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ALFRED A. KNOPF was founded in 1915 and has long been known as a publisher of distinguished hardcover fiction and nonfiction. Its list of authors includes Toni Morrison, John Updike, Cormac McCarthy, Alice Munro, Anne Tyler, Julia Child, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Emily St. John Mandel. PANTHEON BOOKS's founder, Kurt Wolff, was born in Germany in 1887 to a Catholic father and a Jewish mother. He studied German literature and in 1913, founded Kurt WolffVerlag. Among the authors he published were Franz Kafka, Franz Werfel, and in German translation, Emile Zola, Maxim Gorky, Anton Chekhov, and Sinclair Lewis. Pantheon is also the home of Schocken Books. VINTAGE BOOKS was founded in 1954 by Alfred A. Knopf as a trade paperback home to its authors. Its publishing list includes a wide range, from the most influential works of world literature to cutting edge contemporary fiction and distinguished non-fiction.

Most Requested Books (72 Total )

Yesteryear

General Fiction (Adult)
The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
Land

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction
Someone Else's Husband

General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thrillers
Kin

Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest, Women's Fiction
A Perfect Hand

Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Nerve Damage

General Fiction (Adult), Humor & Satire, Women's Fiction
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest
Someday This Will Be a Funny Story

Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Satire, Self-Help
This Is Where the Serpent Lives

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Sisters in Yellow

Literary Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Women's Fiction
Under the Falls

Literary Fiction
Small Town Girls

Biographies & Memoirs
Glyph

Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction
Those Who Are About to Die

History, Religion & Spirituality
Contrapposto

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
Departure(s)

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
My Dear You

General Fiction (Adult), Sci Fi & Fantasy
Fear and Fury

History, Politics & Current Affairs, True Crime
Language as Liberation

Nonfiction (Adult), Reference
Yesteryear

General Fiction (Adult)
The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
Land

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction
Someone Else's Husband

General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thrillers
Kin

Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest, Women's Fiction
A Perfect Hand

Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Nerve Damage

General Fiction (Adult), Humor & Satire, Women's Fiction
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest
Someday This Will Be a Funny Story

Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Satire, Self-Help
This Is Where the Serpent Lives

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Sisters in Yellow

Literary Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Women's Fiction
Under the Falls

Literary Fiction
Small Town Girls

Biographies & Memoirs
Glyph

Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction
Those Who Are About to Die

History, Religion & Spirituality
Contrapposto

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
Departure(s)

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
My Dear You

General Fiction (Adult), Sci Fi & Fantasy
Fear and Fury

History, Politics & Current Affairs, True Crime
Language as Liberation

Nonfiction (Adult), Reference
Yesteryear

General Fiction (Adult)
The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
Land

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction
Someone Else's Husband

General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thrillers
Kin

Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest, Women's Fiction
A Perfect Hand

Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Nerve Damage

General Fiction (Adult), Humor & Satire, Women's Fiction
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest
Someday This Will Be a Funny Story

Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Satire, Self-Help
This Is Where the Serpent Lives

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Sisters in Yellow

Literary Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Women's Fiction
Under the Falls

Literary Fiction
Small Town Girls

Biographies & Memoirs
Glyph

Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction
Those Who Are About to Die

History, Religion & Spirituality
Contrapposto

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
Departure(s)

General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction
My Dear You

General Fiction (Adult), Sci Fi & Fantasy
Fear and Fury

History, Politics & Current Affairs, True Crime
Language as Liberation

Nonfiction (Adult), Reference