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[[Tafelberg Uitgewers]] is a South African publishing house. | [[Tafelberg Uitgewers]] is a South African publishing house. | ||
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Named after [[Tafelberg]] ([[Table Mountain]] in English), the iconic mountain in Cape Town, and referred to as '''[[Tafelberg Publishers]]''' in English. The name is also written [[Tafelberg-Uitgewers]], and the company is very often listed simply as '''[[Tafelberg]]'''. | Named after [[Tafelberg]] ([[Table Mountain]] in English), the iconic mountain in Cape Town, and referred to as '''[[Tafelberg Publishers]]''' in English. The name is also written [[Tafelberg-Uitgewers]], and the company is very often listed simply as '''[[Tafelberg]]'''. | ||
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Founded in Cape Town in 1954, it was named after [[Table Mountain]], the iconic symbol of Cape Town, as an imprint of [[Nasionale Pers Boekhandel]], which had originally been founded on 9 Maart 1916 in Bloemfontein, and would become a central part of the publishing conglomerate [[NB Uitgewers]] (i.e [[NB Publishers]]). | Founded in Cape Town in 1954, it was named after [[Table Mountain]], the iconic symbol of Cape Town, as an imprint of [[Nasionale Pers Boekhandel]], which had originally been founded on 9 Maart 1916 in Bloemfontein, and would become a central part of the publishing conglomerate [[NB Uitgewers]] (i.e [[NB Publishers]]). | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 4 June 2023
Tafelberg Uitgewers is a South African publishing house.
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The name
Named after Tafelberg (Table Mountain in English), the iconic mountain in Cape Town, and referred to as Tafelberg Publishers in English. The name is also written Tafelberg-Uitgewers, and the company is very often listed simply as Tafelberg.
The company
Founded in Cape Town in 1954, it was named after Table Mountain, the iconic symbol of Cape Town, as an imprint of Nasionale Pers Boekhandel, which had originally been founded on 9 Maart 1916 in Bloemfontein, and would become a central part of the publishing conglomerate NB Uitgewers (i.e NB Publishers).
Originally known for and focused on Afrikaans language and literature, it gradually widened its horizons to publish a wide range of nonfiction and fiction in both English and Afrikaans.
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Tafelberg website at: http://www.tafelberg.com/AboutUs
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