Transit book publisher

The Transit book publishing is a Berliner Verlag , which was founded in 1981st His focus is on culture, history and literature. Numerous books on the history of Berlin are also represented in the program. In 2011, the publisher received the Kurt Wolff Prize , which is awarded to particularly ambitious small publishers and comes with prize money.

history

The publishing house was founded in 1981 by Rainer Nitsche (* 1945) and two other partners. Today Rainer Nitsche and Gudrun Fröba (* 1951) are partners and managing directors. After studying literature with Walter Höllerer and completing his doctorate at the Technical University of Berlin in 1971, Nitsche worked as a freelance worker at the Berlin branch of the Luchterhand publishing house and lectured at the Technical University. He was denied his habilitation because of criminal convictions in student newspapers. He was initially a teacher at the Berlin School for Adult Education and from 1978 to 1983 also managing director of Mehringhof GmbH . Gudrun Fröba takes on the layout and design of the publishing program, while Nitsche proofreads the books. Nitsche was at times also authorized to represent the board of the Berlin regional association of the German book trade association .

Every year around 10 titles are published by Transit Buchverlag, in 2006 around 60 titles from the publishing range were available. All books are graphically designed differently. In 2019 the publisher received the German Publishing Award .

expenditure

• Gerhard Armanski, Wolfgang Hebold-Heitz (ed.): Trains from the past. The Berlin S-Bahn. 1981, ISBN 3-88747-001-X . (The first book by the publisher).
• Rainer Nitsche (Ed.): House fights 1872/1920/1945/1982. With contributions by Uli Hellweg, Peter Kurt and Beate Ziegs. 1981, ISBN 3-88747-004-4 .
• Hans J. Reichhardt, Wolfgang Schächen : From Berlin to Germania. About the destruction of the imperial capital by Albert Speer's redesign plans. An exhibition by the Berlin State Archives, November 7, 1984 - April 30, 1985. 2nd edition. 1984, ISBN 3-88747-025-7 .
• Inka Bach : Glücksmarie Roman. 2004, ISBN 3-88747-194-6 .
• Uwe Johnson , Klaus Baumgärtner (Hrsg.): “Immediate social get-together.” Account of two trips. 2004, ISBN 3-88747-198-9 .
• Heinz Berggruen : Small farewells. 1935–1937: Berlin, Copenhagen, California. With a foreword by Klaus Harpprecht . 2004, ISBN 3-88747-191-1 .
• Nicolaus Sombart : Romanian journey. To my mother's country. 2006, ISBN 3-88747-209-8 .
• Peter Wawerzinek : The child that I was. 3. Edition. 2010, ISBN 978-3-88747-251-1 .
• Anila Wilms : The Albanian Oil or Murder on the Road to the North. Novel. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-279-5 .
• Gerald Sammet : The unsinkable cat. Nine cat lives. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-281-8 .
• Gerald Sammet: Extinguished fires. Industry & happiness. On the history of the factory in Upper Franconia. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-272-6 .
• Dieter Richter : Jean Paul. A travel biography. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-280-1 .
• Dieter Richter: From court to Rome. Johann Christian Reinhart. A German painter in Italy. 2011, ISBN 978-3-88747-245-0 .
• Heidrun Loeper (Ed.): Else Lasker-Schüler. The rotating world factory. Berlin views and portraits. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-282-5 .
• Ivan Klíma : Hour of Silence. Novel. Translated by Maria Hammerich-Maier. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-268-9 .
• Peter Henning : The beautiful shadow. Sea novella. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-269-6 .
• Judith Macheiner : Antonia Forster. The sister of the world traveler. Historical novel. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-270-2 .
• Stephan Wuthe : Swingtime in Germany. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-271-9 .
• Maria Barbal : Càmfora. Novel. Translated by Heike Nottebaum. 2012, ISBN 978-3-88747-258-0 .
• Maria Barbal: Like a stone in the rubble. Novel. Translated by Heike Nottebaum. 2007, ISBN 978-3-88747-221-4 .
• Indriði Thorsteinsson: Taxi 79 from the station. Novel. Translated by Betty Wahl. 2011, ISBN 978-3-88747-247-4 .
• Óskar Arni Óskarsson: The glitter of the herring scale in the forelock. Translated by Betty Wahl. 2011, ISBN 978-3-88747-252-8 .
• Jeanette Erazo Heufelder: Drug Corridor Mexico. A report. 2011, ISBN 978-3-88747-259-7 .
• Wojciech Jagielski: Wanderer of the Night. A report. Translated by Lisa Palmes . 2010, ISBN 978-3-88747-244-3 .
• Kachi A. Ozumba: The shadow of a smile. Novel. Translated by Rainer Nitsche. 2010, ISBN 978-3-88747-243-6 .
• Paul Marcus : Between two wars. From Berlin's most glamorous days and nights. with an afterword by Inka Bach . 2013, ISBN 978-3-88747-290-0 .
• Gerd Zahner : '' Goster: Roman. '' Detective novel. 2018, ISBN 978-3-88747-365-5 .

literature

• Nils Kahlefeldt: A bit cheeky and very free. In: Börsenblatt for the German book trade. 12/2006, p. 32ff.
• Jörg Plath: The two-person collective. Each book is unique: Transit Verlag has been in Kreuzberg for 25 years. In: Der Tagesspiegel. May 9, 2006.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Titles that deal with the German capital run like a red thread through the program. In: Nils Kahlefeldt: Somewhat cheeky and very free. In: Börsenblatt for the German book trade. 12/2006, p. 32ff.
2. ↑ Mixed doubles Gudrun Fröba and Rainer Nitsche are the Berlin Transit Verlag. on: Deutschlandradio Kultur . March 17, 2011.
3. ↑ see data on Nitsche in the DNB at http://d-nb.info/gnd/136164323
4. ↑ see Gudrun Fröba (60), report on Buchmarkt.de from 2011
5. ^ Berlin-a city for publishers