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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. Blanche and Alfred traveled abroad regularly and were known for publishing European, Asian, and Latin American writers in addition to leading American literary trends.
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.
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. Knopf graduated from Columbia University in 1912.
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May 20, 2024 · The departure of Reagan Arthur, the publisher of Alfred A. Knopf, and Lisa Lucas, the publisher of Pantheon and Schocken, likely came as a surprise to many in the company — including, it...
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).
May 15, 2015 · In 1915, after working as a page at Doubleday and with publisher Mitchell Kennerley, Alfred A. Knopf accepted a $5,000 advance from his father to begin an eponymous publisher.
May 18, 2018 · Alfred A. Knopf (1892-1984), American publisher, used his commitment to fine books, his marketing skill, and his personality to create a firm of extraordinary distinction. Alfred A. Knopf was born in New York City on September 12, 1892, to Samuel and Ida Jaffee Knopf.
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