Alma Books
Alma Books was set up in October 2005 by Alessandro Gallenzi and Elisabetta Minervini, the founders of Hesperus Press. Following its takeover of the Oneworld Classics list in February 2012, it now publishes around seventy new titles a year, mainly in the field of classics. Alma takes around forty per cent of its titles from English-language originals, while the rest are translations from French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and other languages.
Basic Information
- Category: publishing house
- Website: http://www.almabooks.com/
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1950
Evidence and Sources
- Alma Books — Official Website (official)
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile quality: Source-backed profile (83/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Last verified: 2026-04-23
AI summary
Alma Books was set up in October 2005 by Alessandro Gallenzi and Elisabetta Minervini, the founders of Hesperus Press. Following its takeover of the Oneworld Classics list in February 2012, it now publishes around seventy new titles a year, mainly in the field of classics. Alma takes around forty per cent of its titles from English-language originals, while the rest are translations from French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and other languages.
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