Líra Group a major player in the Hungarian book market. Líra includes a leading book distribution company, the biggest chain of bookstores in Hungary, an online bookstore. Líra is also an important cultural actor in the Hungarian book market: the company owns nine publishers (Athenaeum, Magvető, Corvina, Rózsavölgyi & Co, Manó Books, Menő Books, Partvonal, Szépmíves, General Press), two cultural venues, a private art agency, and a print and online events magazine, as well as two self-produced magazines. Our bookstore chain currently consists of ninety-six shops.
Bookseller and publisher Gusztáv Emich opened his first bookstore in Pest in 1842. This marked the opening chapter in the history of the most illustrious brand of the Hungarian creative industry. Founded in 1868, by the end of the century Athenaeum PLC had a portfolio that embraced a publishing house, printing houses, newspapers and magazines, along with a book distribution chain. By that time, it had a 70% share of the Hungarian book market. This was the first modern media empire in the country.
The first Hungarian Nobel Prize for Literature was given to Imre Kertész, a Magvető author, in 2002, while the first International Man Booker Prize awarded to a Hungarian went to László Krasznahorkai, another Magvető author, in 2015. Our group publishes international authors of such stature as J. R. R. Tolkien, Gabriel García Márquez, Anna Gavalda, Daniel Kehlmann and Karl Ove Knausgård, as well as some of the finest Hungarian writing, by authors including Ádám Bodor, György Dragomán, Péter Esterházy, Krisztián Grecsó, György Spiró and Krisztina Tóth.
Company Details
- Employees
- 35
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Dankó U. 4-8., Budapest,h-1086,hungary
- Industry
- Retail
- NAICS
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Retail TradeMotor Vehicle and Parts DealersSporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book StoresGeneral Merchandise StoresMiscellaneous Store RetailersNonstore RetailersProfessional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant WholesalersMiscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant WholesalersMiscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant WholesalersOther Motor Vehicle DealersAutomotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire StoresSporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument StoresDepartment StoresGeneral Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and SupercentersOther Miscellaneous Store RetailersVending Machine OperatorsDirect Selling EstablishmentsRecreational Vehicle DealersMotorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle DealersAutomotive Parts and Accessories StoresTire DealersSporting Goods StoresHobby, Toy, and Game StoresSewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods StoresPet and Pet Supplies StoresArt DealersManufactured (Mobile) Home DealersAll Other Miscellaneous Store RetailersFuel DealersOther Direct Selling EstablishmentsBoat DealersMotorcycle, ATV, and All Other Motor Vehicle DealersMusical Instrument and Supplies StoresWarehouse Clubs and SupercentersAll Other General Merchandise StoresTobacco StoresAll Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
- Website
- lirakonyv.hu
- HQ
- Budapest
Líra Group Questions
Líra Group's website is lirakonyv.hu
Líra Group's LinkedIn profile is https://hu.linkedin.com/company/liragroup
Líra Group has
35 employees.
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employees at Líra Group.
Líra Group's industry is
Retail
Líra Group's top competitors are
Hvg Kiadó Zrt,
21. Század Kiadó,
Forbes Hungary,
Libri-Bookline,
Édesvíz Kiadó,
Libri Könyvkiadó Kft.,
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Álomgyár Csoport,
Alexandra Kiadó,
Wmn.hu.
Líra Group's categories are Retail
Líra Group's founding year is 1842
