Ediciones de la Torre

Ediciones de la Torre is an independent Spanish publishing house based in Madrid, founded in 1975 by José María Gutiérrez de la Torre. It maintains a generalist catalogue in which didactic and educational books are especially abundant, alongside literature, essays, comics and children's books. The publisher describes itself as a small company that conceives editing as a social function and culture as a germinative force, and it emphasises political independence and social commitment. From 1978 the house began publishing its Papel Vivo collection, made up of anthology albums by Spanish comic authors such as Alfonso Font, Florenci Clavé and Adolfo Usero, and above all Carlos Giménez, whose work it recovered almost entirely. Its 1985 book Miguel Hernández para niños acquired emblematic status. It also published essays such as El Cómic y la fotonovela en el aula (1989), Cómics, títeres y teatro de sombras (1990) and Moros y cristianos en las narraciones infantiles españolas (1995). In 1996 it launched its Biblioteca Nórdica, introducing authors such as Arto Paasilinna to Spanish readers. In 2003 its director, José María Gutiérrez de la Torre, took part in a round table at the Madrid Book Fair, where he reaffirmed the house's vocation of independence. The publisher's website presents a broad range of current titles, including theatre, poetry, fiction, mythology, art and political essays, with prices typically between 12 and 29 euros. Its catalogue includes works such as Jacinto Benavente. Teatro breve, Cuentos de la mitología celta II, Versos de película, Maruja Mallo, Mariposas sobre el piano, El sueño de Laura Blasco, La niña de la lágrima de hielo, El rastro en el parque, El viaje de Antón, La mirada de los peces. Teatro breve, La necesidad y el placer de la lectura, Los motivos del lobo para niños y niñas… y otros seres curiosos, Federico García Lorca para niños y niñas… y otros seres curiosos, La tierra prometida, Per el afortunado, El cuento de mi vida, El sentido de las cosas, Nueve cartas a Wanda, 40 miradas sobre el Libro y su futuro, Democracia frustrada, Recuerdos de la viuda de Miguel Hernández, Hambre, Abecedario pirata y otros poemas, Miguel Hernández para niños y jóvenes, Cuentos de la mitología griega I, Lectura de imágenes en la era digital, Trabajo, Pixie, La Filosofía en el aula and Los monstruos políticos de la Modernidad. Ediciones de la Torre distributes its books through all legitimate channels but considers the bookshop the ideal point for readers to discover and acquire its list. It asks for the support of teachers and librarians so that anyone interested, child or adult, can access its publications, and it campaigns against illegal photocopying. Its position of political independence and social commitment leads it to collaborate with similarly committed movements and people.

Ediciones de la Torre is a Spanish publishing house located in Madrid, founded by José María Gutiérrez de la Torre in 1975. It has a generalist catalogue in which didactic books are especially abundant. From 1978 it began publishing its Papel Vivo collection, composed of anthology albums by Spanish comic authors such as Alfonso Font, Florenci Clavé and Adolfo Usero, and above all Carlos Giménez, whose work it recovered almost entirely. Its 1985 book Miguel Hernández para niños acquired emblematic status. It also published essays such as El Cómic y la fotonovela en el aula (1989), Cómics, títeres y teatro de sombras (1990) and Moros y cristianos en las narraciones infantiles españolas (1995). In 1996 it launched its Biblioteca Nórdica, introducing authors such as Arto Paasilinna. In 2003, its director, José María Gutiérrez de la Torre, participated in a round table at the Madrid Book Fair, where he reaffirmed its vocation of independence. The publisher continues to operate, offering a broad catalogue of literature, theatre, poetry, essays, children's books and educational materials, and describes itself as a small company with a social function, politically independent and socially committed.

• 2003

  Director José María Gutiérrez de la Torre participated in a round table at the Madrid Book Fair, reaffirming independence.

• 1996

  Launched the Biblioteca Nórdica, introducing authors such as Arto Paasilinna.

• 1995

  Published the essay Moros y cristianos en las narraciones infantiles españolas.

• 1990

  Published the essay Cómics, títeres y teatro de sombras.

• 1989

  Published the essay El Cómic y la fotonovela en el aula.

• 1985

  Published Miguel Hernández para niños, which acquired emblematic status.

• 1978

  Began publishing the Papel Vivo collection of Spanish comic albums.

• 1975

  Founded by José María Gutiérrez de la Torre in Madrid.

Independent Spanish publisher with a generalist catalogue, emphasising didactic books, political independence and social commitment.

• Papel Vivo collection

  Anthology albums of Spanish comic authors, published from 1978.

• Miguel Hernández para niños

  1985 book that acquired emblematic status.

• Biblioteca Nórdica

  Collection launched in 1996, introducing Nordic authors such as Arto Paasilinna.

• El Cómic y la fotonovela en el aula

  Essay published in 1989.

• Cómics, títeres y teatro de sombras

  Essay published in 1990.

• Moros y cristianos en las narraciones infantiles españolas

  Essay published in 1995.

• Mariposas sobre el piano

  Novel by Manuel García Rubio, in the Nuestro Mundo Ficción collection, no. 27, ISBN 978-84-7960-853-8, 240 pp., 18.00 €.

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2. 2Nosotros – Ediciones de la Torreedicionesdelatorre.com
3. 3Nosotros – Ediciones de la Torreedicionesdelatorre.com
4. 4Mariposas sobre el piano – Ediciones de la Torreedicionesdelatorre.com
5. 5Ediciones de la Torre – Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Ediciones de la Torre – Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org