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Brazilian publishing house

Cosac Naify

Industry Publishing house
Genre Art books, fiction, and children's books
Founded 1996
Founder Charles Cosac
Defunct 2015
Headquarters São Paulo, Brazil

Cosac Naify ([koˈzak ˈnejfi]) was a Brazilian publishing house which operated from 1996 to 2015.[1] Founded by Charles Cosac and Michael Naify, the publisher became known about their luxury designed art, humanities, novels and children's books; Charles Cosac described the house as a "cult publishing house, whose books are destined to scholars and art students".[2]

Cosac Naify, a Brazilian of Syrian descent, debuted with the book Barroco de lírios, by the artist Tunga.[2][3] The house published books by novelists such as Alejandro Zambra, valter hugo mãe, Enrique Vila-Matas,[4] Karen Blixen, Herman Melville, Leo Tolstoy, and Victor Hugo. Among the children's books were works by Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak,[5] Edward Gorey and the Captain Underpants series.

The publisher closed its activities at the end of 2015; Cosac said the high costs of book production and his unwillingness to compromise its editorial line led him to that decision.[2] Companhia das Letras has acquired some of Cosac Naify's catalogue, including the works of Dav Pilkey, Leo Tolstoy, and Shel Silverstein.

  1. ^ "A Cosac Naify vai fechar. Eis os livros imperdíveis da editora". Nexo Jornal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Referência no mercado por livros de arte de luxo, Cosac Naify fecha as portas - Cultura - Estadão". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  3. ^ "Charles Cosac deixa direção do Museu de Arte do Rio após menos de um mês". Fórum Permanente (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  4. ^ "As engrenagens de Enrique Vila-Matas | VEJA.com". VEJA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  5. ^ "Leia e veja onde vivem os monstros (Aldo Brasil, Joinville, SC) | Aldo Brasil". www.clicrbs.com.br. Retrieved 2017-04-09.