Pax Forlag is a Norwegian publishing house, established in 1964.[1]
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Area served | Norway |
Key people | Bjørn Smith-Simonsen (publisher) Astrid de Vibe (CEO) |
| Website | www.pax.no |
The first manager was Tor Bjerkmann, who chaired the company from 1964 to 1972.[2]
Starting with Bjerkmann's new translation of George Orwell's Animal Farm, Pax published 150 quality paperback editions during its first three years of operation.[3]
Pax Forlag has issued a selected reprint of the "working class" encyclopaedia Arbeidernes Leksikon in 1974, and the political encyclopaedia Pax Leksikon (1978–1981).
References edit
- ^ "Pax Forlag AS". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Tveterås, Egil. "Tor Bjerkmann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Forser, Tomas (23 January 2015). "Fremad i alle retninger. Historien om Pax handler om en bedrift i dobbel forstand". Morgenbladet (in Norwegian).
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