Kitab publishing house
| Kitab publishing house | |
|---|---|
| legal form | one-man business |
| founding | 1999 |
| Seat | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee , Austria |
| management | Wilhelm Baum |
| Branch | Book publisher |
| Website | www.Kitab-Verlag.at |
The Kitab-Verlag Klagenfurt-Wien is an Austrian small publishing house for literature , in 1999 by the historian Wilhelm Baum was founded. The name of the publisher is derived from the Arabic word Kitab / كتاب ( book ).
Publishing program
Translations of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian and Turkish literature are published regularly in cooperation with non-German-speaking publishers. These include authors such as Žarko Petan , Alojz Rebula , Kajetan Kovič , Sonja Porle , Boris Pahor and Janko Messner .
Another focus of the program is the publication of books that deal with the persecution of minorities by totalitarian systems . With the works of the former Slovenian concentration camp prisoner Boris Pahor , the publisher was able to attract greater attention on this topic.
In the Kitab Zeitgeschichte series , the publisher takes a critical look at Carinthia's Nazi past . In addition, dealing with the Orient also plays a role, such as B. in the book: Emin Lelic: The Rumi Reciters of Sarajevo or books on Indian literature such as "Chili, Chai, Chapati".