Karl Blessing Verlag
German publishing house founded in 1996, part of the Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe.
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Overview
Karl Blessing Verlag is a German publisher founded in 1996. It is one of the imprints within the Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe, which operates under the brand "Penguin" in its marketing activities and is part of the international Penguin Random House group, itself belonging to the media company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. The imprint describes itself as a publisher for curious readers, with a carefully curated program combining international and German-language voices, including authors such as Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, Joyce Carol Oates, David Sedaris, Jan-Philipp Sendker, Luca Kieser, Annegret Liepold, Henrik Szántó and Nilufar Karkhiran Khozani.
History
Karl Blessing Verlag is a German publisher founded in 1996. It is one of the imprints of the Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe, which presents itself to readers under the brand "Penguin" in its marketing activities, such as on social media platforms, in its newsletter, at book fairs and on its website. The Verlagsgruppe is part of the international Penguin Random House group, and together they belong to the media company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, whose origins trace back to the C. Bertelsmann Verlag founded in 1835. The group operates from locations in Munich, Gütersloh, Berlin and Stuttgart, with independent teams from over 40 publishers working on programs for printed books, audiobooks and e-books.
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A publisher for curious readers, with a carefully curated program combining international and German-language voices.
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