Varrak
Varrak ( Estonian , name of the Lappish magician from the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg ) is an Estonian book publisher based in Tallinn .
founding
The publishing house was one of the first to be founded after the restoration of Estonian independence in 1991 and began operations before the Estonian kroon was introduced in 1992 . Specifically, he is based on a pre-war publishing house operated by Bernhard Linde .
Publication activity
From the beginning, Varrak focused on both translated and Estonian literature. By acquiring the rights of prominent foreign authors - for example he owns the Estonian-language rights to the Harry Potter series by Joanne K. Rowling and the novels by Agatha Christie - he quickly gained a solid economic base. He rose relatively quickly to become one of the “leading publishers for beautiful literature” in Estonia.
Well-known Estonian authors who publish or have published their books with Varrak include Kai Aareleid , Indrek Hargla , Andrus Kivirähk , Ene Mihkelson , Tõnu Õnnepalu , Ilmar Taska and Toomas Vint .
Web links
(Estonian) Homepage of the publisher