Dreyers Forlag

Dreyers Forlag is a Norwegian publishing house whose origins reach back to a printing business established in Stavanger in 1847. The publishing side of the operation was acquired by Barthold A. Butenschøn in 1942 and set up as a dedicated publishing house that year, with Butenschøn as director and the poet Alf Larsen as chief consultant; the author Aasmund Brynildsen later took over the consultant role. The house became known for publishing a great deal of translated essay writing — notably in the series Dreyers kulturbibliotek — as well as Norwegian and translated fiction. For many years the authorship of Georges Simenon, including the Maigret books, was an important source of income. In 1991 Dreyer was merged with Grøndahl & Søn Forlag A/S under the name Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag A/S, with J.W. Cappelens Forlag as owner. In 1999 Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag was dissolved and folded into Cappelens Forlag. The Dreyers Forlag name continues to be used by a Norwegian cultural publisher operating at dreyersforlag.no, which presents itself as a "kulturforlag med røtter og retning" (a cultural publisher with roots and direction). Its catalogue spans non-fiction, biography and memoir, history, Oslo topics, society and politics, and literary essays, with titles on subjects such as Nazism and Nazi Germany, Norwegians in the Waffen-SS, Byzantine history, the history of the state, and cultural landscapes. The publisher also maintains news and recruitment pages, indicating an active, ongoing operation.

Dreyers Forlag traces its origins to a printing business started in Stavanger in 1847. The publishing arm of the enterprise was acquired by Barthold A. Butenschøn in 1942 and established as a publishing house that year, with Butenschøn serving as director and the poet Alf Larsen as chief consultant. The author Aasmund Brynildsen later took over the consultant position. Under this arrangement the house built a reputation for publishing a large body of translated essay writing, particularly in the series Dreyers kulturbibliotek, alongside Norwegian and translated fiction. The authorship of Georges Simenon, including the Maigret novels, was for many years an important source of revenue for the publisher. In 1991 Dreyer was merged with Grøndahl & Søn Forlag A/S to form Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag A/S, owned by J.W. Cappelens Forlag. In 1999 Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag was dissolved and absorbed into Cappelens Forlag. The Dreyers Forlag name continues in use by a Norwegian cultural publisher operating at dreyersforlag.no, which describes itself as a cultural publisher with roots and direction and issues titles across non-fiction, history, biography, society and politics, and literary essays.

• 1999

  Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag dissolved and absorbed into Cappelens Forlag.

• 1991

  Merged with Grøndahl & Søn Forlag A/S to form Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag A/S, owned by J.W. Cappelens Forlag.

• 1942

  Publishing arm acquired by Barthold A. Butenschøn and established as a publishing house.

• 1847

  Printing business founded in Stavanger, the origin of Dreyers Forlag.

A Norwegian cultural publisher with deep historical roots, focused on non-fiction, history, essays and translated literature.

• Dreyers kulturbibliotek

• Translated essay writing

• Norwegian and translated fiction

• Georges Simenon / Maigret books

1. 1Dreyers Forlag | Kulturforlag med røtter og retningdreyersforlag.no
2. 2Dreyers Forlagwikidata.org
3. 3Dreyers Forlag A/Snn.wikipedia.org