New Malik publishing house
The New Malik Verlag was founded in 1983 in Kiel from Slavic Thies Ziemke as politically left-leaning publisher of literature in the tradition of Malik publishing house founded (1916 to 1947).
The founder of the Malik publishing house Wieland Herzfelde suggested the name: “Call it Neuer Malik Verlag”. One of the first publications was Else Lasker-Schüler's Der Malik , which also played an important role in founding the original Malik publishing house. The word comes from Arabic and means "king".
The bookseller Hans-Joachim “Jo” Hauberg and the librarian and translator Giuseppe de Siati became other publishing partners besides Thies Ziemke. The authors include a. Hans-Jürgen Heise and Rafik Schami , there were also good contacts to the Russian literary scene, including Vladimir Makanin .
In 1996 the publisher was sold to Piper Verlag . Travel literature is published under the imprint "Malik Verlag" and "Malik National Geographic" .
Publications (selection)
- 1985: Working Group Democratic History (ed.): We are the building people. Kiel 1945 to 1950 . ISBN 3-89029-950-4 .
- 1988: Leonhard Frank : The citizen. ISBN 978-3-89029-030-0 .
- 1988: Konstantin Fedin : Cities and Years. ISBN 978-3-89029-031-7 .
- 1996: Rafik Schami : Longing drives black. Stories from abroad. ISBN 978-3-89029-096-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Forum , magazine for politics, society and culture in Luxembourg, issue 167 (April 1996)