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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (/ k n ɒ p f /) is an American publishing house that was founded by Blanche Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Sr. in 1915. [1] Blanche and Alfred traveled abroad regularly and were known for publishing European, Asian, and Latin American writers in addition to leading American literary trends.
Alfred A. Knopf. Founded in 1915, Alfred A Knopf has long had a reputation as a publisher of distinguished, beautifully designed, award-winning books. It is an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, which is a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
Aug 7, 2024 · Alfred A. Knopf (born September 12, 1892, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 11, 1984, Purchase, New York) was an American publisher, the founder and longtime chairman of the prestigious publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Learn more about the history of the Alfred A. Knopf imprint, the bestselling books from Knopf, and the editorial team.
The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group is a storied leader in commercial and literary publishing and home to some of the most iconic authors in the world, including Nobel Laureates Toni Morrison, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Alice Munro; Prize-winners Robert Caro, Joan Didion, Yaa Gyasi, Jhumpa Lahiri, Cormac McCarthy, Michael Ondaatje, Tommy Orange ...
Oct 1, 2015 · Alfred A. Knopf was born on Central Park West in 1892, the son of a successful adman. He was a bookish child and at 16 entered Columbia, where he proved a mostly indifferent student (and even flunked economics, a bad omen for a future businessman). Years later he compared Columbia to the prison at Sing-Sing.
May 15, 2015 · A Century of Alfred A. Knopf. By Clare Swanson |. May 15, 2015. Tweet. Comments. In 1915, after working as a page at Doubleday and with publisher Mitchell Kennerley, Alfred A. Knopf...
