/view/1183/Peter_Owen_on_Salvador_Dal%C3%AD "Peter Owen on Salvador Dalí"], AnOther, 24 June 2011.</ref> as well as [[André Gide]], [[Jean Cocteau]], [[Colette]], [[Anna Kavan]], [[Anaïs Nin]],<ref>Stephen Fowler, [http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/blazing-the-trail-an-interview-with-peter-owen/ "Blazing the trail: an interview with Peter Owen"], 3:AM Magazine, 24 November 2009.</ref> [[Natsume Sōseki]], [[Yukio Mishima]], [[Hermann Hesse]],<ref name=Guardian /> [[Karoline Leach]], the revisionist biographer of [[Lewis Carroll]], [[Hans Henny Jahnn]], [[Tarjei Vesaas]], [[Miranda Miller]], Jared Cade (author of ''Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days''), and many others. Although best known for fiction (especially in translation), the company also publishes plenty of non-fiction.
Their published authors include [[Paul Bowles]] and [[Jane Bowles]], the Japanese Catholic author [[Shusaku Endo]], the Spanish writers [[Julio Llamazares]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spanishliterarytranslation.com/julio-llamazares-wolf-moon/|title=www.spanishliterarytranslation.com}}</ref> [[José Ovejero]], [[Cristina Fernández Cubas]] and [[Salvador Dalí]],<ref>Julie Cirelli, [http://www.anothermag.com/current/view/1183/Peter_Owen_on_Salvador_Dal%C3%AD "Peter Owen on Salvador Dalí"], AnOther, 24 June 2011.</ref> as well as [[André Gide]], [[Jean Cocteau]], [[Colette]], [[Anna Kavan]], [[Anaïs Nin]],<ref>Stephen Fowler, [http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/blazing-the-trail-an-interview-with-peter-owen/ "Blazing the trail: an interview with Peter Owen"], 3:AM Magazine, 24 November 2009.</ref> [[Natsume Sōseki]], [[Yukio Mishima]], [[Hermann Hesse]],<ref name=Guardian /> [[Karoline Leach]], the revisionist biographer of [[Lewis Carroll]], [[Hans Henny Jahnn]], [[Tarjei Vesaas]] and [[Miranda Miller]]. Although best known for fiction (especially in translation), the company also publishes plenty of non-fiction.


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Revision as of 18:18, 27 June 2018

Peter Owen Publishers
Founded1951
FounderPeter Owen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
DistributionCombined Book Services (UK)
NewSouth Books (Australia)
Independent Publishers Group (US)[1]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.peterowen.com

Peter Owen Publishers is a family-run London-based independent publisher based in London, England. It was founded in 1951.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1951 by Peter Owen, who had previously worked for Stanley Unwin at The Bodley Head.[2] Owen's first editor was Muriel Spark, who would later write a novel called A Far Cry From Kensington drawing on her experiences working there.[3]

Their published authors include Paul Bowles and Jane Bowles, the Japanese Catholic author Shusaku Endo, the Spanish writers Julio Llamazares,[4] José Ovejero, Cristina Fernández Cubas and Salvador Dalí,[5] as well as André Gide, Jean Cocteau, Colette, Anna Kavan, Anaïs Nin,[6] Natsume Sōseki, Yukio Mishima, Hermann Hesse,[2] Karoline Leach, the revisionist biographer of Lewis Carroll, Hans Henny Jahnn, Tarjei Vesaas and Miranda Miller. Although best known for fiction (especially in translation), the company also publishes plenty of non-fiction.

References

  1. ^ "Sales". Peter Owen Publishers. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  2. ^ a b c John Self, "Peter Owen: Sixty years of innovation", Books Blog, The Guardian, 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ Emily Hill, "Novel Approach: Peter Owen", Dazed, February 2011.
  4. ^ "www.spanishliterarytranslation.com".
  5. ^ Julie Cirelli, "Peter Owen on Salvador Dalí", AnOther, 24 June 2011.
  6. ^ Stephen Fowler, "Blazing the trail: an interview with Peter Owen", 3:AM Magazine, 24 November 2009.