Article 19 publisher
| Article 19 publisher | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | February 14, 1989 |
| Seat | Hamburg |
| Status: May 24, 2012 | |
The Artikel 19 Verlag is a German publisher that published the book Die satanischen Verse by Salman Rushdie in German. It was founded on this occasion.
In 1988 the book was initially published in English . In January 1989, copies of the book were publicly burned in Great Britain , whereupon local booksellers went over to no longer exhibiting the novel. At the beginning of February 1989 pogroms with fatalities followed in Pakistan and India because of the book . On February 14, 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini called on all Muslims to kill the author and his publishers. The commercial register shows that the Article 19 publishing house was founded on the same day.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes, by Article 19, the freedom of expression . This is what the name of the publisher refers to.
Less than two weeks after the murder call, it was clear that at least two dozen publishers were participating in the publication. Publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland took part . Around ninety publishers and well over a hundred editors were found by August 1989. "Die satanischen Verse" in German has been in stores since October 17, 1989.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Satanic Verses: Novel in Google Book Search
- ↑ a b c Khomeini Urges Muslims to Kill Author of Novel . The New York Times . February 15, 1989. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ↑ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights . United Nations . Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ↑ I'm afraid we'll go to hell . In: Der Spiegel . No. 9 , 1989, pp. 160-168 ( online ).
- ↑ An offensive book? . Germany radio . March 31, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ↑ Wait . The time . August 25, 1989. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ↑ Long-term death sentence: 20 years of "Satanic Verses" . n-tv . October 17, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2012.