tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41043901728980987552024-02-19T08:30:22.069+00:00Bloggerel - Alma Books and Alma ClassicsA literary blog from the Alma Books and Alma Classics team, with author contributions and commentary.Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.comBlogger418125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-7447366715528098072022-01-01T12:18:00.002+00:002022-01-01T12:18:58.009+00:00<p>I am delighted by the many positive reviews of my translation of <a href="https://www.adelphi.it/libro/9788845936371" target="_blank">John Keats's <i>Letters</i></a>, published by Adelphi. The latest, by the eminent translator and critic <a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masolino_D%27Amico" target="_blank">Masolino d'Amico</a>, appeared yesterday in <a href="https://www.repubblica.it/venerdi/2021/12/31/news/lettere_john_keats_adelphi_romantici_venerdi_repubblica-331810227/" target="_blank">La Repubblica</a>. "This is the largest and most lovingly translated selection of Keats's letters that could be expected in our language," D'Amico says. "When translating […] the numerous poems that Keats inserts in his letters, Gallenzi retains the verse scheme of the original, including rhymes […], with affable simplicity. […] His heroic effort is particularly successful when he translates poems written in a half-serious tone, such as those address to his younger sister Fanny."</p><p>Huzzah!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS3noF7RqWXtGHlDFZv1I6mLTlLjuDw0n-U58DPg3kR7alLyqj9oXhAsO7lX3q4yrbg81SzEHhXrMiW1KkKGsiMSq5evvdX7JZ5Fzr1uJLl2ubPkyvjOv5GnJDb3UApuSrZLPaSdX-PJdcE7MFNISqC_eg9mx0H2anYdQH565aahlVgfv02fGuxsKw=s943" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS3noF7RqWXtGHlDFZv1I6mLTlLjuDw0n-U58DPg3kR7alLyqj9oXhAsO7lX3q4yrbg81SzEHhXrMiW1KkKGsiMSq5evvdX7JZ5Fzr1uJLl2ubPkyvjOv5GnJDb3UApuSrZLPaSdX-PJdcE7MFNISqC_eg9mx0H2anYdQH565aahlVgfv02fGuxsKw=s320" width="204" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-88723497454127240942021-12-19T14:12:00.000+00:002021-12-19T14:12:05.283+00:00Bloggerel redivivus! Bloggerel is back!<p>In spring 2014 we took the decision to close down our blog. As it turns out, it was only a temporary measure. A mere seven and a half years have passed, and I am looking forward to bridging that gap and catching up with literary blogging in the following weeks and months.</p><p>So many things have happened during this period of self-imposed silence… As we resume Bloggerel, I will make sure that we look forward as well as back, in order to give you a full and honest account of ourselves.</p><p>So stay tuned until my next post, which hopefully won't take seven more years to appear…<br /></p>Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-27410429773321609712014-03-17T11:24:00.001+00:002014-03-17T11:25:37.798+00:00The End of Bloggerel<div wrap="">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Originally started in 2008, Bloggerel has been a place for us to discuss literature, not only the latest news from Alma and the inner workings of publishing, but also to post about some of the hidden gems from classical literature. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As Alma Books and Alma Classics continue to grow and we are publishing more and more titles, the demands on our time have increased accordingly. So it is with sadness that we have decided to stop updating Bloggerel. It has been fun during the last few years, but the blog can no longer be maintained as it had been previously. </span><br />
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translator of many books for us and for other publishers, including Angel
Books, Oxford University Press, Penguin Books and Pushkin Press – passed away
last night at the Northwick Park Hospital after a short illness. </span></span></span><br />
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his translations, which include Dostoevsky’s <i>Humiliated and Insulted</i> and <i>The
Idiot</i>, as well as a forthcoming novel by Dmitry Merezhkovsky’s, <i>Leonardo</i>. </span></span></span></div>
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times over the past few months, and I am keen to ensure that his literary
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From left to right: Katherine Dovlatov, A.D. Miller and Zinovy Zinik at Pushkin House last night, celebrating the launch of Katherine Dovlatov's translation of <a href="http://www.almaclassics.com/pushkin-hills-p-564-book.html" target="_blank">Pushkin Hills</a>, written by her father Sergei Dovlatov and available now for the first time in English.<br /><br />It was a wonderful occupation - absorbing and informative - and well attended, thank you to Pushkin House for hosting the event and to the three panelists for their insightful discussion. Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-33299486028233627202013-10-16T10:48:00.001+01:002013-10-16T16:39:07.328+01:00Secret Leopardi - Event at the Italian Cultural Institute Having published <a href="http://www.almaclassics.com/canti-p-294-book.html" target="_blank">Canti</a> by Giacomo Leopardi ourselves we are always
interested in reading other translations of Leopardi's work, so
tomorrow's event at the Italian Cultural Institute (39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX) should to be quite
interesting. For anyone interested in Leopardi or italian literature in
general come tomorrow 17th October at 6:30pm, free event but booking essential, see
description below:<br />
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'THE SECRET LEOPARDI: THE FIRST INTEGRAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE ZIBALDONE<br />
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Under the supervision of Franco D’Intino and Michael Caesar, Penguin
publishes the first integral English translation of Giacomo Leopardi’s
<i>Zibaldone</i>, the collection of notes written by the poet between 1817 and
1832. <br />
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The result of an impressive effort by the researchers, this work
includes critical and philological parts, notes and a detailed
introduction. <br />
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Critically acclaimed, the translation will be presented at the Italian
Cultural Institute by the curators, Professors Franco D’Intino and
Michael Caesar, together with Professor Susan Bassnett.<br />
Writer Elisabetta Rasy, within the series Writers in Residence, will read from the book and chair the event.'<br />
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<a href="http://www.icilondon.esteri.it/IIC_Londra/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=1100&citta=Londra" target="_blank">Click here to book online</a>Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-57947772997929388642013-09-13T17:50:00.000+01:002013-09-13T18:09:26.042+01:00Morrissey book 'cancelled'According to the Bookseller, the publication of Morrissey's autobiography has been cancelled after a last-minute disagreement between the singer and Penguin. It seems the singer wanted his 600 page work to be published as a Penguin Classics. <br />
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The publishers of Alma Classics, Alessandro Gallenzi and Elisabetta Minervini would love to take this project on and incorporate it into our Alma Classics list. Having exchanged
Morrissey tapes when they were young lovebirds and been dedicated fans for the past 25 years, this book would be a joy to work on and as an important account of music history we feel it deserves a place alongside the classics.<br />
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Read the full report from the Bookseller: <a href="http://www.thebookseller.com/news/morrissey-book-cancelled.html">http://www.thebookseller.com/news/morrissey-book-cancelled.html</a><br />
<br />Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-15228229921856399052013-05-22T16:58:00.001+01:002013-05-22T16:59:51.118+01:00Independent Foreign Fiction Prize <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A splendid night at the Royal Institute of British Architects for the
annual Taittinger-lubricated celebration of fiction in translation. It
was good to catch up with so many friends and take bets on the potential
winner. Bill Swainson of Bloomsbury was right in tipping <i>The Detour</i> as
the dark horse of the competition – I thought the prize would be a close
race between Pushkin Press' <i>The Traveller of the Century</i> by Andrés
Neuman or Maclehose Press' <i>Trieste</i> by Daša Drndić (I hope the accents
come out OK). We also had a book in the shortlist – <i>Bundu</i> by Chris
Barnard – but having won last year, we weren't very hopeful of a new
success and were secretly cheering Pushkin's book alongside ours.
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they'd won: "It's a lyrical book… beautifully written… perfectly
translated… a love story… a quest… an escape…" That wise man, François
von Hurter of Bitter Lemon Press, who was standing next to us, rightly
said: "Every cliché applies to every book – because all books are
clichéd."
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deserved one, I am sure) was declared to be <i>The Detour</i> by Gerbrand
Bakker (translated from the Dutch by David Colmer). The author's and
translator's speeches were sweet and I am sure their nerves eased once
they got off the podium and toasted their success with more champagne. </span></span><br />
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Tonight is the Man Book International Award ceremony, and we'll be there
to cheer our shortlisted author, Aharon Appelfeld – and catch up with
some other friends over a glass or two of bubbly.
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There are hundreds of fabulous books there, and I'd have been happy to be locked in for a week or two so that I could browse them at leisure. The section I liked the most was the first-editions one. Here I am holding the first volume of the first edition of <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, first published 200 years ago, in 1813.<br />
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But for me the real gems were the first editions of Milton's <i>Paradise Lost</i>, George Eliot's Middlemarch (four green volumes, left in the following picture) and Fielding's <i>Tom Jones</i> (six brown volumes, right). Thanks to Sharon, the Librarian, for showing us around.<br />
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A short stroll from Trinity is the Blackwell's bookshop in Broad Street. Alma is well represented throughout, and there's plenty of beautiful modern books on display, including the six titles from our splendid Fitzgerald series.<br />
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No trace of ebooks there, thank God. The physical book is still going strong in Oxford, even among students.<br />
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congratulatory messages – we had no idea we had so many friends! We are
sorry if we were not able to reply to all them personally, but rest
assured that they did reach us and they mean a lot to us.<br />
Thanks again to everyone for your warm support,<br />
Alessandro, Elisabetta and the rest of the team Alma</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Winner – Independent
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It was a huge surprise to win Independent Publisher of the Year and
we are delighted to have taken home the bacon at the third time of asking! It's
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prize, all our authors and translators, as well as all the booksellers, agents
and readers who have been supporting us over the years.</span></span></div>
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Publishing Plc and Macmillan Distribution Services for selling and distributing
our titles, the CPI Group for printing all our books to such a high standard of
quality, and all national and international reps and agents for their passion
and continued support.</span></span></div>
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Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-21609317390244310612013-04-22T21:07:00.000+01:002013-04-22T21:07:01.549+01:00Bestseller in Spanish<i>Bestseller</i> was launched in Spanish two weeks ago. My wonderful publisher Alba Editorial invited me to a series of interviews and a lovely launch at La Central, where I had the honour to be introduced by the legendary Spanish publisher Jorge Herralde, founder of Anagrama. There was a good crowd – it was a good opportunity to see many of my Spanish friends – and I left with a feeling that, despite the ongoing world financial crisis, the Spanish literary scene is more vibrant than the English one at the moment. I'd like to thank my publisher, Idoia Moll, my editor María Tena, my translator Laura Vidal, my interpreter Kate Wilson and the rest of the team at Alba for their wonderful work. I feel I am in excellent hands in Spain.<br />
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There have been a number of reviews of <i>Bestseller</i> in Spanish and Catalan – if you are interested you can find most of them online.<br />
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Great launch party last night at The Society Club in Soho celebrating the recent publication of <i>The Art of Leaving</i>. Above author Anna Stothard and Alma publisher Alessandro Gallenzi.Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-2423328541437431272013-03-15T11:17:00.001+00:002013-03-15T11:19:01.913+00:00Bookseller Industry Awards Shortlist<div wrap="">
We are delighted to announce that Alma Books has been shortlisted for two of the Bookseller Industry Awards.<br />
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The first category is Independent Publisher of the Year, and the second
is Imprint and Editor of the Year, with our publisher Alessandro
Gallenzi flying the flag for independent publishers, against competition
from the top four publishing groups in the UK: Viking (Penguin), Fourth
Estate (HarperCollins), Arrow and Yellow Jersey Press (Random House)
and Weidenfeld & Nicolson and Hodder & Stoughton
(Hachette).<br />
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Fingers crossed - and a big thank you for your continued support. </div>
Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-90600417858250454192013-03-06T10:43:00.001+00:002013-03-06T10:43:13.315+00:00Bloomsbury After-Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Elisabetta and Alessandro enjoying a bit of bubbly with Trilby Kent
at the Bloomsbury offices in Bedford Square after presenting the
Autumn 2013 titles to the Bloomsbury reps.Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-60712526736188565802013-02-13T14:53:00.001+00:002013-02-13T14:53:41.243+00:00Shortlisted for the IPG Trade Publisher of the Year Award 2013Dear Friends,<br />
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We are delighted to announce that Alma Books has been shortlisted for the IPG Trade Publisher of the Year Award 2013.<br />
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It is a shortlist of three, and in the running are also Constable &
Robinson (who won in 2012) and John Blake Publishing (who won in 2010).
The winner will be announced at the IPG Conference Gala Dinner on 7th
March 2013. Alma was already shortlisted for the award in 2011.<br />
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Here is the judges’ comments on our shortlist:<br />
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“Alma Books is shortlisted on the back of a year of commercial print
success, exponential ebook sales growth and substantial critical
acclaim. Judges admired its commitment to translated fiction and
outstanding website, plus its instinct for picking up little-heard-of
authors who are likely to appeal in the UK. ‘Alma is a small independent
publisher with no obvious weak spots. It is finding authors and books
in a way most other publishers are not.’ ”<br />
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Fingers crossed and, as ever, thank you for your support (and all your emails this morning).<br />
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Elisabetta Minervini and Alessandro GallenziAlessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-16339866471395239942013-02-05T10:59:00.000+00:002013-02-05T11:06:25.444+00:00The Rediscovered Skeleton<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was reading Belli's sonnets yesterday and I found this gem (Sonnet No. 1010). I couldn't resist translating it
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">1010. The rediscovered skeleton</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1<sup>st</sup> November 1833 (All Souls’ Day)</span></span></div>
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Gioachino Belli (1791–1863) on the discovery of bones – purported to be those
of Raffaello Sanzio – in the Pantheon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">È una sscèna, per dio, propio una sscèna. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ma ttutte ar tempo mio s’ha da vedelle! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pe quattr’ossacce senza carn’e ppelle </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">s’ha da pijjà la ggente tanta pena! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">È llui: nun è: ssò cquelle: nun zò cquelle: </span></span></div>
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Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-6451889398522692842013-02-05T10:49:00.000+00:002013-02-06T06:55:54.493+00:00At the Savile Club with Anne SebbaGreatly enjoyed Anne Sebba's talk a couple of weeks ago at the Savile Club. Her latest book <i>That Woman</i> follows the life of Wallis Simpson. The suave man on the right is Alan Williams, the chairman of the Whitefriars Dining Club, one of the oldest dining – if not the oldest – clubs in the UK.<br />
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Alessandro Gallenzi with Sir Trevor McDonald and Prof Ian Bruce (new
Chairman of the Richmond Society) at yesterday's talk by Sir Trevor at a
packed Duke Street Church in Richmond, the first in a series of talks
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It was a delightful occasion, and the talk was interesting and
insightful. It was also good to catch up with some other illustrious
residents, such as Clive Bradley and our Alma author Robert Chesshyre.<br />
<b>Photo (c) Jeremy Rodell</b>Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-75643802803757110722013-01-08T13:11:00.002+00:002013-01-08T13:12:45.055+00:0060th-Anniversary of Diogenes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alessandro trying to persuade an unconvinced Donna Léon that the
publishing world is not doomed. Anthony McCarten listens attentively
behind his shoulders while sipping excellent champagne offered by
Diogenes during their lavish 60th-Anniversary party at the Frankfurt
Book Fair. Photo courtesy of Diogenes.</span>Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-57650058885658417522012-07-02T12:54:00.000+01:002012-07-02T13:01:51.839+01:00Launch of new novel InterRail<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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afternoon and came to the Calder Bookshop Wednesday evening, preferring our
company and a glass of wine to the footballing feats of Ronaldo, Iniesta and
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(recently reviewed in the <i>Guardian</i>) –
two very different books in style, tone and setting. Jim’s book is modern,
inventive, linguistically explosive and urban. My book is more traditional,
gently humorous and cosmopolitan. Jim’s book has a self-styled transexual God
of Love as the narrator, my book has a twenty-one-year-old Italian Candide – if
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trip (my third) – and it was a real blast. You can now travel across
thirty-four European countries, there is no age limit and there’s a number of
flexible passes suited to the traveller’s finances and time availability. And it
is even possible to travel first class. To find out more about this wonderful
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<br /></div>Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-83798503791750137022012-02-17T15:39:00.002+00:002012-02-17T15:43:25.009+00:00Important news! Alma Classics!It's been some time since our last post and the reason for this is that we've been busy revamping Oneworld Classics and launching the new imprint Alma Classics!<br /><br />In Spring 2007 Alessandro Gallenzi and Elisabetta Minervini, founders of Alma Books, launched Oneworld Classics in partnership with the directors of Oneworld Publications, Juliet Mabey and Novin Doostdar. During these five years Oneworld Classics took on the legendary Calder Publications list (founded in 1949) and launched a new music imprint Overture Publishing.<br /><br />We are now delighted to announce that Alma Books has acquired Oneworld Classics and will be rebranding this amazing collection as Alma Classics. Apart from revamping these much loved titles and breathing new life into them we will also continue the Oneworld Classics mission, publishing not only the greatest masterpieces of all time but also making available unjustly neglected works of enduring significance.<br /><br />Elisabetta Minervini, Alma Books’ Publisher, says: “We are really thrilled to welcome the classics into the Alma home. We like the idea of creating a dialogue between contemporary and classic authors. It will strengthen our desire to create a community of people who love literature. It is our plan to go back to the ideals that moved us when we started working in publishing: beautiful books lovingly produced; carefully selected texts of great classics from world literature, offered in new translations. Some of the new editions will be published in hardback, while other titles will be given a contemporary look with the aim of bringing these wonderful books to new readers.”<br /><br />Alessandro Gallenzi, Alma Books’ Managing Director, says: "We would like to thank Novin and Juliet for helping us to set it up and being such supportive partners. It has been a pleasure to work with them, and we wish them every success in the development of their Oneworld Publications list.”<br /><br />Alma Classics will continue the publishing program set by Oneworld Classics for Spring 2012 but significant changes will happen in the latter half of the year when we plan to launch new editions of bestselling titles with new covers and extra material. Most of the Oneworld Classics titles are still available for purchase however in the next three years Alma Classics will gradually replace them with new volumes.<br /><br />Show us your support and post us a message on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alma-Classics/337840132926831?sk=wall&filter=1">facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/almaclassics/statuses/169762959512440832">twitter</a>!Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-64621258421722909512012-01-05T17:09:00.003+00:002012-01-05T17:23:13.530+00:00Kick-starting 2012<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/page.html?id=21"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80Wd0Qudtzs0xpvmkhExvNhxXcKZMfYcto6Msy1LQ0DxhD-UM1WzU6XVsDkJDosk1-BxHX2MR3BuTvf6ZzfPXJnjy_ds-HJZ_I5uZwYI70TGSru5mu3MfjbM0J30IBjxF7YrH_15H3mQ/s320/jan-competition.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694197124681049250" border="0" /></a>In spite of the Olympics buzz not many are optimistic about 2012 and the howling weather isn't helping much but we're hoping to start positive and prepare for some major changes this year.<br /><br />To kick-start 2012 <a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/">Oneworld Classics</a> is running two competitions for UK residents, everyone who creates a free online account on our website automatically has a chance to win a set of five bestselling Oneworld Classics titles (worth over £50):<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/the-master-and-margarita-p-197-book.html">The Master and Margarita</a> by Mikhail Bulgakov<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/dearest-father-p-149-book.html">Dearest Father</a> by Franz Kafka<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/death-on-credit-p-295-book.html">Death on Credit</a> by Louis-Ferdinand Celine<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/decameron-p-155-book.html">Decameron</a> by Giovanni Boccaccio<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/exercises-in-style-p-291-book.html">Exercises in Style</a> by Raymond Queneau<br />No purchase or payment is necessary, simply log in now! Offer ends 29th February 2012.<br /><br />We are also offering a set of our 10 Overture Opera Guides (worth £120!) plus a one-year free subscription to <span style="font-style: italic;">Opera Now</span> magazine.<br />The set will include all the titles Overture have published so far:<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/tosca-p-388-book.html">Tosca</a> by Giacomo Puccini<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/idomeneo-p-389-book.html">Idomeneo</a> by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/la-boh%C3%A8me-p-390-book.html">La bohéme</a> by Giacomo Puccini<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/don-giovanni-p-391-book.html">Don Giovanni</a> by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/parsifal-p-392-book.html">Parsifal</a> by Richard Wagner<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/a-midsummer-night%E2%80%99s-dream-p-407-book.html">A Midsummer Night’s Dream</a> by Benjamin Britten<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/simon-boccanegra-p-393-book.html">Simon Boccanegra</a> by Giuseppe Verdi<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/le-nozze-di-figaro-p-506-book.html">Le nozze di Figaro </a>by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/eugene-onegin-p-507-book.html">Eugene Onegin</a> by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br /><a href="http://www.oneworldclassics.com/der-fliegende-holl%C3%A4nder-p-510-book.html">Der Fliegende Holländer </a>by Richard Wagner<br />To win simply tell us which opera you would like to see covered by Overture Opera Guides? Email your answer to competition@oneworldclassics.com (competition ends 15th February 2012).<br /><br />For <a href="http://www.almabooks.com/">Alma Books</a> we have decided to extend our Christmas Gift promotion and are giving every customer who makes a purchase from our website a free surprise book (valid for UK residents only, offer end 31st January).<br /><br />Both websites currently have a 40% discount for every online order for January only, so this is the last chance to purchase some amazing titles at low prices.<br /><br />We hope this is the start of many competitions and offers to come during the rest of the year.<br /><br />Happy New Year everyone!Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-6980746608134085122011-12-16T11:08:00.003+00:002011-12-16T11:24:48.794+00:00London's Best Bookshop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://calderbookshop.com/"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMMMIVXsH2V0db5RdhtX8Vj-LzqZgrV0wPenQft25f9YF1o6GE1PuOgOmdaA4O17Iv1-Ikf8ffptQCT4mjM_gMn9PIlUk_rZu5XH4LkmeX-E6q-lAipiB_P1F2jxEzkmB1qKRIoGUkqw/s320/calderbookshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686681842034630258" border="0" /></a>Our congratulations go out to The Calder Bookshop & Theatre who have won this year's award for London's Best Bookshop by London Magazine, especially considering that among the other nominations were Daunts Books in Marylebone, Lutyens and Rubinstein in Notting Hill and the London Review Bookshop in Bloomsbury.<br /><br />The Calder Bookshop was founded by publishing legend John Calder and specialises in literary fiction, poetry and drama. In 2010 it become The Calder Bookshop & Theatre hosting a variety of discussions, literary readings, film showings, music events and theatre performances. Visit their website www.calderbookshop.com to find out about latest events and pop in to flick through some extraordinary titles.<br /><br />The Calder Bookshop & Theatre<br />51 The Cut, London, SE1 8LF<br />Telephone: 020 7620 2900<br />info@calderbookshop.com<br />www.calderbookshop.comAlessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-76489437114251356302011-11-30T15:34:00.002+00:002011-11-30T15:45:28.257+00:00Where are all the Christmas parties?Over the past few years December has always looked like a minefield – the calendar was chock-full of Christmas dinners and parties. This year we looked at our diaries and the only invitation was from the Elvis Presley Society of Great Britain, which unfortunately we had to turn down as it clashes with Advent Service at our kids' school. Either we have suddenly become <span style="font-style: italic;">personae non gratae</span> or the publishing world has run out of money.<br /><br />Luckily enough, Italians are not daunted by the crisis and are in as festive a mood as ever (remember the good old days of the Credit Crunch? Sigh. We are now officially in recession until further notice). So it will be a good year for turkeys – and for us there will be a lot of Prosecco, lasagna and panettone.<br /><br />Cin cin!Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.com1