Fitzcarraldo Editions

Fitzcarraldo Editions is an independent British book publisher based in Deptford, London, specialising in literary fiction and long-form essays in both translation and English-language originals.[1] It focuses on ambitious, imaginative, and innovative writing by little-known authors.[2] Fitzcarraldo Editions currently publishes twelve books a year.[3] Three of Fitzcarraldo's authors have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature: Svetlana Alexievich (2015), Olga Tokarczuk (2018) and Annie Ernaux (2022).

Fitzcarraldo Editions
StatusActive
Founded2014 (2014)
FounderJacques Testard
Country of origin United Kingdom
Headquarters locationDeptford, London
Publication typesFiction
Essays
Official websitefitzcarraldoeditions.com

History

Fitzcarraldo Editions was founded in 2014 when Jacques Testard bought the English-language rights to Second-Hand Time by Svetlana Alexievich for £3500 at the Frankfurt Book Fair.[4] Alexievich later won the Nobel Prize, netting a "six-figure" sum for the publisher. The name comes from the 1982 Werner Herzog film Fitzcarraldo.

The books are designed by Ray O’Meara, using a custom serif typeface called Fitzcarraldo.[5][6] Fitzcarraldo Editions publishes Svetlana Alexievich, Alejandro Zambra, Mathias Énard, Annie Ernaux,[7] Joshua Cohen, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Olga Tokarczuk, Jon Fosse, Fernanda Melchor, Ian Penman and Paul B. Preciado, among other authors.[6][8]

References
  1. "Features | Tome On The Range | Pushing The Boat Out: Art & Business The Fitzcarraldo Way". The Quietus. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. Marshall, Alex (13 October 2022). "How a Tiny British Publisher Became the Home of Nobel Laureates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. "Fitzcarraldo Editions". fitzcarraldoeditions.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. "How a tiny London publisher picked two Nobel Prize winners". Financial Times. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. Arsenault, Kerri (13 April 2017). "Interview with a Gatekeeper: Jacques Testard". LitHub.
  6. "How a tiny London publisher picked two Nobel Prize winners". Financial Times. 11 October 2019.
  7. "Four Nobels and counting: Fitzcarraldo, the little publisher that could". the Guardian. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  8. Featherstone, Kay (10 October 2019). "Tokarczuk and Handke win Nobel Prizes in Literature". The Bookseller. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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