Empúries

Description

Empúries was founded in 1984 by Xavier Folch i Recasens, a cultural activist; Miquel Horta, a businessman; Enric Folch, an editor; and Pere Portabella, a filmmaker. This publishing house was founded with the intention of sharing the most prominent Catalan and world literature by both celebrated and young authors. Its painstaking translations, meticulous editing, focus on high-quality works and works with a small audience, and its choice of a variety of genres are the strong points of this publishing house, which already has more than 1,000 titles.

In 1996, it joined Grup62, and in 2007, when Editorial Planeta and Enciclopèdia Catalana became majority shareholders, Empúries was folded into Labutxaca, an imprint that published books by all the publishers in the book in pocket format.

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Authors

Spanning all genres and themes, Empúries published the most popular authors both commercially and in terms of quality.

• Alzamora, Sebastià, 1972-

• Amis, Martin, 1949-

• Barbal, Maria, 1949-

• Bauçà, Miquel, 1940-2005

• Ben Jelloun, Tahar, 1944-

• Bontempelli, Massimo, 1878-1960

• Brossa, Joan, 1919-1998

• Calders, Pere, 1912-1994

• Calvino, Italo, 1923-1985

• Capmany, Maria Aurèlia, 1918-1991

• Capote, Truman, 1924-1984

• Chomsky, Noam, 1928-

• Coll, Pep, 1949-

• Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990

• Duras, Marguerite, 1914-1996

• Ferri, Llibert

• Fuster, Joan, 1922-1992

• Gaarder, Jostein, 1952-

• Gaziel, 1887-1964

• Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-

• Manent, Marià, 1898-1988

• Marçal, Maria Mercè, 1952-1998

• Martí i Pol, Miquel, 1929-2003

• McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967

• Pàmies, Teresa, 1919-2012

• Rashid, Ahmed, 1948-

• Riba, Carles, 1893-1959

• Rodoreda, Mercè, 1908-1983

• Roy, Arundhati, 1961-

• Rubert de Ventós, Xavier, 1939-2023

• Sierra i Fabra, Jordi, 1947-

• Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

• Vinyoli, Joan, 1914-1984

• Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

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Illustrators and photographers

The books in its children’s and young reader literature collections are illustrated by prominent illustrators including Fina Rifà and Carme Solé Vendrell. 

• Rifà, Fina, 1939-

• Solé Vendrell, Carme, 1944-

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Collections

Empúries groups its output and the different genres it publishes into around 30 collections.

Advertising brochure of the La Poma Verda collection

Catalogue of Les Naus d'Empúries       Catalogue of L'Odissea      Catalogue of Trèvol

• Anagrama/Empúries (1997-)

• Biblioteca universal Empúries (1984-)

• Empúries/Música (1992-1993)

• L’odissea (1990-2008)

• La poma verda (1986-1988)

• Les naus d’Empúries (1985-1997)

• Línia de suport (1991-1998)

• Llibres de cuina (1989-)

• Llibres singulars (2004-2009)

• Migjorn (1984-1995)

• Narrativa Empúries (1988-)

• Obres completes (1986-1987)

• Obres d’Antoni Tàpies (1993)

• Poesia (1996-)

• Trèvol (1984-1994)

• Ventall de la poesia (1987-1996)

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Magazines

It publishes the magazine Límits and the first issue of Llengua & Literatura.

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Outstanding works

Fiction, poetry and essay are the most popular genres of this publishing house, which seeks to span commercial success and literary quality.

• Gaarder, Jostein. El món de Sofia. Barcelona: Empúries, 1995. (Narrativa Empúries; 47)

• Dahl, Roald. Les bruixes. Barcelona: Editorial Empúries, 1986. (L’Odissea; 1)

• Amis, Martin. Casa de trobades. Barcelona: Empúries: Anagrama, 2008. (Anagrama/Empúries; 60)

• Martí i Pol, Miquel. Els bells camins.Barcelona: Edicions 62: Empúries, DL 2004. (Poesia; 85)

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Awards

• Premi de Narrativa Joanot Martorell de Gandia (1979-)

• Premi de Novel·la Curta Just Manuel Casero

• Premi Marian Vayreda de Prosa Narrativa

• Premi Octavi Pellissa