Longanesi

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Casa Editrice Longanesi & C. is a Milanese trade book publisher founded by Leo Longanesi in 1946 and taken over by Messaggerie Italiane in 1977, later led by Mario Spagnol (1980-1999) and since 2010 by Giuseppe Strazzeri as part of the Mauri Spagnol group. Its catalogue spans Italian and translated fiction (adventure, thriller, literary), non-fiction, art, archaeology, scientific popularisation and contemporary thought, with authors including Wilbur Smith, Jostein Gaarder, William Golding, Michael Ende, Patrick Süskind, Tiziano Terzani and Donato Carrisi. The site is a books-only imprint site …