Verlag Neues Leben
Sub-brand
UnclaimedVerlag Neues Leben is a German book publishing house within the Eulenspiegel Verlagsgruppe, with roots reaching back to the immediate post-war period and a tradition of publishing in the GDR.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
Verlag Neues Leben is one of the publishing houses whose books appear under the Eulenspiegel Verlagsgruppe. According to the group's 'About us' page, the group publishes books from Eulenspiegel Verlag, Eulenspiegel Kinderbuchverlag, Verlag Neues Leben, Verlag Das Neue Berlin, edition ost and Aurora Verlag, offering a broad spectrum in fiction, children's books and non-fiction, and is strongly represented on the book market not only in eastern Germany. The group states that Eulenspiegel Verlag and the publishers Neues Leben and Das Neue Berlin look back on a long tradition and that especially exciting, funny and entertaining books appeared in them during the GDR era. The group also states that the history of these publishers reaches back to the immediate post-war period. The group's 'Our publishers' page adds that the roots of many of its publishers reach back to the immediate post-war period, that their programmes made them among the most successful general-interest publishers in the GDR, and that after 1990 they were among the few eastern publishers that managed the step onto the new book market. The group's history page notes that, like almost all GDR publishers, the publishers came under Treuhand administration in 1990, ran into economic difficulties and went into insolvency, and that a restart succeeded in 1993.
History
The Eulenspiegel Verlagsgruppe states that the history of its publishers reaches back to the immediate post-war period, and that Verlag Neues Leben is among the publishers that look back on a long tradition, with especially exciting, funny and entertaining books appearing in them during the GDR era. The group's 'Our publishers' page adds that the roots of many of its publishers reach back to the immediate post-war period, that their programmes made them among the most successful general-interest publishers in the GDR, and that after 1990 they were among the few eastern publishers that managed the step onto the new book market. The group's history page states that, like almost all GDR publishers, the publishers came under Treuhand administration in 1990, ran into economic difficulties and went into insolvency, and that a restart succeeded in 1993.
Products and positioning
A traditional publishing house within the Eulenspiegel Verlagsgruppe, historically among the successful general-interest publishers in the GDR.
Product categories. books · fiction · non-fiction · children's books
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