Luigi Pellegrini Editore

Luigi Pellegrini Editore is an Italian independent publishing house founded in 1952 in Cleto, in the Calabria region, by Luigi Pellegrini, a publicist and journalist. It is regarded as one of the earliest publishing houses to specialise in the cultural sector in Calabria. The company has been managed since 1982 by the founder's son, Walter Pellegrini, and since 2012 the founder's granddaughters, Marta and Sara, have joined the editorial management structure. The publisher's catalogue spans academic monographs, essays, regional history, literature, pedagogy, law and religion, and social inquiry. It is particularly noted for its periodicals and specialised series, including Il Letterato, Incontri Meridionali, Contenuti, Campi Immaginabili, Giornale di Storia Contemporanea, Letteratura & Società, Qualeducazione, Voci, Diritto e Religioni and Fata Morgana. These journals have attracted contributions from prominent Italian cultural and academic figures such as Alberto Moravia, Michele Prisco, Leonida Répaci, Mario Pomilio, Rosario Villari and many others. Over more than six decades the house has accumulated more than 2,500 publications. One of its best-known commercial successes is Fratelli di sangue, an investigative book on the 'ndrangheta written by magistrate Nicola Gratteri and journalist Antonio Nicaso, first published in 2006 in the Mafia series and later republished with further success by Mondadori. The publisher celebrated its seventieth anniversary in 2022, marking the occasion partly with a project to reissue the literary production of the Calabrian writer Leonida Repaci. Today Luigi Pellegrini Editore remains a family-run, independent publisher based in Cosenza, Calabria, with an active online catalogue and a continuing commitment to Southern Italian cultural and academic publishing.

Luigi Pellegrini Editore was founded in 1952 in Cleto, a small town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, by Luigi Pellegrini, a publicist and journalist. It was among the first publishing houses to specialise in the cultural sector in Calabria. From its early years the house combined book publishing with periodicals, building a reputation for intellectual rigour and regional engagement. In 1982, management passed to the founder's son, Walter Pellegrini, who strengthened the periodicals division and specialised series. Under his direction the catalogue expanded to include journals such as Campi Immaginabili, Giornale di Storia Contemporanea, Letteratura & Società, Qualeducazione, Voci, Diritto e Religioni and Fata Morgana, attracting contributions from leading Italian academics and cultural figures. In 2012, the founder's granddaughters, Marta and Sara Pellegrini, joined the editorial management structure, ensuring continuity of family stewardship. Over its first 65 years the publisher accumulated more than 2,500 publications. A notable commercial and critical success came in 2006 with Fratelli di sangue, an investigative work on the 'ndrangheta by magistrate Nicola Gratteri and journalist Antonio Nicaso, published in the Mafia series and later republished by Mondadori. In 2022 the house celebrated its 70th anniversary, launching a project to reissue the literary production of Calabrian writer Leonida Repaci, a friend of the founder. The publisher remains based in Cosenza and continues to operate as an independent, family-run cultural publisher.

• 2022

  Celebrates 70th anniversary; launches Leonida Repaci reissue project.

• 2012

  Granddaughters Marta and Sara join editorial management.

• 2006

  Publishes Fratelli di sangue by Nicola Gratteri and Antonio Nicaso.

• 1982

  Management passes to son Walter Pellegrini.

• 1952

  Founded in Cleto by Luigi Pellegrini.

Independent, family-run academic and cultural publisher rooted in Calabria, with a strong focus on Southern Italian history, literature and social issues.

• 2006

  Fratelli di sangue

  Investigative book on the 'ndrangheta by Nicola Gratteri and Antonio Nicaso.

• Il Letterato

  Literary periodical.

• Incontri Meridionali

  Biannual journal of history and culture.

• Contenuti

  Cultural periodical.

• Campi Immaginabili

  Specialised series.

• Giornale di Storia Contemporanea

  Biannual journal of contemporary history.

• Letteratura & Società

  Quarterly journal of literature and society.

• Qualeducazione

  Quarterly journal of pedagogy.

• Voci

  Biannual journal of anthropology.

• Diritto e Religioni

  Biannual journal of law and religion.

• Fata Morgana

  Quarterly journal of cinema.

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