Important win for the literature: Hanser archive moves to Marbach!

Important win for the literature: Hanser archive moves to Marbach!

In the Marbach cultural center, an important collection of archive materials from Carl Hanser Verlag is integrated, which was also made possible by generous grants. The Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation, the Minister of State for Culture and Media Claudia Roth on a special budget of the German Bundestag and numerous private donors have made a decisive contribution to the creation of this transfer. This collection contains the traces of well -known writers such as Elias Canetti and Herta Müller and is considered a central source for the literary history of the 20th and early 21st centuries, as the German Literature Archives Marbach (DLA) emphasized. The archive includes a total of around 2,500 archive boxes that include corresponding materials, manuscripts and publications.

Carl Hanser Verlag, founded in Munich in 1928, has established itself as one of the leading publishers of sophisticated literature and plays an important role in the German publishing landscape. The publisher is known for its high-quality publications and maintains close collaborations with other publishers, including Zsolnay and Deuticke. The preservation and archiving of these valuable documents not only provide insights into the reception and production of literature, but also opens up research projects in an international context, such as ongoing research on the transfer of literature across national borders. The public is offered access to these literary treasures through public events and conferences.

The integration of the Hanser publishing archives into the DLA holdings is therefore not simply archiving; it is an important step in securing and researching the literary heritage and contemporary literary production in Germany. The projects associated with this new collection promise exciting perspectives for literary studies and promote engagement with German-language and international literature.

For more information on the details of the archive handover and the supporters involved, please visit boersenblatt.net and for more detailed insights into the publishing activities, read the article studio-message.de.