Longanesi, also known as Longanesi & C., is a publishing house based in
Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1946 by
Leo Longanesi
Leopoldo Longanesi (30 August 1905 27 September 1957) was an Italian journalist, publicist, screenplayer, playwright, writer, and publisher. Longanesi is mostly known in his country for his satirical works on Italian society and people. He also ...
and industrialist Giovanni Monti.
[Nanni Delbecchi (13 May 2016). "Longanesi fa settanta. Il 'Dottor Naso' aveva fiuto". '' Il Fatto Quotidiano''. p. 20.] It initially got a large success thanks to some editorial series such as '' La buona società '' and ''La gaia scienza''.
After a period of crisis, Longanesi was relaunched by Mario Spagnol (1930–1999) through the acquisition of some prestigious publishing houses such as ''Guanda'', ''Salani'' and ''Corbaccio'' and through some successful ventures in the field of
paperbacks.
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Book publishing companies of Italy
Publishing companies established in 1946
Mass media in Milan
Italian companies established in 1946
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