The Independent Publishing House NOWA (Polish: Niezależna Oficyna Wydawnicza NOWA, meaning "new" or "nova") was the first underground publishing house in the People's Republic of Poland (see samizdat). After opening in 1977, it soon became the largest independent publisher in Communist Poland. In 1989, after the fall of Communism and the change to a democratic political system, the publishing house changed its name to SuperNowa (meaning “supernew” or “supernova”) and became private in 1993. It continues to publish works to this day, including books by Andrzej Sapkowski.
In 1977, Students at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin started an independent publishing house, creating their own magazine, Zapis, and the first two issues were published under that name. The name Nieocenzurowana Oficyna Wydawnicza (NOWA-Uncensored Publishing House) was suggested by Janusz Krupski, Piotr Jegliński and Wit Wójtowicz, and that summer, the Lublin students contacted Mirosław Chojecki, an activist for the Workers' Defense Committee, who agreed regarding the name. Under Chojecki's leadership, NOWA was moved to Warsaw, and in August 1977, its first book was issued, titled Pochodzenie Systemu (The Origin of the System). It was authored by Marek Tarniewski, whose real name was Jakub Karpiński, a sociologist, who had been expelled from Warsaw University in the late 1960s.
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From 1977 until 1989, NOWA published approximately 300 books, consisting of both Polish and foreign literature, as well as modern history. Average circulation ranged from several hundred to several thousand per title. NOWA also printed a number of underground magazines, including "Zapis", "Krytyka", "Puls", and "Tygodnik Mazowsze". It was organized along the lines of a professional publishing house and handled its own printing and distribution. Profits from book sales allowed NOWA to pay royalties to its writers and salaries to its translators, printers, and distributors. In the mid-1980s, NOWA began offering video and audio tapes.
Selected publicationsedit
Czarna księga cenzury PRL (Black Book of Censorship in Communist Poland), 1977,
In August 1980, NOWA was headed by Konrad Bieliński, Grzegorz Boguta, and Mirosław Chojecki. They were supported by Adam Michnik, Ewa Milewicz, Anatol Lawina, Jan Narożniak, and Ryszard Knauff. Printing and distribution were controlled by Marek Chimiak, Mieczysław Grudziński, and Piotr Szwajcer.
After creation of the Solidarity trade union in August 1980, NOWA was headed by Grzegorz Boguta, Marek Borowik, and Marek Chimiak. In December 1981 (see Martial law in Poland), NOWA was briefly managed by Paweł Bąkowski, as the previous managers were imprisoned by the Communist government. In autumn 1982, Boguta returned, supported by several other activists, such as Piotr Szwajcer, Przemyslaw Cieslak, Marek Borowik, Jan Walc, Marek Chimiak, Jan Kofman, Andrzej Paczkowski, Miroslaw Kowalski, Marek Kubin, Andrzej Werner, and Adam Widmanski.
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NOWA redirects here For the place see Nowa Lower Silesian Voivodeship This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Independent Publishing House NOWA news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The Independent Publishing House NOWA Polish Niezalezna Oficyna Wydawnicza NOWA meaning new or nova was the first underground publishing house in the People s Republic of Poland see samizdat After opening in 1977 it soon became the largest independent publisher in Communist Poland In 1989 after the fall of Communism and the change to a democratic political system the publishing house changed its name to SuperNowa meaning supernew or supernova and became private in 1993 It continues to publish works to this day including books by Andrzej Sapkowski Contents 1 Beginning 2 Activity 3 Selected publications 4 Activists 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBeginning editIn 1977 Students at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin started an independent publishing house creating their own magazine Zapis and the first two issues were published under that name The name Nieocenzurowana Oficyna Wydawnicza NOWA Uncensored Publishing House was suggested by Janusz Krupski Piotr Jeglinski and Wit Wojtowicz and that summer the Lublin students contacted Miroslaw Chojecki an activist for the Workers Defense Committee who agreed regarding the name Under Chojecki s leadership NOWA was moved to Warsaw and in August 1977 its first book was issued titled Pochodzenie Systemu The Origin of the System It was authored by Marek Tarniewski whose real name was Jakub Karpinski a sociologist who had been expelled from Warsaw University in the late 1960s Activity editFrom 1977 until 1989 NOWA published approximately 300 books consisting of both Polish and foreign literature as well as modern history Average circulation ranged from several hundred to several thousand per title NOWA also printed a number of underground magazines including Zapis Krytyka Puls and Tygodnik Mazowsze It was organized along the lines of a professional publishing house and handled its own printing and distribution Profits from book sales allowed NOWA to pay royalties to its writers and salaries to its translators printers and distributors In the mid 1980s NOWA began offering video and audio tapes Selected publications editCzarna ksiega cenzury PRL Black Book of Censorship in Communist Poland 1977 Tadeusz Konwicki Kompleks polski Polish Complex 1977 Kazimierz Brandys Nierzeczywistosc Unreality 1977 Czeslaw Milosz Traktat poetycki Traktat moralny A treaty of Poetry Moral Treaty 1978 Bohumil Hrabal Zbyt glosna samotnosc Too Loud a Solitude 1978 Jan Nowak Jezioranski Kurier z Warszawy Courier from Warsaw 1979 Joseph Brodsky Poems translated by Stanislaw Baranczak 1979 Gunter Grass The Tin Drum 1979 Witold Gombrowicz Trans Atlantyk 1979 Jerzy Andrzejewski Miazga 1979 Venedikt Yerofeyev Moscow Petushki 1979 Tadeusz Konwicki Mala apokalipsa A Minor Apocalypse 1979 Arthur Koestler Darkness at Noon 1981 Tadeusz Korzeniewski W Polsce In Poland 1981 Karl Jaspers The Question of German Guilt 1982 first book published during the Martial law in Poland Marek Nowakowski Raport o stanie wojennym Report on the Martial Law 1982 Stanislaw Rembek W polu In the Field 1982 Jan Jozef Lipski KOR 1984 Jaroslaw Marek Rymkiewicz Rozmowy polskie latem 1983 Polish Conversations in the Summer of 1983 1984 Kurt Vonnegut Mother Night 1984 Viktor Suvorov The Liberators 1984 Yevgeny Zamyatin We 1985 Hannah Arendt The Origins of Totalitarianism 1988 Activists editIn August 1980 NOWA was headed by Konrad Bielinski Grzegorz Boguta and Miroslaw Chojecki They were supported by Adam Michnik Ewa Milewicz Anatol Lawina Jan Narozniak and Ryszard Knauff Printing and distribution were controlled by Marek Chimiak Mieczyslaw Grudzinski and Piotr Szwajcer After creation of the Solidarity trade union in August 1980 NOWA was headed by Grzegorz Boguta Marek Borowik and Marek Chimiak In December 1981 see Martial law in Poland NOWA was briefly managed by Pawel Bakowski as the previous managers were imprisoned by the Communist government In autumn 1982 Boguta returned supported by several other activists such as Piotr Szwajcer Przemyslaw Cieslak Marek Borowik Jan Walc Marek Chimiak Jan Kofman Andrzej Paczkowski Miroslaw Kowalski Marek Kubin Andrzej Werner and Adam Widmanski See also editPolish underground press Censorship in the Soviet Union Eastern Bloc information disseminationReferences editNOWA at Encyclopedia of SolidarityExternal links editWebpage of SuperNowa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Independent Publishing House NOWA amp oldid 1195149935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
